Last Tuesday the Timberwolves hosted the Diller-Odell Griffins in a battle of two rated D2 schools won by Exeter-Milligan 36-30. Krejci visits with his team during a time out at that game. Krejci’s team improved to 13-0 with a 33-24 win over Freeman in the first round of the MUDECAS on Monday in Beatrice.
Jaiden Papik (2) and Jasmine Turrubiates (23) pressure Diller-Odell’s Addison Heidemann (10) during first half action last Tuesday. Papik and Turrubiates led the Timberwolves on Monday night with eight points each in their first round win at the MUDECAS over Freeman.
BEATRICE-The 2021 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament got underway on Monday with Division A girls’ games being played at the Beatrice Auditorium and Division B games held across the street at the Beatrice Middle School.
The No. 1 seed Exeter-Milligan Timberwolves had a shaky first half, but came back with a 7-0 run in the third quarter and went on to post the 33-24 win over the No. 8 seed Freeman Falcons in A division action.
Freeman (7-5) trailed after the first quarter 8-6, but used five points from Kaylee Bures and a three-pointer from Katy Mertens to open a 16-13 at the half.
Bures led all players in scoring with 10 points, while Mertens added for four for the Falcons. Bures’ scoring also included a pair of three-point goals.
Exeter-Milligan was able to get to the free throw line 22 times in the second half alone and they made 15, going 5 of 6 in the third quarter to re-take the lead at 20-16 through three quarters.
The Timberwolves, rated as the No. 4 team in Class D2 according to the Omaha World-Herald finished up the game 18 of 28 at the free throw line, compared to 7 of 12 for the Falcons.
Nine of Exeter-Milligan’s 13 fourth quarter points were free throws as Jasmine Turrubiates and Cameran Jansky had the only baskets.
Senior Jaiden Papik and Turrubiates led the No. 4 team with eight points each, while both Jansky and Emma Olsen put up seven points apiece.
Exeter-Milligan (13-0) will take on the Bruning/Davenport/Shickley Eagles at 5 p.m. on Thursday in the semifinals.
BDS, the No. 5 seed was a 43-35 winner over No. 4 seed Sterling.
In the other first round A Division games, No. 6 seed Johnson-Brock upset No. 3 seed Diller-Odell in double overtime 35-30, while the No. 2 seed Falls City Sacred Heart Irish made quick work of Meridian 63-22.
Freeman (7-5) 6 10 0 8-24
Exeter-Milligan (13-0) 8 5 7 13-33
