ST. CLOUD — The Ridgewater women's basketball team took a healthy lead in the first quarter and never let St. Cloud Technical College gain any momentum in a 65-55 victory on Wednesday.
The Warriors' Heidi Sellmann, an MCAC Player of the Week last week, again put up numbers worthy of the honor. Sellmann led the Warriors with 18 points and 23 rebounds, and she also had three assists.
The Warriors' Abby Oberg had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Mariah Adams finished with 12 points and four steals.
Ridgewater 65, SCT 55
Ridgewater 20 15 13 17 — 65
SC Technical 11 12 17 15 — 55
RIDGEWATER - Scoring: Mariah Adams 12, Abby Oberg 16, Morgan Swenson 9, Heidi Sellmann 18, Anna Barfknecht 6, Alexis Schmitz 4 ... 3-point shots: Adams 2, Barfknecht 2 ... Rebound leader: Sellmann 23, Schmitz 8, Oberg 6 ... Assist leader: Oberg 5, Sellmann 3 ... Steal leader: Adams 4
ST. CLOUD TECHNICAL - Scoring: Rachel Vreeland 16, Rian Lee 4, Ashley Cassens 7, Amaya Murphy 11, Makayla Paggen 5, Cynthia Walker 8, Brooklyn Harren 4 ... 3-point shots: Vreeland 1, Murray 1, Paggen 1 ... Rebound leader: Walker 7 ... Assist leader: Murray 3 ... Steal leader: Paggen 5
Men's Basketball
Ridgewater 61, SCT 58
Ridgewater won a tightly contested road game over St. Cloud Technical College on Wednesday in St. Cloud.
Ridgewater's Xavier Towne scored a game-high 23 points and he completed his double-double with 14 rebounds. Rashawn Gant finished with 11 points and eight rebounds and Niko Oliver had eight points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Ridgewater 36 25 — 61
SC Technical 28 38 — 58
RIDGEWATER - Scoring: Niko Oliver 8, Avery Palma 6, Xavier Towne 23, Daviante Ostrander 7, Rashawn Gant 11, Thomas Meyers 6 ... 3-point shots: Gant 1, Meyers 2 ... Rebound leader: Towne 14, Gant 8, Oliver 7 ... Assist leader: Oliver 4, Ostrander 4 ... Steal leader: Oliver 2, Palma 2, Gant 2
ST. CLOUD TECHNICAL - Scoring: Mitch McDonald 15, Quentin Miller 4, Jazz Boker 7, Izaiah Sanders 10, Kyle Williams 16, Jimmie McAfee 4, Soufiana Kaba 2 ... 3-point shots: McDonald 2, Williams 2 ... Rebound leader: Sanders 11 ... Assist leader: Three with 2 ... Steal leader: Williams 4