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Adrian girls slip past Edgerton for first victory

By John RittenhouseThe Adrian girls’ basketball team broke into the win column by posting a 10-point victory at Edgerton Public School Tuesday.The win came after the Dragons dropped a 23-point game in Fulda Thursday.Adrian, 1-3 overall, plays at the Red Rock Central Holiday Tournament Friday and Saturday. The Dragons host Pipestone Tuesday.Adrian 56, Edgerton 46The play of two AHS reserves sparked the Dragons during their first win of the season Tuesday in Edgerton.Senior Jolene Reisdorfer and junior Kelsey Tjepkes came off the bench to score a combined seven points at crucial times."We got some great minutes from Reisdorfer and Tjepkes in the first half," said AHS coach Randy Strand. "They came off the bench and really played well."AHS led 33-27 at the intermission before outscoring the Flying Dutchmen 23-19 in the second half to win by 10.Samantha Lynn scored 29 points, grabbed eight rebounds and charted five steals for the winners. Brittany Bullerman and Katlin Wiertsema collected 12 and eight rebounds respectively. Tjepkes chipped in four assists.Box scoreEm.Thier 0 0 1-2 1, Tjepkes 1 0 0-0 2, N.Lynn 1 0 0-0 2, S.Lynn 6 3 8-10 29, Reisdorfer 1 0 3-4 5, K.Bullerman 2 0 2-4 6, B.Bullerman 3 0 3-4 9, Wiertsema 0 0 2-2 2.Team statisticsAdrian: 17 of 64 field goals (27 percent), 19 of 26 free throws (73 percent), 34 rebounds, 12 turnovers.Edgerton: 20 of 55 field goals (36 percent), four of eight free throws (50 percent), 34 rebounds, 15 turnovers.Fulda 66, Adrian 43The Dragons were unable to break into the win column when they traveled to Fulda Thursday.The home-standing Raiders controlled the paint area and took advantage of 21 turnovers by Adrian to secure a 23-point victory."Fulda is a good team," said AHS coach Strand. "Our young posts struggled, and our turnovers hurt us."The Raiders led 37-21 at the intermission. Adrian trimmed the difference to 10 points early in the second half, but Fulda pulled away to win handily.Lynn scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Dragons. Wiertsema collected nine rebounds and Kayla Bullerman charted seven assists.Box scoreEm.Thier 3 0 1-2 7, N.Lynn 3 0 1-2 7, S.Lynn 3 1 1-2 10, K.Bullerman 1 0 2-3 4, B.Bullerman 2 0 4-8 8, Wiertsema 1 0 5-6 7.Team statisticsAdrian: 14 of 53 field goals (26 percent), 14 of 23 free throws (61 percent), 31 rebounds, 24 turnovers.Fulda: 28 of 75 field goals (37 percent), six of 12 free throws (50 percent), 37 rebounds, nine turnovers.

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