Riverland women top Fergus Falls on the road

Published 11:32 pm Wednesday, January 27, 2010

The Blue Devils women’s basketball team stayed aggressive and it paid off in a 65-59 win at Fergus Falls (7-12 overall, 0-5 MCAC South) Wednesday night.

RCC (9-10 overall, 1-4 MCAC South) hit 26-of-32 free throws and Joni Lillo and Krista Viehauser combined for 49 points.

“It was really a nice overall effort,” RCC head coach Suzy Hebrink said. “Joni and Krista were aggressive and we attacked the basket and everybody else pitched as well with rebounds and steals.”

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After trailing 12-5 early on, the Blue Devils scored 19 straight and they led 30-22 at the break.

Viehauser added 10 rebounds and six steals, Brooke Rosenstiel had 11 rebounds and Gretchen Hebrink had five steals.

RCC scoring: Krista Viehauser, 25; Joni Lillo, 24; Brooke Rosenstiel, 7; Danyel Hythecker, 4; Gretchen Hebrink, 3; Mandy May, 2; free throws: 81 percent (26-for-32)