Hayfield girls basketball team scores 60 first half points in win over La Crescent

Published 9:44 pm Thursday, February 25, 2016

The Hayfield girls basketball team opened Section 1AA tournament play in dominant fashion as they cruised past No. 14 seeded La Crescent (4-21 overall) 87-38 in Hayfield Thursday.

The No 3 seeded Vikings (19-7 overall) poured in 60 points and drilled eight three-pointers in the first half.

“We just jumped on them. We came to play and we played well,” Hayfield head coach Fred Kindschy said.

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The Vikings will play No. 6 seeded Winona Cotter in the Section 1AA quarterfinals 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

La Crescent 14 24 — 38

Hayfield 60 27 — 87

Hayfield scoring: Maggie Streightiff, 17; Kate Kruger, 16; Olivia Matti, 14; Carrie Rutledge, 14; Rachael Ausrud, 10; Savanna Cordle, 4; Emma Holst, 4; Caitlyn Severson, 3; Abby Stasko, 2; Elecia Brown, 2; Sophia Waldner, 1