by Alexis Spier–The Mustang women overcame a slow start Saturday to defeat the visiting Midland Warriors 70-54.
Morningside struggled with Midland’s offense playing man-to-man. They switched to a zone defense after the first quarter but trailed 29-27 at half. The third quarter was the game changer for the Mustangs as they outscored the Warriors 26-9.
“We just came off a great team win at Jamestown, so I was shocked with the way we started against Midland,” said head coach Jamie Sale. “They had no energy and were not focused, but I was glad to see them step up in the third quarter and play as a team.”
Lily Vollertsen came off the bench and led the Mustangs in scoring with 16 points. She was 5-10 from the field and shot a perfect 6-6 from the line. She also grabbed six rebounds, had two steals, and a block.
Alexis Spier was next in scoring with 13 points. She was 4-10 from the field and went 4-6 from the line. She struggled from behind the arc, only making one out of five attempts. She tied Chloe Lofstrom with the most rebounds in the game; both had seven. Lofstrom was 6-8 from the field, adding 12 points, two assists, and a block to the Mustang’s win.
Jordyn Carr led the team with 4 assists and 4 steals. Ella Wragge added 6 points and 5 rebounds to the game. Jaeden Webb scored 6 points in her second start of the season. Olivia Larsen came off the bench and tallied 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 assists. Lauren Hedlund came off the bench and also contributed 3 assists. Hedlund and Chaise Pfansteil both grabbed 4 rebounds on the game. Ten Mustangs each played over 14 minutes of the game and nobody played more than 25 minutes.
Morningside had another rough day of shooting as they only shot 20% from beyond the arc and 38.8% from the field. However, Midland only shot 17.9% from beyond the arc and 36.1% from the field.
Jenna Webber was the only Warrior to score in double digits with 10 points. Sarah Shepard led the Warriors with 9 rebounds and Gabby Beauperthuy led with 4 assists.
The Mustangs are now 4-3 in conference play and 7-4 overall. They will travel to Dakota State Monday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m for their next match. The women won’t have a conference game until January 6 when they travel to Hastings College.
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