Lady Bison fall short on opening day

     The Lady Bison hosted Northwood-Kensett as they opened their basketball season last Tuesday, Nov. 22 in Buffalo Center. North Iowa was slow to get going, as the Vikings built up a 16 point lead in the first half. The Lady Bison chipped away at N-K’s lead in the last quarter, but they fell short in their season opener, 38-46.

     Katelin Adams led North Iowa in scoring for the night with 12 points, followed by Rachel Hassebroek with nine and Kendall Melz with six. Jessica Govern and Taylen Hinders each added four points, and Dani Yegge scored three. Adams led in rebounds with eight, followed by Melz with five. Rachel Schutter and Yegge each had four steals.

     “I was very proud of effort getting back into the game in the second half,” said Lady Bison Head Coach Matt Harriman. “We just dug ourselves too big of a hole at the beginning. We didn’t have the best shooting night but were able to get a lot of second chance points to keep up in it. Overall, a lot of things to learn from after the first game, and I hope we can, going forward, improve on those few things.”