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Bright Scores 36 to Pace Lady Knights in Win Over Hancock

By Eric Schoenbauer, 01/11/20, 2:00PM CST

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On Friday night the Lady Knights hosted the Hancock Owls in a conference and section match-up. 

The game started out fast with a back and forth affair until a few quick steals had the Knights up 12-6.  The game would continue to be a fast paced and intense throughout the first half with the Knights leading 39-24.  The Owls came out of the second half and tied the game up at 41 and then after trading baskets Hailey Bennett hit two huge 3 pointers to give the Knights a 6 point lead.  The Knights would continue to extend their lead from that point and the final was 67-49.

The Lady Knights were led by Lexi Bright with 36 points, 7 steals, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 assists.  Hailey Bennett had 11 points, 3 steals and an assist.  Brynn Fernholz had 10 points, 4 steals, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a block.  Claire Stark had 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, a block and an assist.  Liz Rustan had 4 points, 4 steals, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.  Kaitlyn Hansen had 3 points, 3 steals and a rebound.  Kaylyn Ulrich had 2 points, a rebound and an assist.  Teagan Nelson had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals.  Brooke Anderson had 2 points and a rebound.  Kennedy Ulrich had 2 rebounds and came up big in late moments handling the ball.

“Tonight we did things correctly for extended periods, but the lapses we did exhibit are concerning.  These lapses need to be our focus going forward to become the team we know we can be,” stated Head Coach Eric Schoenbauer of the Knights.