Hot-shooting Laconia tops Xavier girls basketball

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ROSENDALE – Laconia drilled 13 3-pointers to take down Xavier 60-45 in a nonconference girls basketball game Thursday night at Laconia High School.

Laconia ripped off a 43-point first half to take an 18-point lead into intermission. While the Hawks held a three-point advantage in the second half, they couldn’t make up the big deficit.

Aubrey Leonhard scored 14 points with three 3-pointers and Finley Morgan had four 3-pointers for 12 points for Laconia (2-0), the defending WIAA Division 4 state champions.

Elle Krull had 11 points and Halle VandeHey scored nine to pace the Hawks (1-1).

Xavier will have a week off before playing at the Brookfield Central Thanksgiving Shootout. Xavier will take on Whitefish Bay Dominican on Friday, Nov. 24, at 4:15 p.m. and Franklin on Saturday, Nov. 25, at 11 a.m.

Spartans 60, Hawks 45
Xavier   25   20   –   45
Laconia   43   17   –   60
XAVIER (45): Kylee Standish 1-5 2-2 4, Joy Krull 1-5 0-0 2, Halle VandeHey 4-7 1-1 9, Catie Power 2-5 0-0 6, Molly Martine 1-4 0-0 3, Elle Krull 4-8 1-2 11, Faith Hafner 2-5 0-0 4, Carsyn Stempa 2-9 2-2 6. FG: 17-54. FT: 6-7. 3-pointers: 5-33 (Power 2, E. Krull 2, Martine 1). Fouls: 8. Record: 1-1.
LACONIA (60): Eva Engel 9, Molly Duel 1, Tierney Madigan 11, Callista VandeBerg 5, Aubrey Leonard 14, Payton Morgan 8, Finley Morgan 12. FG: 21. FT: 5-10. 3-pointers: 13 (F. Morgan 4, Engel 3, Leonard 3, P. Morgan 2, Madigan 1). Fouls: 10. Record: 2-0.