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GREENWOOD – The Auburndale girls basketball team opened its season with new coach Liz Nagel by posting a 44-28 nonconference win over Greenwood on Tuesday night at Greenwood High School.
Emma Steines scored 18 points and Sam Karl added 10 for Auburndale. Brianna Meyer had a team-high seven rebounds.
Steines hit four 3-pointers in the first half, including two in the first quarter as the Apaches built an 18-2 lead. Auburndale pushed the lead to 30-10 by halftime. Karl scored eight of her 10 points in the fourth quarter.
Auburndale hosts Colby in its home opener Friday.
Apaches 44, Indians 28
Auburndale 18 12 4 10 – 44
Greenwood 2 8 8 10 – 28
AUBURNDALE (44): Kendra Kundinger 2 0-0 5, Brianna Meyer 2 1-2 5, Mikayla Jankowski 0 0-0 0, Becky Willfahrt 1 0-0 2, Nicole Nikolay 1 0-0 3, Sam Karl 5 0-1 10, Emma Steines 7 0-0 18, Melanie Brandl 0 1-2 1. FG: 18. FT: 2-5. 3-pointers: 6 (Steines 4, Kundinger 1, Nikolay 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-0.
GREENWOOD (28): Teagan Mayenschen 0 0-1 0, Rylie Johnson 3 1-1 7, Rachel Herdrich 2 1-4 5, Katie Lindner 0 0-0 0, McKenzie Sowieja 0 4-4 4, Kesley Kirn 0 1-2 1, Kassandra Humke 2 0-0 5, Melissa Trybula 2 2-4 6, Allison Susa 0 0-0 0. FG: 9. FT: 9-16. 3-pointers: 1 (Humke 1). Fouls: 8. Fouled out: none. Record: 0-1.