"A lot of teams will sit back and let us shoot," Lady Huskies head coach Toviao Hopkins said. "They came out and took away our wing passes. And we needed some time to get used to it. And I think it was their physicality. We couldn't match up with a couple of their big kids."
The Lady Huskies got on the board first. Sophomore guard/forward Tawny Irwin scored the team's first points and finished the game with 11.
 Wahpeton senior guard Ashley LaHaise puts in two of her 13 points Tuesday on a shot over a Sisseton, S.D., defender. The Lady Huskies had three girls score in double figures, but the Redmen won the game, 62-54. photo by Scott Sorum Advertisement |
From that point, the Redmen went on a 17-4 run. Sisseton used their defense to create points in transition, including a layup basket that also resulted in a foul and free throw.
Wahpeton senior guard Marie Lommel and Irwin got the Lady Huskies' points in the Sisseton run.
LaHaise broke the Redmen's run, but the Lady Huskies trailed, 21-12.
Senior guard Ariel Edwards hit a 3-point shot to bring the Lady Huskies closer, but Sisseton led 34-23 at the half.
In the first half, the Lady Huskies were 4 of 12 from the free-throw line.
In the second half, the Lady Huskies cut the Sisseton lead to six points on three different occasions.
But the Redmen answered each push by the Lady Huskies to maintain their lead.
With 5:30 remaining in the game, Sisseton had their largest lead of the game at 58-43.
Wahpeton freshman guard Allie Albrecht scored seven of her eight points on the night in the closing minutes of the game to help the Lady Huskies cut the Redmen lead to six points.
Albrecht hit shots with 25 seconds remaining, and again with nine seconds left on the clock, but Sisseton held on for the win.
Wahpeton travels to Devils Lake Saturday for a doubleheader with the Huskies boys team for their next action.
The girls game starts at 3:45 p.m.
Lady Huskies scoring:
LaHaise 13
Irwin 11
Lommel 10
Albrecht 8
Edwards 5
DeVillers 5
Kretchman 2
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