HAZEN -- The District 14 girls basketball tournament is playing out just like the regular season.
Dickinson Trinity senior Marinna Marsh led three girls in double figures as the Titans used a 21-point third quarter to run away with a 61-41 victory over Beulah in semifinal play on Saturday.
The win vaults Trinity into the championship game where it meets No. 1-ranked and top-seeded Hazen at 7 p.m. Monday at the Bison Sports Arena.
"We're looking forward to going in there and playing Hazen," Trinity coach Alysia Hugret said. "It's going to be a fun matchup."
The Titans held a 25-18 lead at halftime and outscored Beulah 20-8 in the third quarter to pull away.
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"I was a little disappointed with our intensity in the first half," Hugret said. "At different times, we were getting outworked on basic things like boxing out and getting after loose balls. In the third quarter, we really got after them."
Beulah was led in scoring by Karsen Little Soldier's eight points. The Miners play Hebron-Glen Ullin at 4:30 p.m. on Monday in regional qualifier.
DT 11 25 46 61
Beulah 9 18 26 41
DT: Marinna Marsh 13, Emily Gordon 12, Katie Kovash 12, Breanna Messer 9, Shannon Ernst 5, Mackenzie Glasser 5, Kendra Kovash 2, Avery Jirges 2, Sheyenne Plummer 1.
B: Karsen Little Soldier 8, Emmie Miller 6, Jessie Battest 6, Jordan Halter 6, Jacey Pulver 5, Shelby Schields 4, Kylie Flemmer 4, Taryn Zacher 2.
3-pointers: Glasser, Marsh. Free throws: DT 19-33, B 7-11. Total fouls: DT 17, B 24. Fouled out: Schields, Zacher. Rebounds: DT 29 (Gordon 7), B 36 (Flemmer 6, Halter 6). Assists: DT 11 (Plummer 3), B 12 (Pulver 3, Battest 3). Steals: DT 22 (Plummer 4, Jirges 4), B 14 (Halter 4). Blocks: DT 0, B 3 (Little Soldier 2). Turnovers: DT 24, B 35.
Hazen 67, Killdeer 51
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The top-ranked Bison broke open a close game by outscoring Killdeer 39-25 in the second half to punch their ticket into the championship game.
Killdeer led 16-15 after the first quarter and trailed by two at halftime.
In the second half, Hazen showed why it's the only unbeaten team left in the Class B girls ranks.
The Bison extended their lead to nine points at the third-quarter break.
Hazen senior Stef Bohrer had game-highs 22 points and 15 rebounds while junior Allison Opp had 10 points and four assists.
The Cowboys were led by senior Dani Sadowsky, who poured in 19 points to go with four steals. Hailey Schaper had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Killdeer plays Richardton-Taylor in a regional qualifier at 6 p.m. on Monday.
Killdeer 16 26 39 51
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Hazen 15 28 48 67
K: Dani Sadowsky 19, Hailey Schaper 13, Megan Klein 7, Emily Doe 5, Shayla Brandvik 4, Shalee Dolezal 3.
H: Stef Bohrer 22, Allison Opp 10, Brianna Beecher 9, Paige Burling 8, Jenna Maas 8, Kate Berg 6, Breaunna Oakland 4.
3-pointers: Beecher 2, Doe 1, Klein 1, Dolezal 1. Free throws: K 9-19, H 19-30. Total fouls: K 25, H 20. Technical fouls: Killdeer Bench. Fouled out: Klein. Rebounds: K 25 (Schaper 10), H 37 (Bohrer 15). Assists: K 11 (Doe 3), H 13 (Opp 4). Steals: K 13 (Sadowsky 4), H 21 (two with 5). Blocks: K 4 (Schaper 2), H 0. Turnovers: K 30, H 21.
