BEULAH -- The Dickinson Trinity girls basketball team started slow but eventually worked out the first-half jitters to beat Hazen on Saturday night in the semifinals of the District 14 girls basketball tournament.
The No. 1 seed Titans won 53-42 to advance to the championship game at 7:30 p.m. Monday against No. 3 seed Beulah.
"I thought that we started the game a little flat," Trinity head coach Alysia Barman said. "We definitely had some first-game jitters, but in the second half we got after things."
Sparked by senior Katie Kovash game-high 25 points, the Titans used a huge second quarter to pull away from the Bison before halftime.
The Titans (16-4) outscored the No. 4 seed Bison 17-6 in the quarter to go up 31-24 at the break.
ADVERTISEMENT
Breaunna Oakland scored 11 points for the Bison (8-12) while Paige Burling chipped in 10.
"It will be a good game," Barman said. "Last time we played it was a pretty close game ... we're excited to be in the situation we are in."
Dickinson Trinity 53, Hazen 42
Hazen 18 24 35 42
Trinity 14 31 43 53
H: Breaunna Oakland 11, Paige Burling 10, Dani Weisz 5, Courtney Ost 5, Morgan Karges 4, Sarah Grimm 3, Rachel Biffert 2, Sadie Bolton 1, Afton Carter 1.
T: Katie Kovash 25, Mackenzie Glasser 11, Andrea Jirges 9, Nikki Grinsteinner 6, Nicole Kristianson 2.
3-pointers: H 2 (Grimm, Karges), T 2 (Glasser). Free throws: H 10-16, T 9-16. Total fouls: H 19, T 16. Fouled out: Ost. Rebounds: H 31 (Burling, Grimm 7), T 42 (Grinstiennier 12). Assists: H 8 (Grimm 5), T 11 (Kovash, Kristianson 3). Steals: H 3 (Oakland, Weisz, Burling), T 10 (Kovash 5). Blocks: H 0, T 2 (Grinsteinner). Turnovers: H 15, T 12.
ADVERTISEMENT
Beulah 51, Killdeer 40
Anna Iverson scored a team-high 15 points to lead the Beulah to a 51-40 victory over Killdeer in the semifinals.
Beulah exploded in the third quarter to turn around a game it trailed 27-21 at halftime.
The Miners (12-9) outscored the Cowboys (13-8) in the second half 23-11 in the third quarter and gave up only two points in the fourth quarter.
Megan Klein scored a game-high 19 points for Killdeer.
Beulah 51, Killdeer 40
Beulah 11 21 44 51
Killdeer 10 27 38 40
ADVERTISEMENT
B: Anna Iverson 15, Kaycee Link 10, Cheyanne Pederson 8, Meghan Battest 7, Nicole Lorenz 6, Emmie Miller 4, Alison Schaper 2.
K: Megan Klein 19, Stepg Quintus 6, Morgan LeMieux 6, Moriah Karey 3, Ashley Brew 2, Heidi Ottmar 2, Emily Doe 2.
3-pointers: B 1 (Pederson), K 2 (Klein, Karey). Free throws: B 10-19, K 0-4. Rebounds: B 39 (Battest 10), K 38 (Quintus 7). Assists: B 14 (Battest 5), K 10 (two with 3). Steals: B 12 (Lorenz 6), K 10 (Klein 4). Blocks: B 0, K 0. Turnovers: B 15, K 20.
