Southland girls basketball team struggle in first half of loss to DE
Published 10:02 pm Monday, February 1, 2016
The Southland girls basketball team lost 69-43 to No. 7 ranked Dover-Eyota (16-4 overall, 12-1 Three Rivers) in Adams Monday.
The Rebels (7-10 overall, 7-7 Three Rivers) trailed by 25 points at halftime, but they battled in the second half.
“We had a pretty bad first half and we had a pretty good talk at halftime,” Southland head coach Dean Bendtsen said. “They played their butts off in the second half and they didn’t give up. They kept their heads up.”
DE 40 29 — 69
Southland 15 28 — 43
Southland scoring: McKendry Kennedy, 15; Syndey Bendtsen, 11; Allison Bottema, 7; Karina Vasquez, 3; Kelsie Lamp, 2; Meredith Heimer, 2; Olivia Gray, 2; Maggie Vlasaty, 1