Ledgers Fall At State In OT

St. Mary’s Springs’ girls basketball team saw their
tournament run end in the Division 4 State Semifinals, falling defending
champion Algoma 42-37 in overtime at the Resch
Center in Green Bay. 
The Ledgers fell behind Algoma 11-2 midway through the first quarter
before rallying late to cut the deficit to just a bucket at 11-9 at the end of
the first quarter.  Algoma held that same
two point lead 23-21 at the break.  St. Mary’s Springs was able to battle back and take a
29-25 lead with 3:44 left in the 3^rd.  Algoma pulled back even at 31-31 at the end
of three.  The Ledgers took a 37-36 lead with
6:03 left in the 4^th quarter and did not score the rest of the
way.  Algoma pulled even at 37 with 5:20
to go in the period and neither team scored the rest of the regulation.  Algoma outscored Springs 5-0 in the OT to
grab the win and a chance to defend their D4 title.  Kelly Schrauth led Springs with 17 points and
13 rebounds.  Melanie Schneider added
nine points as SMSA’s season ends at 23-4. 
Algoma will play Cuba
City on Saturday
afternoon for the state title.

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