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Border-Battle Round One Goes to the Yellowjackets

Box Score

Yellowjackets 87, St. Scholastica 72
 
The Yellowjacket women's basketball team has enjoyed their move to the UMAC. Coming into Saturday, they were sitting on top of the conference with a 5-0 UMAC record and were riding a seven game winning streak. They put that streak on the line against border rival St. Scholastica Saturday evening.

The Yellowjackets used a dominant, balanced effort in this matchup as they defeated their border-rival 87-72.

The game did not open up the way the Yellowjackets had envision, as they found themselves down 11-8 with 4:35 remaining in the first quarter. It was at this point the Yellowjackets turned on the jets, going on an 11-0 run to end the quarter and go into the first break holding a 19-11 lead.

The Yellowjackets saw that lead grow to 23-11 to open the second quarter thanks to a pair of layups by Bailee Bartunek (Audobon, Minn./Lake Park-Audobon) and Hailey Kontny (Superior, Wis./Superior). The Saints cut the Yellowjacket lead to 23-16 thanks to a mini-run of their own, but the Yellowjackets quickly pushed the lead back to double figures thanks to a 6-0 run of their own.
The lead remained in double figures for most of the quarter before the Saints went on a 5-2 run to end the half as the Yellowjackets held a 39-32 lead going into halftime.

The Saints came out firing in the second half, as they went on a 7-2 run to cut the Yellowjacket lead to 41-39. That was all the closer the Saints would get in the half, Allie Nelson (Augusta, Wis./Augusta) hit back-to-back 3-pointers to push the Yellowjacket lead to 49-41.

The Yellowjackets saw their lead grow back to double figures thanks to a pair of Allyssa Lindberg (Marquette, Mich./Marquette) free throws with 2:46 remaining in the third. Bartunek managed to push the lead to 64-51 as the third quarter ended with the Yellowjackets firmly in control.

The fourth quarter saw the Yellowjackets continue to push the lead, as it grew to 84-61 with 5:09 remaining. With the game in hand, Yellowjacket coach Don Mulhern went to his reserves to finish out the game as the first round of the border-battle went to the Yellowjackets.

Lindberg had one of her best games of the year in this one, finishing with 16 points and four rebounds off the bench. Justine Larson (Stanchfield, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti) continued her recent hot streak, finishing with 13 points, six rebounds, five assists, and two steals. Nelson finished with 12 points and six assists, while Kontny chipped in 10.

St. Scholastica was paced by Michala Walther, who finished with 26 points and six assists. Holly Van Kempen added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Saints, while Brittani Brennan chipped in 11 points with five rebounds.

The Yellowjackets shot 44.4% from the field, going 7-19 from beyond the 3-point arc, while hitting 16-25 from the free throw line.

St. Scholastica shot 43.9% from the field, going 9-22 from beyond the 3-point arc, while hitting 13-16 from the free throw line.

The Yellowjackets finished with nine turnovers. The Saints finished with 15.

The winning streak will be put on the line Friday, January 15 when the Yellowjackets (11-2, 6-0 UMAC) head to Minneapolis, Minn. to take on North Central University. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Bailee Bartunek

#12 Bailee Bartunek

F
5' 10"
Sophomore
Justine Larson

#15 Justine Larson

F
5' 10"
Sophomore
Allyssa Lindberg

#23 Allyssa Lindberg

F
5' 11"
Senior
Allie Nelson

#14 Allie Nelson

G
5' 4"
Senior
Hailey Kontny

#24 Hailey Kontny

G
5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Bailee Bartunek

#12 Bailee Bartunek

5' 10"
Sophomore
F
Justine Larson

#15 Justine Larson

5' 10"
Sophomore
F
Allyssa Lindberg

#23 Allyssa Lindberg

5' 11"
Senior
F
Allie Nelson

#14 Allie Nelson

5' 4"
Senior
G
Hailey Kontny

#24 Hailey Kontny

5' 8"
Sophomore
G