ADAMS — The No. 2 seeded Southland girls basketball team beat No. 7 Maple River (10-16 overall) 76-32 in the first round of the Section 2AA South Division Tournament in Adams Tuesday.

The Rebels (24-3 overall) outscored Maple River 44-15 in the second half to put the game away.

“We started out a little slow, but once the girls settled down and started playing basketball, we started to pull away,” Southland head coach Bob Sheehan said.

Southland will host No. 3 Blue Earth (19-5 overall) Friday at 7 p.m.

MR 17 15 — 32

Southland 31 44 — 76

Southland scoring: Madi Schmitz, 16; Jana Schammel, 12; Haley Kirkpatrick, 10; Lindsey Bottema, 8; Megan Mullenbach, 7; Kelli Smith, 6; Mckenzie Kirtz, 6; Bri Vogel, 2; Elizabeth May, 2; Morgan Schmitz, 2; Marisa Simon, 2; free throws: 68 percent (21-for-31)