Lexi Roby registered 21 points to lead the Brainerd Warriors to an 81-41 non-conference victory over the Zimmerman Thunder Friday at Brainerd High School.
Lillee Hardee added 18 points for the Warriors. Regen McElfresh collected 14 points, four assists and three steals. Cara Helgeson grabbed eight rebounds for the Warriors.
"It was a great team win tonight," said Warrior head coach Troy Nelson.
"We shot lights out for the game and passed the ball well, resulting in 20 assists on 29 makes. We came out after half and played really good defense. It was nice to be able to play a lot of girls tonight."
Brainerd hit on 54.7 percent of its field goals (29 of 53) and were 13 of 18 from the line.
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Zimmerman 32 10-42
Brainerd 46 35-81
ZIMMERMAN
Katie Jacob 10, Naomi Hagstrom 11, Alyssa Daugherty 6, Olivia Williams 8, Ilea May 2, Bailey Giffen 4, McKenna Upton 1. FG 15-47 (32 percent), FT 9-21 (43 percent). 3-point 3-16 (19 percent).
BRAINERD
Courtney Russell 2, Lillee Hardee 18, Ashley Huber 6, Lexi Roby 21, Cara Helgeson 4, Regan McElfresh 14, Allyson Brzezinski 6, Maddi Barnett 2, Grace Zimmerman 6, Delaney Schaeffer 1, Kimmy Hall 1. FG 29-53 (55 percent), FT 13-18 (72 percent). 3-point 10-18 (56 percent). Overall: 6-4. Next: hosts Willmar 7:15 p.m. Thursday.
