M-C Girls Up to Nine Wins

Adam Wilder’s Mabel-Canton girls had a 2-0 week to continue their good season. For the second straight year, they downed La Crescent (57-47). Coranda Vickerman (19 pts, 13-19 FTs, 7 rebs, 5 assists), Courtney Graves (career-high tying 19 pts, 8-14 FGs), Payton Danielson (11 pts), and Lexi Thorson (4 pts, 11 rebs, 4 assists) led the way. The Lancers had won nine straight prior to last year. M-C then trekked to Houston. A season ago, the Hurricanes prevailed 62-61 in overtime at home, courtesy of Cortney Johnston’s three-quarter court miracle shot. There were no heaves or miracles this year. Up 34-23 midway through the second, M-C scored seven points in about 15 seconds, part of an 11-0 run (45-23). The Cougars prevailed 49-25. Graves was left open often, and her mid-range efforts were the story. After 29 double-digit career scoring efforts, all without a 20-point game, the 5’9” senior hit for a career-high (20 pts, 9-14 FGs, 6 rebs). Vickerman (6 pts, 10 rebs, 7 assists, 4 stls) and Danielson (7 pts, 7 rebs) helped out. M-C assisted 16 of 19 field goals, a season-high, with seven of ten girls notching at least one helper. Jessica Kitching (9 pts), Jenny Albrecht (5 pts, 14 rebs, 4 stls), and Alyssa Rostad (5 pts, 10 rebs) paced Houston, who shot 2 for 31 in the second half. The Cougars (4-1, 9-4) are on a four-game win streak.