Cheyanne Johnson's 3-pointer with less than a minute was the dagger the Central Lakes College Raiders needed to knock off Fergus Falls 76-71 Friday in the opening round of the CLC Winter Invite.
The Spartans, who trailed by as many as nine in the second half, tied the game 71-71 before Johnson's basket, which gave her 14 points total.
Kelly Pearson led the Raiders with 19 points on 7-15 shooting. Kaitlyn Spar added 15 points
The Raiders outrebounded the Spartans 49-37 and shot 41 percent from the field to improve to 5-5.
Fergus Falls 35 36 - 71
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Central Lakes 39 37 - 76
CENTRAL LAKES
Cheyanne Johnson 14, Mackenzie Holst 11, Kaitlyn Spar 15, Kelly Pearson 19, Amber Petermann 2, Marka Baker 9, Maxine Smith 6. FG 29-71 (41 percent), FT 12-17 (71 percent). 3-point 6-16 (38 percent). Overall: 5-5. Next: host St. Cloud Technical 4 p.m. Saturday.
FERGUS FALLS
Emily Hendrickson 17, Jileen Tenneson 12, Heidi Eggen 4, Cassandra Jordan 12, Gracie Lien 8, Haley Poehler 18. FG 27-66 (41 percent), FT 8-15 (53 percent). 3-point 9-20 (45 percent).
