Jamie Kenealy nine points, six rebounds
(photos by Jim Lindquist)
With three Missota Conference games remaining, the Tigers find themselves locked in a three-way tie for second place in the league standings after a 58-40 win at Holy Angels Tuesday night, Feb. 15, in Richfield.
Chanhassen sits atop the conference with a 9-2 mark while Farmington, New Prague and Shakopee stand one game back with identical 8-3 records.
Although the Tigers routed Holy Angels 58-26 when the teams met at Tiger Gym earlier in the season, the Stars made a game of it in the first half, trailing by just 23-18 at halftime.
The visitors started to find their game legs after the break, however, and a 17-8 run to open the second period gave them some breathing room. Taylor Meyer led the second half spurt with nine points and Mariah Mincke chipped in with a big three-pointer. Farmington led by 23 points with five minutes to play.
Rebounding was a problem in the first half as the Stars relied on the three-point shot to stay in the game but the Tigers owned the glass after intermission, finishing with a 43-26 advantage.
"We rebounded much better in the second half," coach Jason Berg said. "Because they shot so many three's (27), there were a lot of long rebounds. In the second half we did a better job of chasing them down."
Meyer scored a game-high 22 points, netting 11 in each half, and also came away with a team-high eight rebounds. Jamie Kenealy finished with nine points, eight in the second half, and six boards; Elena Koch scored eight points and pulled down seven rebounds.
Paige Steele delivered four assists and Meyer came up with four steals for the winners.
Farmington (19-3) hosts Northfield Friday night (Feb. 18) and travels to Chaska next Tuesday night before returning home for the regular season finale with New Prague on Feb. 25.
