Northwestern used a second-quarter surge to pull away from Aberdeen Christian for a 47-33 Lake Region Conference girls’ basketball win at the Aberdeen Civic Arena on Thursday night.
The 11-5 surge came after a close opening quarter, which saw Northwestern grab a 14-11 advantage. The Wildcats used the post play of Adriana Ratigan, as well as lay-ups and second- chance baskets to take the lead.
Ratigan said getting the ball in the post was part of the gameplan.
“That’s a big chunk of our gameplan, especially when we have the height advantage,” Ratigan said. “Just feed it in early and then when they decide to double team, then I just take up two people so that everybody else can just be out and shoot.”
Despite an early deficit, Knights coach Cristian Martinez was pleased with how his team started.
“That was a great start for both teams,” Martinez said. “We moved the ball pretty good and we tried to match up on defense. It’s just kind of the good start yo
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