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Senior Bridgette Johnson fights for a rebound against Albany on Thursday night. Against Morris on Friday, she snagged five boards.

The Dogs broke open the game in the third quarter, outscoring the Tigers 20-7 over that eight-minute span. That period turned a 28-21 halftime lead to a 48-28 advantage entering the fourth quarter.

Morris outscored the Dogs 22-14 in the final frame, but the Dogs won 62-50.

The Bulldogs shot 47 percent from the floor in the game, making 27 of 57 shots. Senior post Amanda Glenz led the scoring, making 11 of 16 shots in scoring 26 points.

Junior guard Kim Hess scored 12 points, dished 11 assists, and grabbed seven rebounds for Paynesville.

This week, the Bulldogs played at LPGE on Tuesday. They will host Melrose on Friday night, and they will host Eden Valley-Watkins on Tuesday, Feb. 3.

Paynesville--	14	14	20	14	- 62
Morris--	10	11	7	22	- 50

SCORING: (FG-FT/FTA-PTS)
Paynesville 62 - Amanda Glenz 11-4/6-26; Kim Hess 5-0/0-12; Brittany Lieser 4-0/0-9; Kayla Mackedanz 2-0/0-5; Rachael Wendlandt 2-0/0-4; Kendra Johnson 1-0/0-2; Sam Moser 1-0/0-2; Bridgette Johnson 1-0/0-2; Peggy Thompson 0-0/1-0; TOTALS: FG 27/57, FT4/7, 3's 4.

STATISTICS: 3-pointers - 4 Hess 2; Lieser 1; Mackedanz 1; Rebounds - 31 Hess 7; Wendlandt 6; Bridgette Johnson 5; Assists - 21 Hess 11; Kendra Johnson 3; Lieser 3; Steals - 15 Kendra Johnson 4; Blocks - 3 Wendlandt 2.

Morris 50 - Angie Jallo 7-0/4-14; Brittany Kill 4-5/10-13; Mandi Kloos 3-1/2-7; Amber Heck 2-2/2-6; Amanda Dierks 2-1/2-5; Whitney Dierks 2-0/0-4; Tracy Kopel 0-1/2-1; TOTALS: FG 20, FT 10/22, 3's 0.

Albany 86, Paynesville 54
The Albany Huskies, rated #6 in Class AA, defeated the Bulldogs 86-54 on Thursday to take the lead in the West Central Conference North.

The loss was the first in the conference for the Bulldogs, now 4-1 in the WCCN. Albany remained undefeated in conference play.

Junior guard Kim Hess hangs in the air and avoids a block attempt from Albany's Joanne Noreen in scoring two of her 16 points last week. Noreen led all scorers with 23 points for the state-rated Huskies. Getting ready to rebound for the Bulldogs is junior Kayla Mackedanz (5).

The Huskies broke open the game with a 16-2 run in the second quarter. The Bulldogs trailed by four, 25-21, a minute into the second quarter, but did not score again until the last 30 seconds before halftime. The run propelled Albany to a 41-26 lead at halftime.

Then the Huskies outscored the Dogs 24-12 in the third quarter, including another 11-0 run.

The Huskies had five players score a dozen points or more. They also forced the Bulldogs into committing 39 turnovers.

Junior guard Kendra Johnson withstands pressure from an Albany defender last week. She scored four points and had three steals against the Huskies.

Glenz led the Bulldogs with 18 points, eight rebounds, and four blocks. Hess added 16 points and four steals.

Albany--	23	18	24	21	- 86
Paynesville--	18	8	12	16	- 54

SCORING: (FG-FT/FTA-PTS)
Albany 86 - Joanne Noreen 7-8/11-23; Kari Wolford 4-4/6-13; Sarah Korneck 5-3/3-13; Sarah Eisenschenk 4-4/4-12; Dani Gill 4-4/5-12; Kayla Korneck 3-3/4-9; Danielle Fritz 1-0/4-2; Krista Roerick 1-0/0-2; TOTALS: FG 29, FT 26/37, 3's 2.

Paynesville 54 - Amanda Glenz 6-6/7-18; Kim Hess 4-8/12-16; Brittany Lieser 2-0/0-4; Kendra Johnson 2-0/0-4; Peggy Thompson 0-4/7-4; Rachael Wendlandt 0-4/6-4; Bridgette Johnson 1-0/0-2; Kayla Mackedanz 0-1/2-1; Sam Moser 0-1/2-1; TOTALS: FG 15/45, FT 24/36, 3's 0.

STATISTICS: Rebounds - 31 Glenz 8; Lieser 6; Assists - 6; Steals - 12 Hess 4; Johnson 3; Lieser 3; Blocks - 4 Glenz 4.

NL-S 78, Paynesville 38
The Wildcats, rated #1 in Class AA, defeated the Bulldogs 78-38 on Tuesday, Jan. 20, ending the Dogs' nine-game winning streak.

The Wildcats outscored the Dogs in every quarter, building a 39-16 lead in the first half and then outscoring the Dogs 39-22 in the second half. They held the Dogs to 23 rebounds, limited them to 30 percent shooting, and forced 20 turnovers. The Wildcats made nearly twice as many shots from the floor (29 to 15) and also made five three-pointers.

Glenz led the Bulldogs with 21 points and eight rebounds.

Paynesville--	10	6	12	10	- 38
NL-S--	17	22	19	20	- 78

SCORING: (FG-FT/FTA-PTS)
Paynesville 38 - Amanda Glenz 9-3/5-21; Kim Hess 2-3/5-7; Kendra Johnson 2-0/0-5; Brittany Lieser 1-0/0-3; Rachael Wendlandt 1-0/0-2; TOTALS: FG 15/50, FT 6/10, 3's 2.

STATISTICS: 3-pointers - 2 Johnson 1; Lieser 1; Rebounds - 23 Glenz 8; Hess 5; Lieser 5; Assists - 11 Hess 3; Steals - 5 Johnson 2; Blocks - 1.

NL-S 78 - Allison Bratsch 7-2/2-20; Jessica Heinen 5-6/8-16; Melanie Henjum 6-2/2-14; Kayla Karnes 4-0/1-9; Katie Wendlandt 3-3/4-9; Jennifer Wendlandt 2-0/0-4; Renee Henjum 1-1/2-3; Keli Gronley 1-0/0-2; Laura Christensen 0-1/2-1; TOTALS: FG 29, FT 15/21, 3's 5.

Correction
The Bulldogs' victory over St. Cloud Cathedral was not the team's first in four years, as stated last week. The Dogs beat the Crusaders 53-48 in January 2003. Prior to that, they had not beaten the Crusaders since February 2000.