Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:44 pm
Bottineau 58, New Salem 30
Associated Press
MINOT, N.D. - Kayla Roemmich scored 16 points and grabbed 7 rebounds as Bottineau rolled over New Salem 58-30 on Saturday to win its second straight title at the North Dakota state Class B girls basketball tournament.
Bottineau (26-2) turned the tables on the Holsteins, holding them to just 19 points through 3 quarters while building a 36-19 lead.
New Salem (25-2) had relied on defense in its first two wins at state, allowing just 22 and 39 points in wins over Midway-Minto and New Town.
But Bottineau flexed its defensive muscle by holding the Holsteins to just 20% shooting and 13 points in the first half. And things didn't get any better for New Salem in the second half as the Holsteins finished the game shooting only 17% from the field.
"It's so awesome. You don't even know the feeling right now," said Mandee Keplin, who had 10 points and 5 rebounds and was voted tournament most valuable player.
The victory gave the Stars their third state title, following last year's win and another in 1999.
New Salem finished second for the second time. It also took second at the 1993 tournament and placed seventh and eighth in the last two state tournaments.
"We started it together and ended it together. It may not have been pretty, but we were in it together," said Mary Tellman, who scored 7 points for the Holsteins.
No player from New Salem reached double figures in scoring. Teryl Norton had 9 points and Samantha Lauf added 8.
Bottineau took charge in the second quarter. It stretched an 8-6 lead to double digits and settled for a 22-13 lead at halftime. It would have been worse but Samantha Lauf dropped in 2 of her 8 points with 5 seconds left.
Norton hit a 3-pointer early in the third quarter to make it 22-16, but it was all Bottineau from there.
Keplin's buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter made it 36-19.
Associated Press
MINOT, N.D. - Kayla Roemmich scored 16 points and grabbed 7 rebounds as Bottineau rolled over New Salem 58-30 on Saturday to win its second straight title at the North Dakota state Class B girls basketball tournament.
Bottineau (26-2) turned the tables on the Holsteins, holding them to just 19 points through 3 quarters while building a 36-19 lead.
New Salem (25-2) had relied on defense in its first two wins at state, allowing just 22 and 39 points in wins over Midway-Minto and New Town.
But Bottineau flexed its defensive muscle by holding the Holsteins to just 20% shooting and 13 points in the first half. And things didn't get any better for New Salem in the second half as the Holsteins finished the game shooting only 17% from the field.
"It's so awesome. You don't even know the feeling right now," said Mandee Keplin, who had 10 points and 5 rebounds and was voted tournament most valuable player.
The victory gave the Stars their third state title, following last year's win and another in 1999.
New Salem finished second for the second time. It also took second at the 1993 tournament and placed seventh and eighth in the last two state tournaments.
"We started it together and ended it together. It may not have been pretty, but we were in it together," said Mary Tellman, who scored 7 points for the Holsteins.
No player from New Salem reached double figures in scoring. Teryl Norton had 9 points and Samantha Lauf added 8.
Bottineau took charge in the second quarter. It stretched an 8-6 lead to double digits and settled for a 22-13 lead at halftime. It would have been worse but Samantha Lauf dropped in 2 of her 8 points with 5 seconds left.
Norton hit a 3-pointer early in the third quarter to make it 22-16, but it was all Bottineau from there.
Keplin's buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter made it 36-19.