The Becker girls basketball team continued their roll towards the playoffs with two big wins against North Branch and Monticello this week.
Becker 91, North Branch 17
In one of the biggest mis-matches of the year, the Lady Bulldogs hosted the North Branch Vikings last Friday and won by 80.
As usual, the girls got off to a fast start and their relentless sharing of the ball and defending every in-bound pass, meant the Bulldogs would post their 22nd win of the year easily.
North Branch’s Katherine Carlson accounted for 12 of the team’s 17 points as Becker pounced on the weaker rival and never let up.
Adeline Kent was the top scorer as she tallied 19 points, had three rebounds, one assist and nine steals. Three other Bulldogs scored in double-digits including, Julia Bengtson (16), Megan Gamble (13) and Courtney Nuest (12). Bengtson also finished with seven assists, five rebounds and four steals.
Becker scoring: Kent 19, Bengtson 16, Gamble 13, C. Nuest 12, Ayla Brown 8, Maren Westin 6, Alayna Lindquist 6, Jackie Yoerg 4, Whitney Schug 3, Liz Mackedanz 3, Aly Gruenes 2.
North Branch scoring: Carlson 12, Chloe Lattimore 2, Megan Bunes 2, Maddie Helin 1.
Becker 82, Monticello 65
Tuesday, Becker hosted the Magic from Monticello and won the game by 17.
Kent (23) and Bengtson (22) did their usual on the court and got help from Courtney Nuest (13) and Westin (12) in the win. Monticello’s Anna Olson nearly scored half of her team’s points as she notched 30 points in the loss.
Becker was 29-of-64 from the field and 16-of-20 from the free throw line. They pulled down 31 rebounds and had 21 assists and 22 steals.
Becker scoring: Kent 23, Bengtson 22, C. Nuest 13, Westin 12, Gamble 4, Yoerg 4, Lindquist 2, Mackedanz 2.
Monticello scoring: Olson 30, Morgynn Spears 13, Olivia Hanson 6, Katelyn Lindberg 6, Alayna Manning 5, Madison Katzenberger 2, Cat Terres 2.
Up Next
The Lady Bulldogs played their final regular season game at Princeton Friday. A full report on the game will appear in next week’s Citizen-Tribune.
The seeding for the Section 5AAA playoffs begins Monday with quarterfinal games beginning Thurs., Feb. 27.
