HURON – Wolsey-Wessington outscored Ethan 17-10 in the fourth quarter, including the final five points of the contest, to earn a 60-55 win in the third-place game at the Class B Girls’ State Basketball Tournament Saturday night at the Huron Arena.
Leah Williams broke a tie score on a three-point play with 2:05 remaining and then added a pair of free throws to put the finishing touches on the victory.
The fourth quarter came after the Warbirds trailed at the end of each of the first three quarters.
Ethan was able to take an early lead and owned a 15-11 edge after the opening period. In the second quarter, the Rustlers stretched their lead to 28-19 before the Warbirds fought back to tie the game at 28 in the closing seconds of the half. However, Ethan’s Marissa Storm nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Rustlers a 31-28 halftime lead.
Despite being down for much of the first half, Wolsey-Wessington coach Josh McGillvrey said his team continued to fight.
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