Lady Bulldogs Get 64-42 Playoff Win Over AlBrook

Wes Vork-NSO

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Mar 4

Wes Vork-NSO

In the “win or go home” world of playoff basketball, every possession is important. The Carlton Lady Bulldogs demonstrated that Thursday night when they cut down on turnovers and used a strong second half to blow open their Section 7A quarterfinal matchup against AlBrook 64-42.

Playing the early game of a playoff doubleheader in Hermantown, the Bulldogs had a few more turnovers and missed opportunities in the first half than they would have liked. Yet, they were still able to take a 34-24 halftime lead going into the locker room at halftime.

The second half was a different story. The Bulldogs scored 30 second half points and, with an early run, put the game out of reach by coasting to a 64-42 win.

Sara Aili led Carlton with 18 points. Behind her was Katie Bloom with 13 points, including two 3-pointers. Others finding the score column for the Bulldogs were Savannah Schramm with 9, Lindsey Dahl-Holm 8, Hallie Raisanen and Clarissa Nelson with 6 points each, and, with two points apiece were McKinzie Belanger and Brooke Camps.

Abby Otis turned in a fantastic game in the losing effort for the Falcons, scoring 23 of AlBrook’s 42 points.

With the win, Carlton moves on to face #1 seed Floodwood at 6:00pm Saturday at UMD. The loss ends AlBrook’s season with a record of 8-16.

Wes Vork can be reached at wes@northlandsportsonline.com