The Becker Bulldog girls basketball team went 1-1 in two games this week, improving their season record to 6-5.
Wildcats 65, Bulldogs 50
Becker got 17 points from Alison Cieslak but it wasn’t enough for the Bulldogs to overcome the Wildcats of Chisago Lakes on the road.
The Wildcats got 24 from Bryanna Fernstrom and 17 points from Sarah Greene to topple the Bulldogs, 65-50.
Becker Scoring: Cieslak 17, Mauren Thiesen 9, Carlee Kobow 8, Amanda Lindsay 8, Whitney Raygor 3, Ashley Neuwirth 3 and MariKate Wegeleben 2.
Chisago Lakes Scoring: Fernstrom 24, Greene 17, Carmen Backes 12, Danielle Berg 8, Anna Peters 2 and Marissa Kari 2.
Becker 70, St. Cloud 37
Three Lady bulldogs scored 14 points apiece as Becker rolled to an easy victory over St. Cloud Cathedral Tuesday night at home.
Mauren Thiesen, Whitney Raygor and Alison Cieslak all had big games as the Bulldogs turned a six-point lead at halftime into a 33-point trouncing of the Crusaders, 70-37.
A dozen Bulldog players made the score sheet Tuesday as Head Coach Paul Lindsay emptied his bench as soon as the game got out of hand in the second half. That’s when the home squad poured in 43 points to St. Cloud’s 16 in the final stanza.
Becker Scoring: Thiesen 14, Cieslak 14, Raygor 14, Alexa Hanowski 7, Alex Johnson 4, Madison Kerzman 4, Aly Fisher 3, Ashley Neuwirth 3, MariKate Wegeleben 2, Amanda Lindsay 2, Carlee Kobow 2 and Claire Thorn 1.
No information was available for St. Cloud’s scoring.
The girls played Friday at Little Falls and at home Saturday against North St. Paul (full report on both games in next week’s Citizen), then play three home games next week against Monticello Tuesday, Foley Thursday and St. Francis Saturday.
