For their last home game the Lady Knights hosted the Bishop Ryan Lions for a little division B basketball action. Our Redeemer’s also used this game to celebrate their senior Mikayla Altringer for her last high school home basketball game.

Going into the game neither team held a spot in the rankings. The Knights held a 8-9 (win-loss) overall record compared to the Lions 5-10 making this a battle for the Knights to pull off the 51-34 win over the Lions.

Lauren Strom won the jump for possession and gave the Knights the first opportunity to score. Possession of the ball went back and forth between the Lions and the Knights before either team could score.

Our Redeemer’s Noel Pankratz started the scoring with three points out on the arc. Once the Knights started scoring they couldn’t be stopped. Mikayla Altringer earned Our Redeemer’s three points in the first quarter. Strom, center for the Lady Knights, made six points in the lane then followed that with two more points at the foul line.

Bishop Ryan couldn’t work past Our Redeemer’s’ defence in the first quarter of the game. The Lady Knights utilized a full court press to stop the Lions from progressing down the court, the height on the Knights team also helped them block any incoming passes for the Lions allowing the Knights to end the first quarter with a 14-0 lead.

Our Redeemer’s continued to build their lead over Bishop Ryan through the second quarter of the game. Strom once again led the Knights’ score in the second quarter of the game. Strom brought in nine points for Our Redeemer’s, teammate Kadyn Braun followed with two more points for Our Redeemer’s.

The Lions only managed to get players the chance to score in the second quarter of the game. Olivia Demras made a 3-pointer for Bishop Ryan. Alena Johansen followed suit with three more points on the arc for the Lions. Taylor Lundeen made the final two points for the Lions in the second quarter of the game.

Hannah Conway and Brooklyn Roedocker each made a free throw point for the Knight. Our Redeemer’s maintained their lead and ended the first half of the game 27-8 over Bishop Ryan.

The second half of the game both teams showed more physicality. The Lions came out with both Violet Demars and Johansen making two points for their team. The Knights matched with four points from Braun.

O. Demars made her way to the basket in the third quarter of the game with eight points for the Lions. Our Redeemer’s retaliated with five more points from Strom and three from Altringer.

The Lions started to close in on the Knights lead in the final quarter of the game. Ceci Johansen made Bishop Ryan three points at the foul line. A. Johansen brought in two more points for the Lady Lions.

Braun made the Knights five points to maintain their lead. Tessa Carlson brought in a 3-pointer to assist Our Redeemer’s lead. Strom made the final four points for the Knights in the final quarter of the game. Our Redeemer’s secured a lead that even O. Demars nine additional for Bishop Ryan couldn’t fight.

The Knights took the 51-34 home win over the Lions.

The Lady Knights will travel to Underwood to play Central Mclean for their final game of the regular season Friday, February 7.