MADISON - Thirty-two turnovers did in the Mitchell Christian girls basketball team Saturday, as the Golden Eagles dropped a 63-23 decision to Viborg-Hurley at the Hefty Seed Shootout at Dakota State University in Madison.
Kirsten Paetow was too tough to stop, as she scored 26 points and tallied 10 points and six steals for the Cougars. Sydney Voss scored 11 points and had seven assists and Emily Bjerkass added 10 points and six assists in the win for Viborg-Hurley.
Mitchell Christian was led by Charlotte Haag's eight points. Taylor Lepke had five points and eight rebounds for Mitchell Christian, which made 21 percent of its shots in the game and ceded the rebounding battle 42-28 to Viborg-Hurley. The Golden Eagles were 3-of-6 at the free throw line.
Viborg-Hurley led 35-16 at the end of the first half, as the teams played two 18-minute halves at the classic.
Mitchell Christian (1-9) plays at Corsica-Stickney on Monday in Corsica.
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Viborg-Hurley 63, Mitchell Christian 23
Mitchell Christian (1-9): Taylor Lepke 2-10 0-0 5 Charlotte Haag 3-15 2-2 8 Colette Haag 1-4 0-0 2 Carlie VanderPol 0-2 1-2 1 Alyson VanderPol 2-6 0-0 5 Katelyn Karhoff 0-1 0-0 0 Sarah Morris 0-2 0-0 2 Anna Cooper 1-2 0-0 2 Totals 9-42 3-8 23
Viborg-Hurley (2-7): Emily Bjerkass 4-9 1-2 10 Sydney Voss 5-11 0-0 11 Kristen Paetow 10-15 4-6 26 Kristen Rowley 2-4 2-2 6 Holly Richards 1-3 1-4 3 Brianna Johnson 0-0 0-0 0 Hannah Simonsen 0-0 0-0 0 Kaylee Kroupuenske 0-1 0-0 0 Sydney Novak 0-1 0-0 0 Ally Osterloo 1-4 0-0 3 Steffani Murphy 1-5 0-0 2 Nevaeh Ronke 1-4 0-0 2 Totals 25-57 8-14 63
Halftime: V-H 35, MCS 16. 3-point goals: MCS 2-8 (Lepke, A. VanderPol), V-H 5-16 (Paetow 2, Voss, Bjerkass, Osterloo). Rebounds: MCS 28 (Lepke 8), V-H 42 (Paetow 10), Total fouls: MCS 11, V-H 8. Fouled out: None. Assists: MCS 3 (Cooper, VanderPol, VanderPol), V-H 19 (Bjerkass 6); Turnovers: MCS 32, V-H 20. Blocks: MCS 2 (Ch. Haag, Cooper), V-H 4 (Bjerkass 2, Ronke 2), Steals: MCS 7 (Lepke 2), V-H 23 (Paetow 6).
