Defense leads the way for Bruins

Fargo South used swarming full court and half court pressure to jump out to a big lead on the road, and posted a 61-36 win in Wahpeton on Friday night. Siri Burck, Caitlyn Haring, and Katie Thorson were in attack mode all first half, and the Bruins were able to force a number of turnovers that led to easy transition baskets. Siri Burck was the recipient of the Bruins attacking style of defense, as she netted 10 first half points, most coming in transition, either on layups or nice pull up jumpers. When the Bruins weren't scoring on fastbreak opportunities, their inside game was strong in the half court setting. Amy Stroup also dropped in 10 first half points for the Bruins including one nice reverse layup underneath against the zone defense of the Huskies. Kirsten Pattison also was strong inside as she scored all 6 of her points in the opening half. South built a strong first half lead, and led 38-22 at halftime. In the second half, the Bruins were still managing to get good looks at the basket, but just couldn't seem to convert the looks to points. After a 55% shooting percentage in the first half, the Bruins cooled to a chilly 30% second half shooting effort. However, the Bruins defense continued to lead the way on this night, and that solid pressure kept Wahpeton from mounting a run to try and get back in the game. The Bruins played all 15 girls on the roster in the win, placing 3 girls in double figures, led by Amy Stroup's 13 points, follwed by Siri Burck and Katie Thorson with 12 and 11. South improves to 10-2 in the EDC and 10-5 overall. Next action is Tuesday when the Bruins travel to Devils Lake.

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Boxscore:
Fargo South: Burck 5 2-2 12, Thorson 4 2-2 11, Lee 1 0-0 2, Stroup 6 1-1 13, E. Molbert 0 2-2 2, Stensgard 2 0-0 4, Haring 3 0-0 6, Pattison 2 2-3 6, Anstadt 2 1-2 5, Deyle 0 0-2 0, Wald 0 0-1 0; Totals 25 10-15 61, Three point goals: Thorson

Wahpeton: Meyer 3 0-0 6, Braun 5 3-5 13, Dahlman 1 0-0 2, Rossow 2 0-0 6, Albrecht 2 0-0 4, Anderson 2 0-0 5; Totals: 15 3-7 36, Three point goals: Rossow 2, Anderson

Fouled out: none; Total Fouls: South 13, W 12; Rebounds: South 38(Haring 5), W 32(Braun 9), Assists: South 18(Haring 6), W 12(Dahlman 6), Steals: South 25(Thorson 8), W 15(Dahlman 4); JV game: Fargo South 59 - Wahpeton 39 Soph game: Wahpeton 57 - Fargo South 50 OT