BELLEVUE - The Cedar Valley Christian girls basketball team gave sixth-ranked Bellevue Marquette a good battle Tuesday night before dropping a 54-48 contest in Bellevue.

The Huskies (2-2) chopped a 10-point deficit to a single point at 45-44 with two minutes left, but Marquette outscored the visitors 9-4 down the stretch to grab the victory.

Shelby Hembera led Cedar Valley with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Emma Slagle made three 3-pointers and scored 15 points for the Huskies.

Nicole Blum scored 18 points for Bellevue Marquette (2-1).

CEDAR VALLEY (48): S Hembera 11 2-4 25, Slagle 4 4-4 15, Masterson 0 0-0 0, M Hembera 1 0-1 2, Fields 0 0-0 0, Cechota 1 0-0 2, Cach 1 2-2 4. Totals 18 8-11 48.

BELLEVUE MARQUETTE: Blum 5 6-6 18, T Banowetz 0 0-0 0, Kalmes 2 0-2 5, Schroeder 4 0-2 8, Ambrosy 0 0-0 0, Nolting 1 0-0 2, Timmerman 0 0-0 0, B Banowetz 4 3-4 11, Ploessl 0 0-0 0, Moore 5 0-0 10. Totals 21 9-15 54.

Halftime - Bellevue Marquette 27, Cedar Valley 17. 3-point goals - Cedar Valley 3 (Slagle 3, S Hembera 1), Bellevue Marquette 3 (Blum 2, Kalmes 1).