The lady Spartans made it two wins in two days at the Central Lakes Classic in Brainerd on Saturday afternoon as they registered an 81-74 victory over Rainy River. Emily Dehler had a monster game with 20 points and 23 rebounds, to go along with 4 assists.
Jayna Gronewold had another big game, scoring 28 points, dishing out 9 assists and securing 4 rebounds. Mackenzie Foss had 14 points and 4 assists, and Lindsey Kurz finished with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
M State shot 48.4% (30-62) from the field and made 5-of-13 (38.5%) from 3-point range.
Rainy River was led by Arcadya Conway with 31 points and 5 rebounds. Cierra Lindquist was also in double digits with 12 points, while securing 5 rebounds and coming up with 3 steals. Marlandria Hebert led the Voyageurs with 15 rebounds. She also scored 8 points and had 6 steals.
Rainy River shot 37.5% (27-72) from the field and made only 18.8% (3-16) of their treys.
M State (5-4) will host Itasca Community College on Thursday, December 30 as a part of the Spartan Classic.