Long-range and free shots were more than enough to down the Detroit Lakes girls' basketball team Tuesday in Moorhead by the score of 63-57.
The Spuds opened the game by sinking their first trio of the three-pointers for a 9-0 lead, which only injected a load of confidence in the 2-13 team.
From there, the Lakers did carve into the deficit, trimming it to 9-8, but Moorhead was paced by the play of guard Kelli Tonn, who sank five treys and was 11-13 from the free throw line for a total of 30 points.
Moorhead also held a sizable edge on the charity stripe, going 24-30, while the Lakers were 7-14.
"We defended the three-point shot by going man-to-man most of the game, but they still hit them," said DL head coach Mike Hoganson. "After that 9-0 start, Moorhead played aggressive and physical. They would get to the loose balls and kick it out to their perimeter shooters."
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Moorhead also went 9-10 at the free throw line down the stretch to seal the game for its second win of the season.
Laker senior guard Kayli Muckenhirn had a stellar game on the offensive side of the court by scoring 28 points, including four three's of her own.
"Kayli is really having a breakout kind of season," Hoganson said. "She hit a variety of shots and had a lot of nice pull-up jump shots."
Senior post Jen Matter also hit for double digits with 13 points.
The Lakers (6-8) played host to Pequot Lakes Friday and will continue their competitive Mid-State schedule at home against Wadena-Deer Creek (13-2) Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. start.
"We need to start taking better care of the ball," Hoganson said.
Laker results
Detroit Lakes at Moorhead, Tuesday, Jan. 25.
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Lakers 19 38 - 57
Spuds 26 37 - 63
Scoring (2-3-ftm-fta-pts) -- DL: Courtney Gray 2-0-2-3-6; Taylor Tschider 2-0-1-4-3; Courtney Hedstrom 2-0-1-2-5; Jen Matter 5-0-3-3-13; Kayli Muckenhirn 8-4-0-2-28; Trisa Hutchinson 1-0-0-0-2. TEAM: 21-4-7-14-57.
Mhd: Hailey Wixo 0-0-2-2-2; Annie Ginther 1-0-0-0-2; Kelli Tonn 2-5-11-13-30; Alyse Engen 0-1-3-4-6; Maggie Gulsvig 0-1-5-7-8; Erica Henrickson 0-2-0-0-6; Jenna Driscoll 1-0-0-0-2; Alyssa Dreyer 1-0-3-4-5; Katie Rosenfeldt 1-0-0-0-2. TEAM: 6-9-24-30-63.
