WILLMAR — Four starters finished in double figures to help the Ridgewater men’s basketball team get back into the win column in a high-scoring affair on Friday night.
Ridgewater captured a 97-94 win over Minnesota North College-Mesabi Range. The Warriors, who are receiving votes in the NJCAA Division III rankings, are 8-2. Mesabi Range is 3-6.
DeAndre Holloway and Brenton McKinney led the way for Ridgewater.
Holloway, a 6-foot-7 sophomore forward from Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, recorded team-bests of 23 points and 12 rebounds. He secured his eighth double-double. Holloway is averaging 18.6 points and 11.6 rebounds per contest this season.
McKinney, a 6-2 freshman guard from Lake Region High School in Winter Haven, Florida, supplied a career-high 22 points. He shot 7 of 14 from the field and made 6 of 10 free throws.
Also for the Warriors, 6-0 sophomore guard Tyrese Mayo contributed 14 points and 6-3 sophomore guard Connor Whittet tacked on 10 points. Mayo is from Winter Haven, Florida, and Whittet is from St. Clair.
Reggie Adams scored a game-high 26 points for Mesabi Range, which got 21 points from Tahje Johnson.
Ridgewater hosts Minnesota North College-Vermilion at 3 p.m. Saturday at Willmar.
Ridgewater 97, Mesabi Range 94
Mesabi Range 35 59 — 94
MESABI RANGE – Scoring: Reggie Adams 26, Tahje Johnson 21, Paul Chandler 16, Gideon Hulse 10, Jamil Aziz 6, Barry Simmons 4, Shammond Davis 4, Jermaine Thompson 4, Damon Ramos 3 … 3-point shots: Adams 3, Johnson 2, Chandler 2 … Rebound leader: Adams 7 … Assist leaders: Chandler 4, Davis 4 … Steal leaders: Adams 4, Johnson 4 … Block leader: Hulse 4
RIDGEWATER – Scoring: DeAndre Holloway 23, Brenton McKinney 22, Tyrese Mayo 14, Connor Whittet 10, De’Quarious Marks 9, John Hooker 8, Jovohn Davis 5, Jalen Schumann 3, Steven Nzimi 2, Kyler Pickle 1 … 3-point shots: Marks 3, Mayo 2, McKinney 2, Whittet 1, Davis 1, Schumann 1 … Rebound leaders: Holloway 12, Hooker 7 … Assist leaders: Mayo 6, Whittet 4 … Steal leader: McKinney 4 … Block leaders: Holloway 2, McKinney 1
Ridgewater 87, Mesabi Range 69
Madison Norsten tied her career-high with 27 points and Julia Hines and Charlize Arcoren both scored their career-bests to lift the Warriors past Mesabi Range at Willmar.
Norsten, a 5-foot-9 freshman guard/forward from Willmar, shot 7 of 19 from the field and made 9 of 10 free throws for Ridgewater, which improves to 5-7. She also shot 4-for-9 on three-pointers.
Hines, a 5-2 sophomore guard from Randolph, caught fire from beyond the arc, shooting 7-for-12 before finishing with 23 points. Overall, she shot 8 of 13 from the field.
Arcoren, a 5-6 freshman guard from St. Francis Indian School in Rosebud, South Dakota, tallied 18 points on 6 of 8 shooting and 4 of 5 free throws.
Ridgewater hosts Minnesota North College-Vermilion at 1 p.m. Saturday at Willmar.
Mesabi Range 24 19 12 14 — 69
Ridgewater 22 24 28 13 — 87
MESABI RANGE – Scoring: Memphis Tendrup 21, Jasia White 20, Gabby Lira 12, Suzy Aubrey 11, Hannah Edwards 5 … 3-point shots: White 3, Lira 3, Tendrup 2, Aubrey 2, Edwards 1 … Rebound leaders: Tendrup 12, Aubrey 10, White 8 … Assist leaders: White 6, Lira 4, Tendrup 4 … Steal leaders: White 5, Tendrup 5 … Block leaders: White 1, Lira 1
RIDGEWATER – Scoring: Madison Norsten 27, Julia Hines 23, Charlize Arcoren 18, Aly Wendlandt 5, Rochelle Dean 5, Kyra Jensen 4, Hannah Keller 3, Ali Pederson 2 … 3-point shots: Hines 7, Norsten 4, Arcoren 2, Wendlandt 1 … Rebound leaders: Dean 9, Jensen 8 … Assist leaders: Dean 4, Arcoren 4 … Steal leaders: Norsten 3, Wendlandt 3 … Block leader: Jensen 2
Michael Lyne joined the West Central Tribune as a sports reporter in May 2022, following his graduation from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, where he graduated with a bachelors degree in journalism and a minor degree in Spanish studies.
You may reach Michael at mlyne@wctrib.com, or by calling (320) 214-4345.