The St. Albert Saintes used some early outside shooting to grab a lead and pulled away from Atlantic 59-40 on Friday night in Council Bluffs. Keely Socha came off the bench to hit three 3’s in the opening quarter to give St. Albert a 15-8 lead by the end of the first quarter. They would increase that lead to 10 by halftime at 31-21. The Saintes then outscored the Trojans 13-7 in the third quarter to solidify the lead.

Allie Petry had a strong night for the Saintes with 22 points and Socha added 11. St. Albert improves to 9-6 on the season and will head down the street to play Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln on Saturday.

Haley Rasmussen was a bright spot for the Trojans, driving to the basket a number of times and finishing with 21 points. McKenzie Waters added 10 as the Trojans fell back under .500 at 8-9. Atlantic is set to face Harlan in a make-up game on Monday night.

You can hear from Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason on the Saturday Morning Coaches show at 8:30am on KJAN.