By John RittenhouseThe Luverne girls’ basketball team posted its fourth consecutive victory by dismantling Windom 67-44 in Luverne Friday.With Samantha Gacke leading the way, Luverne opened a 23-point halftime lead and led by as many as 38 points in the second half before settling with a 23-point victory.Gacke, who charted four steals, led the Cards with a 27-point, 10-rebound effort. She scored 14 first-half points.Luverne scored the first eight points of the game and led 14-2 when Maggie Kuhlman drained a three-point shot at the 12:43 mark of the first half.Windom trimmed the difference to six points at 21-15 as the half progressed, but the Cards countered with a 21-4 run that ended with Gacke hitting a field goal with 1:10 remaining to give the hosts a 23-point lead (42-19).The difference remained at 23 points (44-21) heading into the second half, when the Cards outscored the Eagles 19-8 in the first 10:9 to open a 67-29 cushion.Luverne’s reserves didn’t record a point in the game’s final 7:51, but the contest was out of Windom’s reach by that point.Alyssa Klein added 14 points and five assists to the winning cause. Mindy Nieuwboer collected nine rebounds and charted six assists. Kuhlman finished the game with four steals.Box scoreKlein 5 1 1-2 14, Ta.Snyder 0 0 0-0 0, Van Dyke 0 0 0-0 0, Nieuwboer 2 0 0-0 4, Deragisch 0 0 0-0 0, To.Snyder 3 0 0-0 6, Herman 0 0 0-0 0, Heitkamp 0 0 0-0 0, Kuhlman 1 2 0-0 8, Hoiland 1 2 0-0 8, Gacke 11 1 2-4 27, Miller 0 0 0-3 0.Team statisticsLuverne: 29 of 89 field goals (33 percent), three of six free throws (50 percent), 29 rebounds, 11 turnovers.Windom: 16 of 55 field goals (29 percent), 10 of 18 free throws (55 percent), nine turnovers.
