Rebel girls take down Cardinals
Published 9:11 pm Monday, January 27, 2025
Southland's Grace Kresbach attempts a three-pointer. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com
A group of Southland youth basketball players cheer on the Rebels in their home win Monday night. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com
LeRoy-Ostrander's Mabel Johnson is defended by Southland's Avery Stroup. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com
LeRoy-Ostrander's Victoria Knode brings the ball up the court. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com
Southland's Clara Timm puts up a shot. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com
LeRoy-Ostrander's Benita Nolt is doubled teamed by the Rebel defense. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com
LeRoy-Ostrander's Miranda Nagel contests a shot attempt by Southland's Breeley Galle in Adams Monday. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com
Southland's Addison Retterath goes up for a shot in Adams Monday. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com
LeRoy-Ostrander's Maria Almaraz-Nolt is defended by Southland's Jaida Sorenson. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com
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ADAMS – The Southland girls basketball team led from start to finish as they beat LeRoy-Ostrander 73-40 in Adams Monday night.
The Rebels had ten players score in the win, which saw them clear the bench during running time in the second half. Senior Jaida Sorenson, who had five points and five rebounds, said the Rebels went into Friday’s game knowing they had to play their hardest.
“We just have to go into every game thinking that we could lose if we don’t work hard. We have to push each other, no matter what,” Sorenson said. “We had to take a deep breath (early on) and calm down on offense and defense.”
Senior Benita Nolt led the Cardinals (0-16 overall) with 20 points and 10 rebounds. LO never held a lead, but it was able to stay within striking distance early on.
“Give LeRoy a lot of credit,” Southland head coach Matt Weber said. “They played hard tonight and we’ve got a lot of things we still need to work on. We tried to take away Benita, but she was
ambitious and she went at us.”
Breeley Galle had a big night for the Rebels (12-6 overall) as she finished with 14 points, six rebounds and six assists.
After going 8-18 overall, the Rebels have already surpassed last year’s win total and the last time Southland won 12 games in a season was when they went 12-12 overall in the 2019-2020 season.
Weber said the team is finding it’s confidence, but it must still learn to maintain pressure.
“We’ve learned how to win games, now we just have to learn to play a complete game,” Weber said.
LO 20 20 – 40
Southland 39 34 – 73
Southland scoring: Breeley Galle, 14; Avery Stroup, 14; Brynlee Koenigs, 12; Juliette Matheis, 8; Grace Kresbach, 6; Addison Retterath, 5; Jaida Sorenson, 5; Emma Lewison, 5; Kailyn Schneider, 2; Kennedy Felten, 2
LO scoring: Benita Nolt, 20; Maria Almaraz-Nolt, 6; Mabel Johnson, 3; Ally Siskow, 2; Kendall Olson, 2; Tessa Lewison, 1
