Burros Comeback Ends Streak vs M-C

It had been awhile since Lanesboro’s girls beat Mabel-Canton in basketball.  One had to go back to 2015 and Olivia Haug’s senior year.  The Cougars had won nine straight.  Ten looked highly doable.  M-C led Lanesboro 41-32 with under 12 minutes left in the game.  But the Cougars hit just two field goals the rest of the way.  Lanesboro went 9-1 to close to down 42-41.  A Payton Benson three put Lanesboro up 46-44 in the final 4:00.  It was their first lead since 5-2.  Benson hit another three minutes later to break a 46-46 tie (49-46).  Jessie Schreiber then hit two free throws (51-46).  Scoring 21 of the final 28 points of the game, Lanesboro pulled off the comeback 53-48.  Benson (12 pts, 7 rebs), Schreiber (12 pts, 6-9 FTs), Brielle Ruen (10 pts, 7 rebs), and Sydney Taylor (8 pts, 10 rebs) did big work for the victors.  Payton Danielson (16 pts, 10 rebs, 6 asts, 3 stls), Lauren Wyffels (10 pts), and Camryn Cox (7 pts, 9 rebs) led M-C.  Spurred by 24 offensive rebounds, Lanesboro (18 of 65) took 17 more shots than the Cougars (15 of 48).  Lanesboro hit 5 of 13 second half three’s after going 0 of 11 in the first half.