| St. Peter/Lourdes updates |
By: Kurt Hildebrandt
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Posted: Saturday, March 13, 2010 2:42 am
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St. Peter upset Le Sueur-Henderson for the subsection crown after edging Blue Earth Area for the section title. Pat Beck photo.
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Lourdes goes on 8-2 run over last two minutes of half to cut St. Peter lead to 22-21 at halftime. Eagles beat Saints defense for a layup right before buzzer sounds.
Saints get off to fast start, but Lourdes pressure on the backcourt in the last few minutes gets the Eagles back in the game.
Kuiper leads St. Peter with 10 points at half followed by Raymond with six and three others with two, including Brown. Melquist leads Lourdes with 10 with Hansen adding 7.
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Two free throws by Raymond are first Saints points in more than 3 minutes. Extends lead to 20-13.
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Lourdes slowly climbing back in with 7-0 run to cut margin to 18-11. Melquist becoming a force underneath basket scoring 8 of Eagles first 11 points.
Saints have been stuck on 18 for about three minutes. Lourdes in bonus at 7:30 mark.
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Lourdes first basket comes with 12:59 left in half.
Still looking strong with 18-4 early advantage after Raymond's two free throws.
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No signs of nerves for Saints as they open up 6-0 lead on Kuiper layup with 15:25 left in opening half. Lourdes cold to start game.
About only thing going bad early is Sidney Dirks picking up two quick fouls.
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Good start... opening tip controlled by Saints and 25 seconds in St. Peter up 2-0.
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Ten minutes before game time and the St. Peter faithful are showing up in full force -- far outnumbering the number of Lourdes crowd.
Judging from the media guide, Lourdes has a balanced attack led by 6'2" forward Laura Melquist who averages nearly 18 a game. In pregame, Melquist looks very athletic and moves well. Should be interesting to see how Saints try to defend her.
Saints'band sounds great inside the arena and a large student section is forming.
More to come.
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Just an FYI, Minnehaha Academy is the biggest AA school here at state with an enrollment of 522 with St. Peter second at 519 (grades 10-12). Rochester Lourdes is the fourth biggest with 460 students while Braham is the smallest at 227.
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Click here for live updates during the St. Peter-Rochester Lourdes girls state basketball game at Target Center beginning at 6 p.m.
We'll give you scores, highlights and pictures of the action.
The Saints qualified for the state tournament by winning the section title last Friday.
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Two St. Peter fan buses will be going to the state girls basketball tournament Wednesday at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Leaving at 3:30 p.m. from the lower level door by the tennis courts, one bus will be for students in grades 7 through 12 and one for younger children and parents.
The bus ride costs $4. Tickets, at $8 for students and $12 for adults, are available at the high school activities office until 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. The game tips off at 6 p.m. vs. Rochester Lourdes.
Kuiper 3-pointer puts Saints up 9-0 with 13:53 left in first half...timeout Lourdes.
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Drama, history and Cinderella blended into the perfect Saints storm at Taylor Center in Mankato on Friday night.
AnnMarie Brown drove the lane for a buzzer beater in overtime to elevate her St. Peter Saints to a one-point victory over the Blue Earth Area Bucs.
The second-seeded Saints knocked off the top-seeded Bucs for the Section 2A title and the first trip to State since the 1997 squad qualified.
At the end of regulation on Friday, Brown was fouled from outside the arc. She netted all three free throws to force the game into overtime.
The St. Peter community is rallying behind the Saints for defeating the Bucs 53-52. The Saints open the state tournament at Target Center on Wednesday evening.
Please click back to this site, or the St. Peter Public Schools site, for ticket information and availability of seats on a Saints fan bus traveling to Target Center.
Please click on the video at the right side of this home page. It shows Brown's game-winning shot, interviews and highlights from the section title win. To view video, click on little white triangle in low left corner of video screen.
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