The Minnesota West Lady Jays held St. Cloud Tech to 19 percent shooting from the field in the first half and 27 percent shooting for the game , earning a 70-54 victory Saturday afternoon at the Center for Health and Wellness on the Minnesota West Worthington campus.
The Lady Jays won their second consecutive conference game by also forcing St. Cloud Tech into 28 turnovers. Minnesota West led by 18 at halftime and coasted the rest of the way, as the visiting Cyclones only got as close as 11 late in the fourth quarter.
Madisyn Huisman, a Worthington freshman, was red-hot from the floor in the first half for the Jays, scoring 18 of her game-best 20 points in the first two quarters. Huisman also grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds.
Other contributors for Minnesota West were MacKensie Post, who had 14 points, five assists and five rebounds, and Dannyn Peterson, who added 13 points and five rebounds. Minnesota West is now 6-9 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while St. Cloud Tech is 7-2 and 0-1.
The men’s game between Minnesota West and St. Cloud Tech scheduled for Saturday afternoon was postponed to an as-to-be-determined date due to COVID-19-related issued with the Bluejays. The Minnesota West women’s game scheduled for Wednesday night against Fergus Falls has also been postponed because of COVID-19 concerns with the Fergus Falls squad.
In other weekend action:
BOYS BASKETBALL (Friday)
Hills-Beaver Creek 72, Adrian-Ellsworth 61
Red Rock Central 55, Edgerton 40
Westbrook-Walnut Grove 69, Murray County Central 62 (OT)
Southwest Minnesota Christian 90, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 50
Marshall 58, Pipestone Area 48
Windom 62, Luverne 50
Okoboji 66, Sheldon 63
Western Christian 76, Storm Lake 37
West Lyon 58, George-Little Rock 36
Central Lyon 65, Rock Valley 63 (OT)
Harris-Lake Park 74, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 67
Boyden-Hull 80, Sibley-Ocheyedan 44
BOYS BASKETBALL (Saturday)
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 68, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 48
Southwest Minnesota Christian 76, Dawson-Boyd 54
Martin County West 57, Fairmont 37
Wabasso 71, Red Rock Central 50
GIRLS BASKETBALL (Friday)
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 67, Lac Qui Parle 48
Marshall 76, Pipestone Area 37
Luverne 88, Windom 39
Sheldon 60, Okoboji 53
Western Christian 45, Storm Lake 44
West Lyon 48, George-Little Rock 20
Central Lyon 58, Rock Valley 43
Harris-Lake Park 40, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 36
Sibley-Ocheyedan 54, Boyden-Hull 40
GIRLS BASKETBALL (Saturday)
Southwest Minnesota Christian 68, Dawson-Boyd 13
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 76, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 40
Red Rock Central 49, Wabasso 28
Fairmont 55, North Union (Iowa) 52
Mankato East 48, Marshall 45
GIRLS HOCKEY (Friday)
Windom Area 1, Minnesota River 0
Eden Prairie 7, Marshall 0
Luverne 9, Breckenridge-Wahpeton 1
BOYS HOCKEY (Saturday)
Fairmont 6, Redwood Valley 5
