Strong Fourth Quarter Carries Lady Spartans Past St. Cloud
The M State lady Spartans were tied at 40-40 with the St. Cloud Cyclones on Wednesday night as the two teams headed into the fourth quarter. That quarter belonged to M State as they score 23 points to just 9 for St. Cloud, taking a 63-49 victory over the Cyclones at the Whitney Center in St. Cloud.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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17 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 63 |
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20 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 49 |
Team Stats
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
St. Cloud Technical & Community College
| Game Statistics | Minnesota State Community and Technical College | St. Cloud Technical & Community College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (23-56) | (16-59) |
| Field Goal % | 41.1% | 27.1% |
| Rebounds | 33 | 36 |
| Assists | 11 | 11 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 18 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 19 | 8 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 3 | 3 |
| Pts in the Paint | 34 | 22 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 8 | 6 |
The M State lady Spartans were tied at 40-40 with the St. Cloud Cyclones on Wednesday night as the two teams headed into the fourth quarter. That quarter belonged to M State as they score 23 points to just 9 for St. Cloud, taking a 63-49 victory over the Cyclones at the Whitney Center in St. Cloud.
Guards Jayna Gronewold (18 points, 4 rebounds, 5 steals, 2 assists) and Itzel Salazar (19 points, 10 rebounds) combined for 37 points in the game and only turned the ball over 4 times between them. Mia Blaskowski added 14 points and four rebounds. The lady Spartans shot 41% (23-56) from the floor and hit 6-of-19 (31.6%) 3-pointers.
St. Cloud was led by Jenna Boos and Sarah Harris with 13 and 1 points, respectively. Rylie DeMaine had a team high 9 rebounds and Ailee Fratzke had 8 pints and 7 boards. Katelyn Lindberg contributed 9 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. The Cyclones made only 27% (16-59) of their field goal attempts.
M State (12-10, 6-5 MCAC South) will host Minnesota North College - Itasca at 1:00pm Saturday in their final regular season game.