Strong 4th Quarter Not Enough, Season Ends For N-O

A big fourth quarter wasn't enough to propel the Lady Warriors past Creighton in the first round of the C2-6 subdistrict game in O'Neill on Tuesday night.

The Neligh-Oakdale girls ended their season with a 44-39 loss to the #1 seed, but they never gave up. Down 18 points heading into the final quarter, the Lady Warriors forced turnovers on defense while putting up 24 points of their own. Creighton will advance to play #2 Ainsworth on Thursday.

Paige Furstenau led the N-O girls with 11 points and an impressive 7 steals in the post-season matchup. Haley Kerkman also put up double figures with 10 points, followed by Trinity Kurpgeweit with 6 points and 10 rebounds, Jaclynn Hixson with 5 points, Brooke Frey 3, and Rachel Higgins and Bailey Frey with 2 apiece.

N-O   4    4   7   24   39
Cre    4  14  15  11   44
Neligh-Oakdale: Claire Whitesel 1r, 1a; Rachel Higgins 2p, 2s; Bailey Frey 2p, 1r, 3a, 2s; Trinity Kurpgeweit 6p, 10r, 1s; Paige Furstenau 11p, 2r, 3a, 7s; Jaclynn Hixson 5p, 6r, 1a, 1s; Brooke Frey 3p; Haley Kerkman 10p, 2r, 1a, 1s.