Bruins drop title game

Fargo South ran into a hot shooting Bismarck team and dropped their first and only game of the season 70-62 in the State Championship game on Saturday night in the Fargodome. Although the Bruins got off to a good start and took a nine point lead late in the first half when Alley Fisher knocked down her second three pointer to make the score 25-16, it was too much Sarah Feeney and Kelsey Sigl the rest of the half. Sigl scored 6 straight points and Feeney scored 8 of her 18 first half points in the last 2 minutes of the half which saw the Bruins go from an 8 point lead at 32-24 to a 2 point deficit at 34-32. But it was the second half shooting that won the game and state title for the Demons. Bismarck shot 71% from the three point line and 68% from the field overall to stay with the Bruins. Despite the red hot shooting of the Demons, the Bruins still made it a game. Meghan Roehrich scored and was fouled on a fastbreak basket to give South a 44-43 lead with just over 12 minutes to play, but that was to be South's last lead of the game. A Carlie Buechler three pointer with 7 minutes to play gave Bismarck a ten point lead at 58-48. South had one last push left in them though. Katie Dockter hit a freethrow and Meghan Roehrich and Caitlyn Haring each hit baskets to pull South to within 58-53 with 6 minutes left, but that was to be the last time South would be withing striking distance. Bismarck made enough freethrows down the stretch to keep South at bay and held on for the state title. Meghan Roehrich led the Bruins with 15 points. Roehrich and Caitlyn Haring were named all tournament, with Siri Burck being a unanimous all tournament selection. South finished the year at 24-1.

Boxscore:
Fargo South: Roehrich 6 2-3 15, Burck 1 0-0 2, Lee 6 0-0 13, Fisher 4 2-2 13, Dockter 3 3-4 9, Haring 3 4-4 10; Totals 23 11-13 62, Three point goals: Fisher 3, Roehrich, Lee

Bismarck: Sigl 8 0-1 16, L. Assel 3 1-2 8, Lingle 1 2-2 4, Feeney 8 3-4 22, Buechler 3 1-2 9, Sturlaugson 3 1-5 9; Totals: 27 8-16 70, Three point goals: Feeney 3, Buechler 2, Sturlaugson 2, Assel

Rebounds: South 31(Haring 10), Bismarck 33(Sigl 7); Assists: South 19(Haring 7), Bismarck 18(Sturlaugson 7); Steals: South 14(Roehrich 5), Bismarck 8(Feeney 5), Blocked Shots: South 5(Burck 2), Bismarck 2(Feeney 2)