Kinley Soiney poured in 30 points and the state-ranked No. 18 Spring Grove girls were effective in transition during a 60-40 neutral-site win over Kenyon-Wanamingo (3-5). The Dec. 27 decision was part of a holiday schedule at Hayfield.
The Lions (8-1) shot a strong 45% from the field, much due to Soiney hitting 11 of 18 shots (61%). Grove did not rely heavily on 3-point shots but hit a season-high 46% beyond the arc (6 for 13). The Lions pushed the pace after steals and defensive rebounds to outscore the Knights, 20-to-4 with fast breaks.
In addition to scoring half of Spring Grove’s points, Soiney also had a team-high 7 rebounds while Kylie Hammel scored 11 points and rebounded 6 times. Carlie Halverson had another 6 boards while Kendal VanMinsel (6 points) and Brinley Middendorf each grabbed 5 rebounds. Siri Konkel (6 points) and Emerson Ingvalson (5 points) each passed out 6 assists.
The Lions led 13-11 before they separated with a 17-1 run as they scored on 8 of 12 possessions while the Knights had 8 turnovers during 11 possessions. Up by 14 points at halftime (33-19), Spring Grove led by as many 29 during the seconds half.
The downside for the Lions was the 20 turnovers, one more than K-W, the first time this season Spring Grove had not won the turnover battle.
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SG 60, K-W 40
SCORE by HALVES
SG 33+27=60
KW 19+21=40
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 45% (22-49), KW 30% (17-57)
2-pt FG: SG 44% (16-36), KW 36% (14-39)
3-pt FG: SG 46% (6-13), KW 17% (3-18)
Free throws: SG 59% (10-17), KW 43% (3-7)
Rebounds: SG 36, KW 31
Turnovers: SG 20, KW 19
2nd Chance pts: SG 9, KW 7
Fast break pts: SG 20, KW 4
Pts. in paint: SG 33, KW 29
Greatest lead: SG 29, KW 3
Fouls: SG 11, KW 18
SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter
*Siri Konkel 6P, 1R, 6A
Elle Berns played, no stats
Layla Kittleson 1R, 1A, 1B
Addison Halverson played, no stats
Jada Strinmoen played, no stats
*Kendal VanMinsel 6P, 5R
Katie Klug played, no stats
Brinley Middendorf 2P, 5R, 2B
Izabel Kaufmann 1R, 1S
*Carlie Halverson 6R, 4A, 1S
*Kylie Hammel 11P, 6R, 4A, 3S
Addison Kessler 1R
*Emerson Ingvalson 5P, 3R, 6A, 3S
*Kinley Soiney 30P, 7R, 1A, 3S
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Spring Grove Varsity Girls (8-1, 4-0 SEC)
W at Lanesboro 67-34
L at Waukon 63-66
W vs. Kingsland 52-44
W vs. Postville 63-18
W at Schaeffer Academy 42-38
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 70-51
W vs. Wabasha-Kellogg 63-43
W at St. Charles 63-27
W vs. Kenyon-Wanamingo 60-40
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12/28 at Hayfield 7 pm
01/04 Lyle/Pacelli
01/08 at Southland
01/09 Grand Meadow
01/15 Houston
01/18 Lanesboro
01/22 at Kingsland
01/25 at Turkey Valley
01/26 Schaeffer Academy 6 pm
01/30 Fillmore Central
02/01 at LeRoy-Ostrander
02/02 Lansing Kee High
02/06 at Lyle/Pacelli (at Lyle)
02/08 Southland
02/09 at Grand Meadow
02/10 at Rushford-Peterson
02/16 at Houston
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B-team Lions (4-1)
W at Lanesboro 42-14
L at Waukon 23-37
W vs. Kingsland 36-22
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 40-9
W at St. Charles 39-32
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8th Grade Girls (3-2)
L at Lanesboro 18-41
W vs. Kee 35-32
W vs. Kingsland 32-14
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 34-28
L at Caledonia
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7th Grade Girls (2-1)
W at Lanesboro 21-20 OT
W vs. Kee 30-14
L at Caledonia