Now on their second way through the conference gauntlet, the Lady Macks (12-2, 8-0 Western Cloverbelt Conference) garnered an early lead but then quickly fell behind the Crickets (6-6, 4-4 WCC), who seemingly couldn't miss for an extended stretch of the first half as they built an 11-point advantage.
McDonell slowly but surely battled back into contention, eventually overtaking Fall Creek and holding a one possession lead at halftime. And early surge to start the second half built an 11-point advantage of their own, but the Lady Macks let the Crickets come as close as two, pulled away to a double-digit lead again, almost gave it up in the closing minutes, and finally iced the game late to stay unbeaten in conference play.
WOGO "RadioActive" Award Watch:
Junior guard/forward Claire Ruf started the second half with a flurry of 14 straight points and ended the night with a game-high 24, while junior forward Anne Siegenthaler battled foul trouble but still scored fourteen, 12 of which were for McDonell. Juniors Rylie Christianson and Emily Hartman were on the fringe of double figures, tallying nine apiece.
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