DUBUQUE – The Prairie girls basketball fell to 2-14 with a 51-37 loss to Dubuque Hempstead on Tuesday at Hempstead.

The Prairie Hawks trailed 22-17 at halftime, and the Mustangs pulled away with a 20-10 run in the third quarter.

Olivia Usher scored nine points for Prairie and Emily Rotter added eight.

Gabrielle Riley scored 19 points for Dubuque Hempstead (6-10).

PRAIRIE (37): Moenk 2 0-0 5, Altenhofen 2 0-0 6, Rotter 3 2-2 8, Adams 0 0-0 0 Usher 4 0-2 9, Wagemester 1 0-0 2, Person 1 3-4 6, Stoffer 0 1-2 1, Herold 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 6-10 37

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (51): Riley 7 5-5 19, Brown 3 6-9 13, Bybee 2 0-1 6, Bitter 1 0-0 3, Kluesner 2 0-0 4, Wagner 0 2-2 2, Kallaher 0 1-2 1, Barringer 1 1-2 3. Totals 15 15-21 51.

Halftime – Dubuque Hempstead 22, Prairie 17. 3-point goals – Prairie 5 (Altenhofen 2, Moenk, Usher, Person), Dubuque Hempstead 4 (Bybee 2, Brown, Bitter).