Section 6A North Play-in #10 Ada Borup West @ #7 Rothsay

Recap

Section 6A North Play-in #10 Ada Borup West 52 #7 Rothsay 44

The Ada-Borup-West Cougars advance to the 6A-North Quarterfinals with a 52-44 victory over the Rothsay Tigers. The Tigers would come out and hit shoots early in the first half to build a 20-13 lead before the Cougars trimmed the score to 23-22 at halftime. After three quick lead changes to start the second half the Cougar defense held the Tigers scoreless for over five minutes to turn a one-point defeciet into a 35-26 Cougar lead midway through the second half. The Tigers still had some fight left and an 8-0 run brought them within five points in the final minutes. The Cougars would make seven of their final eight free throw attempts to keep the Tigers at bay and hold on to the victory. Rothsay ends the season at 11-13 record and graduates four Seniors. The Cougars improve to 12-14 and will travel to #2 Henning on Thursday night.

Ada-Borup-West Cougars (12-14):

28 rebounds, 16 turnovers, 15/22 free throws

Morgan Smart: 19 points, 4 rebounds

Sarah Prodzinski: 5 rebounds

Izzy Marcussen: 8 points, 2 rebounds

Morgan Engel: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals

Alex Tinjum: 14 points, 5 rebounds

Malayna Syverson: 2 points, 2 rebounds

Dyllan Miller: 1 rebound, 2 assists

Brielle Engelstad: 5 rebounds

Rothsay Tigers (11-13):

27 rebounds, 16 turnovers, 4/9 free throws

Elli Meyer: 2 points, 4 rebounds

McKenzie Tillman: 3 points, 3 rebounds

Savannah Sullivan: 14 points

Lisa Kjelgaard: 3 points

Bethany Danielson: 17 points, 3 rebounds

Katie Reber: 3 rebounds

Madison Tillman: 5 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals

comments from ABW coach Dave Smart

comments from Rothsay coach Anita Heier