By Mark HaugenThe Cardinals notched their first win of the season Monday night and now look to build on the performance.Luverne beat Edgerton 60-53 Monday in Luverne but lost to Marshall 69-38 Thursday night as the Cardinals move to 1-6 on the year.The Cardinals are home Friday night against Redwood Area and then host JCC on Tuesday before getting a nine-day holiday break.Marshall 69, Luverne 38The Cardinals fell behind 19-9 after the first quarter and couldn’t recover as they lost to their second state-ranked opponent in a row.Luverne’s Samantha Gacke, a 6-1 sophomore, recorded her second consecutive double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Mindy Nieuwboer, a 5-9 sophomore, led with 15 points and four steals."We got a great effort from both Mindy and Samantha," coach Jason Phelps said. "We started a little stronger than Tuesday versus Worthington, but couldn’t withstand their consistent offensive attack. We had too many possessions where we didn’t get quality shots and missed too many open jumpers."The Cardinals shot only 26 percent from 2-point range and 20 percent (2-10) from 3-point land.Luverne lost the B-game 52-23, with Hilary Hanson scoring eight points.Luverne Box ScoreHeitkamp 0 0-0 0, Hanson 0 0-0 0, Nieuwboer 2 2 5-9 15, Snyder 1 0-1 2, Petersen 0 1-2 1, Kuhlman 2 2-4 6, Hoiland 0 0-0 0, Vogt 0 0-0 0, Gacke 5 3-5 13, Evans 0 0-0 0, Schneekloth 0 1-4 1.Team Totals:2-pt shooting: L 10-38. 3-pt shooting: L 2-10. Rebounds: L 23 (Gacke 12). Assists: L 9 (Kuhlman 3, Snyder 3). Steals: 12 (Nieuwboer 4). Turnovers: L 11. Blocks: L 5.Luverne 60, Edgerton 53The Red and White saw their 17-11 first-quarter lead evaporate and trailed 31-22 at halftime before bouncing back.Mindy Nieuwboer drained a 3-pointer with 1:30 left in the game that put the Cardinals ahead for good and then Luverne hit free throws down the stretch.Gacke led the Cardinals on offense with 21 points, while pulling down 15 rebounds and blocking four shots. Junior guard Maggie Kuhlman netted 14 points and handed out nine assists with five steals. Nieuwboer finished with 11 points."We got off to a good start, but had a stretch where we really struggled in the second quarter," Phelps said. "We showed a lot of resiliency and made a nice run to start the second half."Samantha had a great offensive night. Maggie also played a good floor game. It was an all-around good team effort and good to come out with a win."Luverne won the B-game 46-17 to raise its record to 4-2 as Erin Hoiland scored 12 points.Luverne Box ScoreHeitkamp 1 0-0 2, Nieuwboer 3 1 2-5 11, Snyder 3 2-5 8, Kuhlman 2 1 7-8 14, Gacke 7 7-15 21, Evans 2 0-0 4.Team Totals:2-pt shooting: L 18-49 for 36.7 percent. 3-pt shooting: 2-13 for 15 percent. Rebounds: L 22 (Gacke 5, Evans 5). Assists: L 16 (Kuhlman 9, Evans 4). Steals: L 13 (Kuhlman 5, Snyder 4). Turnovers: L 6. Blocks: L 5 (Gacke 4).