Girls basketball: Packers fall short at the buzzer

Published 11:04 pm Friday, January 6, 2017

The Austin girls basketball team suffered a big heartbreak after a big comeback as it lost 57-56 to Northfield (9-2 overall, 6-1 Big Nine) on the road Friday.

The Packers (5-5 overall, 4-3 Big Nine) led 56-54 after trailing 23-7 early on, but the Raiders won the game when Grace Touchette hit a buzzer beating three-pointer.

Colie Justice scored 16 points for the Packers and Abby Lewis had 12 points and seven rebounds.

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Austin’s game scheduled against Rochester John Marshall on Jan. 14 has been moved to 3:30 p.m.

Austin 23  33  —  56

Northfield 32  25  —  57

Austin scoring: Colie Justice, 16; Abby Lewis, 12; Elyse Hebrink, 8; Rebecca Younis, 7; Awenia Nywesh, 6; Emily Hegna, 4; free throws: 68 percent (17-for-25)