DUBUQUE - Amanda Ollinger and Kennedy Dighton combined for 36 points and 23 rebounds, but Jefferson was beaten by Dubuque Hempstead, 66-62, Friday night in MVC girls basketball.
Ollinger scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Dighton had 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Jefferson (6-9, 4-5) trailed 23-6 at the end of the first quarter, but outscored the Mustangs by 15 points in the third quarter to forge a 51-45 lead.
Hempstead (9-5, 5-3) put the game away at the free-throw line.
JEFFERSON (62): Starks 0 0-0 0, Kitterman 1 0-0 2, Blietz 1 3-3 5, Guy 2 2-3 6, Kuba 2 4-4 9, Brathwaite 2 0-0 4, Dahlen-Zeck 0 0-0 0, Dighton 7 2-5 17, Ollinger 8 3-3 19. Totals 23 14-18 62.
HEMPSTEAD (66): Kimble 2 6-6 11, Vanderlee 0 0-0 0, Wagner 6 6-7 19, Dolan 4 7-11 15, Brown 4 0-2 9, Samson 0 0-0 0, Beringer 0 0-0 0, Koeperich 2 0-0 4, Riley 4 0-0 8. Totals 22 19-26 66.
Halftime - Hempstead 38, Jefferson 29. 3-point goals - Jefferson 2 (Kuba, Dighton), Hempstead 3 (Kimble, Wagner, Brown). Fouled out - Brathwaite.
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