Carlton picked up two wins and a loss over the last week in basketball. The Bulldogs downed both Two Harbors and Ogilvie on the road last week and on Monday they fell in a tight overtime game to Floodwood.
Against the Agates, the game was tied 22-22 at halftime and in the waning moments of regulation, the Bulldogs held a three-point lead. However, the Agates hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime and eventually the Bulldogs took away 55-52 win.
"I was proud of our girls to battle back after the shot at the buzzer tied the game and put it into overtime," said coach Dave Battaglia. "On offense we were led by Amber Bloom with 17 points and Mia Saunders with 18 points including four three-pointers. It was also nice to see two sophomores, Sarah Aili and Katie Bloom, chip in offensively."
Aili had nine and Bloom had seven points in the win. Also scoring were Natasha Godbout with three points and Megan Wojtysiak who scored a point.
The Bulldogs went 16-for-21 from the free-throw line to help solidify the win.
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- Against Ogilvie, the Bulldogs trailed 30-29 at halftime, but bounced back for a 61-52 win.
"We played poorly to start the second half and fell behind by nine points with 10 minutes to go in the game," mentioned Battaglia. We switched to a half court trap the last 10 minutes and the game took a turn in our favor."
Amber Bloom scored 19 points for Carlton, Katie Bloom chipped in with 15 and Mia Saunders was also in double digits with 10 points.
- On Monday night, the Bulldogs dropped a 70-64 overtime decision to Floodwood after mounting a strong second half comeback. Trailing 29-23 at the half the Bulldogs outscored Floodwood 34-28 in the second half, but the Polar Bears finished with a 13-7 surge in the extra period.
Amber Bloom poured in 25 points for Carlton, Saunders added 22, Katie Bloom recorded eight points, it was six for Godbout and Aili pitched in with three points.
