Sunday,  Feb. 09, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 208 • 13 of 36

Lady Tigers fall to third rated Monarchs

• Groton's girls shot only 19 percent from the field as the Lady Tigers lost to the Class B third rated Warner Monarchs, 41-28. The game was played Saturday in Warner.
• "Our girls played good defense and we out rebounded them, 32-29," Wanner said, "but we just couldn't put the ball in the hoop. This was probably our worst shooting game." It is the lowest scoring game for the Lady Tigers. The other lowest scoring game was against Roncalli with 39 points.
• Warner held an 11-2 first quarter lead, a 27-15 lead at halftime and a 32-22 lead at the end of the third quarter.
• Carly Wheeting made one three-pointer towards her 10 total points. Wheeting had a double feature night with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Courtney Kurtz had seven points while Audrey Wanner and Katie Koehler each had three points and Halle Dohman and Tori Bjerke each had two points.
• Miranda Ristau led the Lady Monarchs with 21 points while Caryl Rozell had seven, Kaitlyn Boesl and Ashley Rozell each had four, Trissa Nelson three and Jaici Schlosser added two points.
• Groton had three assists, three steals and 15 turnovers. The Tigers were seven of 11 from the line for 64 percent while the Monarchs were six of 11 for 55 percent.
• "We're on a tough stretch right now," Wanner said. "We went to Sisseton on Thursday and that was a war. We had a day off then we went to Warner. Now we have a day off then we'll be running with Roncalli."
• The game with Roncalli Monday night is a non-conference game, but Wanner emphasized that the upcoming games will be very important in the seeding of the regional tournament. "We have to win at least two of the next three games to be the number one seed," Wanner said.
• Warner won the junior varsity game, 24-21. Audrey Wanner had six points, Marlee Jones and Taryn Rossow each had four, Emily Locke three, and Rachel Blackmun and Torri Bjerke each had two points.

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