COVINGTON — After a slow start, Anna put Arcanum away for a 41-21 win in a Division III sectional quarterfinal at Covington.
Arcanum, the sectional’s No. 9 seed, started the game well with its best scoring output of the day coming in the opening quarter and trailed Anna 13-10. The No. 6 seed Rockets took off from there and used a 13-4 scoring advantage in the second to build a 26-14 halftime lead.
The Rockets, who were without freshman point guard Ella Doseck, increased their lead to 34-19 in the third quarter on their way to a 20-point victory.
Macey Huelskamp led Anna with a game-high 11 points while Emma Freytag and Breah Kuck added seven each. It was the tenth consecutive win for the Rockets (17-6), who will face No. 14 seed Bethel in a second-round game on Thursday at Covington.
Camille Pohl led Arcanum with six points in Saturday’s loss.
With Saturday’s loss, Arcanum finished the season with a 12-11 record.
“I thought we prepared pretty well for Anna,” Arcanum coach Matt Grote said. “I thought we were ready to go. I thought we did a lot of good things, but in the end you’ve got to put the ball in the basket, and we just weren’t able to do that tonight.”
