Courtney Volkmann remained hot Monday night and so did the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines as they reeled off their sixth straight victory by beating Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 52-34.
Volkmann led the scoring with 16 points and joined Kelsi Crawford, Hannah Toedter and Rachel Craig in grabbing 17 of WDC's 25 rebounds. Crawford had a good floor game with four steals and joined Avery Jackson in scoring eight points.
"We couldn't have asked the girls to play a better game overall. They shot well, played exceptionally great defense and really took care of the basketball," WDC head coach Brian Silbernick said.
The Wolverines are 8-1 since Jan. 21 when they snapped an 11-game losing streak. During their late season run they have improved their record from 2-12 to 10-13.
Monday's loss dropped the Rebels to 15-9.
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WDC (52)
Courtney Volkmann 16, K. Crawford 8, A. Jackson 8, E. Miron 6, Caitlin Volkmann 5, H. Toedter 4, R. Craig 3, K. Timm 2. Totals: 17/2 17-22 52
DGF (34)
L. Thompson 5, K. Brinkman 2, H. Casler 2, A. Yliniemi 7, T. Fischer 9, M. Mathison 6, M. Mercil 3, P. Stalboerger 2. Totals: 6/2 18-22 34
WDC 24 28 - 52
DGF 21 13 - 34
Fouls: WDC 17; DGF 22
Fouled Out: Jackson, Miron (WDC)
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Wadena-Deer Creek 55,
Pelican Rapids 40
Courtney and Caitlin Volkmann led a balanced effort with 20 points, six assists and four treys as the Wolverines reeled off their fifth straight victory.
Kelsi Crawford and Rachel Craig both had eight rebounds for WDC.
Kendra Coleman was Pelican's only double figure scorer with 17 tallies.
"We continued to play well as a team. Offensively we had very balanced scoring," Silbernick said. "The girls are playing well together sharing the ball."
The Wolverines held the Vikings to just 17 points in the second half and out-rebounded the Vikings 32-18.
"Defensively we had a solid game, and we continue to play hard underneath rebounding the ball," Silbernick said.
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The Wolverines improved their record to 9-13 while the Vikings dropped to 14-8.
PELICAN RAPIDS (40)
K. Haugen 2, M. Strand 5, K. Coleman 17, M. Johnson 3, M. Korf 4, E. Morgan 9. Totals 12/2 10-15 40
WADENA-DEER CREEK (55)
Caitlin Volkmann 10, H. Toedter 8, Courtney Volkmann 10, A. Jackson 8, K. Crawford 5, Rachel Craig 6, E. Miron 8.
Totals: 17/4 9-20 55
Pelican Rapids 23 17 - 40
Wadena-Deer Creek 28 27 - 55
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Fouls: PR 15, WDC 13
