SFL pulls away from BV girls in second half to net 68-53 win

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Jill Meier, Journal editor
A three-game week took its toll on the Lady Lynx Saturday, as Sioux Falls Lincoln (7-2) posted a 68-53 win. Brandon Valley kept pace with the Patriots through the majority of the first half until the Pats pulled away in the third and fourth quarters.
“I’m very proud of our effort and energy going in to a hostile environment at the end of a very long week, against a really quality opponent,” BV head coach Mike Zerr said.
BV’s first-quarter scoring production came from Mara Schaap, Emma Jarovski and Hannah Behrens. The trio combined for 11 points, while Lincoln’s 14 points were delivered by Jaydyn Fikse, Emma Osmundson and Morgan Hansen.
BV got scoring from a variety of sources in the second stanza with Hilary Behrens accounting for eight of BV’s 11 points. Hansen continued to be a factor for Lincoln, scoring eight of their 14 second-quarter points. At the half, Lincoln owned a slight 30-24 lead.
BV hung tough with Lincoln in the opening minutes of the third. After Schaap popped in a 3-pointer for the Lynx, Lincoln went on an 8-2 through the midway point of the quarter. Hansen and Fikse continued to cause the Lynx defense issues, and by the end of three, the Pats widened the spread, 48-38.
Schaap trimmed it to eight with a pair of free throws in fourth, but Hansen answered with back-to-back buckets. With a little over two minutes to play, the Lynx were forced to put Lincoln at the free throw line, where they converted 9 of 10. 
For the second consecutive game, Schaap was a top point producer. Zerr says that’s the way it should be.
“Mara has taken an offensive leadership role and it’s been good to see the ball go through the hoop for her,” he said. “Our team as a whole has done a much better job of getting to the rim and the foul line; we just need to capitalize on those things when we do. We had a couple of defensive lapses within our plan at key times, similar to Harrisburg Tuesday. We have to eliminate those mistakes when those situations present themselves if we are going to come out of these games with wins against the best our state has to offer. Give Lincoln credit, they have a very talented team and they forced us into some of those mistakes we made.”
Hannah Behrens clamped onto eight of BV’s 29 rebounds. Sidney Thue aided with six and Foss had five. Bradfield handed off five assists and Jarovksi had three. As a team, BV had 16 assists and five steals. Both Jarovski and Hilary Behrens picked off a pair. The Lynx turned the ball over 12 times.
Now at the halfway point of the season, Zerr said his team’s record does not define them.
“This is a group that measures themselves against the best, has won a lot in their lives and hates losing more than they love winning. We have to turn that hate of losing into what drives us to be better. We have a really tough, coachable basketball team that continues to prove that each time they take the floor, and if we continue our current pace, this team will continue to be a force to be reckoned with going forward.”
Coming off a week of practive, the Lynx (5-6) travel to Aberdeen Central (5-4) Friday and host undefeated O’Gorman next Tuesday. Both games tip off at 7 p.m.
 
Brandon Valley  13 24 38 53
SF Lincoln         16 30 48 68
 
Brandon Valley (@PFG, 3PFG, FT, TP): Kennedy Nuebel 1-1 0-0 0-0 2; India Bradfield 0-5 0-0 3-4 3; Mara Schaap 2-6 2-3 4-4 14; Kylie Foss 1-2 0-0 1-2 3; Emma Jarovski 3-6 0-2 1-7 7; Hilary Behrens 4-7 1-2 3-3 14; Olivia Klumper 0-2 0-0 1-2 1; Hannah Behrens 3-7 0-2 1-2 7; Sidney Thue 1-3 0-0 0-1 2. Totals: 15-39 3-9 14-25 53.

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