WORTHINGTON — The Ridgewater men’s basketball team closed the regular season Saturday by assuring itself of a postseason berth.
Ridgewater beat Minnesota West 101-82, enabling the Warriors to advance to the Region XIII tournament Friday through Sunday, March 2 in Rochester.
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Ridgewater is 6-6 in the MCAC South Division, 14-10 overall and has earned itself the fourth seed from its division. Minnesota West finishes 5-7 in the MCAC South and 19-10 overall.
Pairings have yet to be announced.
On Saturday, the Warriors broke open a 38-38 halftime tie to beat the Bluejays. Tyrese Mayo and DeAndre Holloway led the way. Mayo, a 5-foot-11 freshman from Winter Haven, Florida, had 24 points, three assists and three steals. Holloway, a 6-7 freshman from Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, had 21 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots.
Zackery Rygg led Minnesota West with 21 points and seven rebounds. He’s a 6-3 sophomore from San Antonio, Texas.
Ridgewater 101, Minnesota West 82
Ridgewater 38 63 — 101
Minnesota West 38 44 — 82
RIDGEWATER – Scoring: Tyrese Mayo 24, Aiden Wichmann 9, Keagen Shrider 12, Jovohn Davis 9, DeAndre Holloway 21, Michael Henderson 4, Isaac Post 1, Steve Nzimi 2, Miguel Maloney 15 … 3-point shots: Mayo 2-4, Wichmann 1-3, Davis 1-3, Maloney 1=3 … Rebound leaders: Shrider 11, Holloway 8, Wichmann 5 … Assist leaders: Shrider 4, Mayo 3 … Steal leaders: Mayo 3, Shrider 2, Maloney 2 … Block leaders: Holloway 5
MINNESOTA WEST – Scoring: Kelon Irvin 4, Zackery Rygg 21, Calvin Flood 4, Karasharo Ojulo 12, Jiekgoy Wiel 5, Zach Haygenga 9, Timothy Arnold Jr. 5, Deandre Wallace 10, Dylan Marshall 9, Bryan Macario Rios 3 … 3-point shots: Rygg 2-8, Haygenga 3-9, Arnold Jr. 1-1, Wallace 1-5, Macario Rios 1-1 … Rebound leaders: Rygg 7, Ojulo 6, Marshall 5 … Assist leader: Arnold Jr. 3 … Steal leaders: Flood 2, Hayenga 2, Arnold Jr. 2, Wallace 2 … Block leader: Ojulo 1
Minnesota West 73, Ridgewater 48
Minnesota West Community College out-scored Ridgewater 43-25 in the second half on its way to the Minnesota College Athletic Conference South Division victory at Worthington.
The Lady Jays are ranked second in the nation in NJCAA Division III and have an 8-1 conference and 16-8 overall record. Ridgewater fell to 2-8 in the MCAC South and 3-19 overall.
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Sadie Krahling led Minnesota West with 21 points, four assists and four steals. Katrina Schutz had 10 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots for the Lady Jays. Krahling is a 5-10 freshman from Adrian. Schutz is a 6-foot freshman from Eden Valley-Watkins.
Ridgewater used six players. The Warriors were led by Naveah Rahm, who had 12 points, and Julia Hines who added 10. Rahm is a 6-0 freshman from Fairmont. Hines is a 5-2 freshman from Randolph.
The Warriors close out the season at 6 p.m. Friday against Minnesota North-Vermillion at 6 p.m. Friday at Northland Community and Technical College in Park Rapids.
Ridgewater 10 13 10 15 — 48
Minnesota West 13 17 24 19 — 73
RIDGEWATER – Scoring: Julia Hines 10, Grace Jackson 5, Ellaina Bergstrom 5, Lily Dean 7, Nevaeh Rahm 12, Kaydence Bertram 9 … 3-point shots: Hines 2-14, Bergstrom 1-8, Rahm 2-5, Bertram 2-2 … Rebound leaders: Bertram 10, Dean 9 … Assist leader: Dean 3 … Steal leaders: Bergstrom 2, Dean 2 … Block leaders: Rahm 1, Bertram 1
MINNESOTA WEST – Scoring: Maddie Kamm 2, Ava Parrish 10, Casey Miller 3, Katrina Schutz 10, Rhea Tucker 16, Cecily Geaghan 8, Sadie Krahling 21, Jayda Hellewell 3 … 3-point shots: Parrish 1-4, Miller 1-6, Geaghan 2-3, Krahling 2-3 … Rebound leaders: Schutz 13, Kamm 12, Tucker 11 … Assist leaders: Krahling 4, Parrish 3, Tucker 3 … Steal leaders: Krahling 4, , Parrish 3, Tucker 3 … Block leader: Schutz 5
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