Jan 18thEagle Girl’s win in OT

The Red Lake Falls Eagle Girl’s Basketball Team won their 8th consecutive game on Thursday night, 61 to 53 in overtime, over the Northern Freeze in Newfolden.

The Eagles were paced in the first half by senior Megan Olson, and in the second half by sophomore Alexia Olson. The Olson girls would not only lead Red Lake Falls in scoring, but also dominate the paint, with both sisters finishing with a double-double. In fact the inside presence forced the Freeze to shoot the three ball, something they did with success, hitting 9 three-pointers in the game, including five in the second half.

After trailing most of the game, the Freeze tied the Eagles at 51-51 at the end of regulation, to force overtime. In the OT stanza, Red Lake Falls would shoot 6-for–9 from the free throw line, and outscore the Freeze 10 to 2. The Northern Freeze would find themselves in foul trouble late in this game, with three players fouling out by the end of the over-time period. While Red Lake Falls held a decisive edge in rebounding, they also committed nearly 10 more turn-overs than the Freeze.

The win improves Red Lake Falls’ record to 14-2 on the season, the Lady Eagles will host the Warren/Alvarado/Oslo Ponies, on Monday night, January 21, in Red Lake Falls. The loss drops the Northern Freeze record to 6-and-7. The Freeze will be on the road for their next game on Monday evening at Kittson County Central in Hallock. TRF Radio is scheduled to broadcast the Bearcat -vs- Freeze game on 99.3 FM KKDQ.

Red Lake Falls

Alexia Olson – 24 points, 12 rebounds

Megan Olson – 17 points, 13 rebounds

Sara Weiss – 6 points

Rylee Englestad – 5 points

Corinna Huot – 3 points

Kayla Schmitz – 3 points

Jenna Nelson – 2 points

Lexi Hagl – 1 point

Northern Freeze

Tori Davidson – 24 points, 7 rebounds

Allyson Dahl – 17 points, 3 rebounds

Jaydn Nelson – 5 points

Danielle Budziszewski – 4 points

Jaelyn Spilde – 2 points