Girls basketball: Lakers bounce back against Bemidji

Kyley Foster and Shay Nielsen proved too much for the Bemidji High School girls basketball team as Detroit Lakes beat the Lumberjacks 74-40 on Tuesday night at the BHS Gymnasium. Foster scored 27 points - 26 in the first half - and Nielson scored 18 as the Lakers used quick play and a size advantage to dominate the Lumberjacks. The Lakers have a lot of experience on the team and they made it a tough night for Rumer Flatness at the point and the post players in the paint. The DL forwards scored 36 of the team’s 74 points with many coming off second-chance shots.
Kelsey Olson led the Lumberjacks with 22 points; 18 of her points came in the first half. Olson helped BHS get out to a strong offensive start by knocking down four three-pointers in the first half. The Lumberjacks did improve offensively from their last game and that was a focus of the team going into this game. Against Buffalo the Lumberjacks went into the half down 30-6, so 27 points in the first half was a vast improvement. BHS couldn’t keep up that pace as the Lakers would pull away midway through the first half and never looked back. DL improves to 4-2 coming off back-to-back home losses to Thief River Falls and Park Rapids. The Lakers play next at Hawley Monday in tournament action with the host Nuggets, East Grand Forks and Sartell. Detroit Lakes 74, Bemidji 40 Detroit Lakes (74): Foster 6 2 9-14 27, Nielsen 6 0 6-8 18, Hailey Jorgenson 1 2 0-0 8, Grace Swenson 2 0 2-5 6, Abby Schramel 0 1 1-2 4, Annie Mettert 2 0 2-5 4, Halle Jordan 0 1 0-0 3, Kyra Vagle 1 0 0-0 2Bemidji (40): Olson 4 4 2-2 22, Maura Chadwick 2 0 0-0 4, Leif 0 1 1-2 4, Brylee Colligan 1 0 1-2 3, Flatness 0 1 0-0 3, Alexa Greendahl 1 0 0-0 2, Jordan Mills 0 0 2-4 2 Halftime: Detroit Lakes 48, Bemidji 27 Tweets by @DLNewspapersKyley Foster and Shay Nielsen proved too much for the Bemidji High School girls basketball team as Detroit Lakes beat the Lumberjacks 74-40 on Tuesday night at the BHS Gymnasium.Foster scored 27 points - 26 in the first half - and Nielson scored 18 as the Lakers used quick play and a size advantage to dominate the Lumberjacks.The Lakers have a lot of experience on the team and they made it a tough night for Rumer Flatness at the point and the post players in the paint.The DL forwards scored 36 of the team’s 74 points with many coming off second-chance shots.
Kelsey Olson led the Lumberjacks with 22 points; 18 of her points came in the first half.Olson helped BHS get out to a strong offensive start by knocking down four three-pointers in the first half.The Lumberjacks did improve offensively from their last game and that was a focus of the team going into this game.Against Buffalo the Lumberjacks went into the half down 30-6, so 27 points in the first half was a vast improvement.BHS couldn’t keep up that pace as the Lakers would pull away midway through the first half and never looked back.DL improves to 4-2 coming off back-to-back home losses to Thief River Falls and Park Rapids. The Lakers play next at Hawley Monday in tournament action with the host Nuggets, East Grand Forks and Sartell.Detroit Lakes 74, Bemidji 40Detroit Lakes (74): Foster 6 2 9-14 27, Nielsen 6 0 6-8 18, Hailey Jorgenson 1 2 0-0 8, Grace Swenson 2 0 2-5 6, Abby Schramel 0 1 1-2 4, Annie Mettert 2 0 2-5 4, Halle Jordan 0 1 0-0 3, Kyra Vagle 1 0 0-0 2Bemidji (40): Olson 4 4 2-2 22, Maura Chadwick 2 0 0-0 4, Leif 0 1 1-2 4, Brylee Colligan 1 0 1-2 3, Flatness 0 1 0-0 3, Alexa Greendahl 1 0 0-0 2, Jordan Mills 0 0 2-4 2Halftime: Detroit Lakes 48, Bemidji 27Tweets by @DLNewspapers