Girls drop section opener to Lakeville South
After an entertaining first half that saw the lead traded back and forth, New Prague’s shooting went cold in the second half and No. 6 seed Lakeville South upset the No. 3 seed Trojans 73-60 in the Section 1AAAA quarterfinals in New Prague Wednesday, March 1.
The Trojans trailed 36-35 at halftime and took an early lead in the second half, but South made a run to take an eight-point lead midway through the half. The Trojans managed to get it down to two points a couple times, but couldn’t get the lead back and South made its free throws in the closing minutes to pull away with the win.
Katie Guentzel led the Cougars with 25 points. The Trojans had four players in double figures: Maizie Deihl with 17, Keegan Mulvihill with 14, Taylor Hustad with 12 and Emily Russo with 11.
New Prague concludes its season with a 15-12 record.
Lakeville South advances to the Section 1AAAA semifinals Saturday in Rochester, where hey will take on No. 2 seed Rochester Mayo. The other semifinal game has No. 1 seed Lakeville north facing No. 5 Farmington.