02/14/25 vs New Ulm Cathedral | 68-58 |
02/11/25 vs Medford | 75-41 |
02/10/25 @ Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop | 86-76 |
02/07/25 vs Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons | 98-75 |
02/06/25 vs New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva | 74-51 |
02/04/25 vs Mountain Lake/Comfrey | 80-66 |
Nicollet waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 68-58 victory over the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds. This was payback for the Raiders, who suffered a 78-46 defeat the last time these two teams met.
New Ulm Cathedral's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jake Finstad, who posted 14 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. Finstad also grabbed five steals, which is notable because New Ulm Cathedral is 3-1 when he posts at least five steals, but 6-14 otherwise. Jack Edwards was another key player, going 5-for-7 to rack up 10 points.
Nicollet's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-12. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.0 points over those games. As for New Ulm Cathedral, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-15.
Nicollet wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, an 85-78 victory against Loyola on the 18th. As for New Ulm Cathedral, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st.
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