Luverne girls' basketball team wins on road over Jackson County Central

The Luverne girls’ basketball team closed the year on the road with a win over conference rivals Jackson County Central 76-39.
The game was rescheduled from Dec. 13, due to weather.
The Cardinals took control from the beginning and didn’t look back.
“We were able to really control the game with our defense,” head coach TJ Newgard said.
Luverne grabbed 29 defensive rebounds, made 16 steals, and blocked five shots to disrupt JCC from gaining any type of momentum.
Leading the charge was Elizabeth Wagner with 27 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, two deflections and four steals.
“We didn't have Emma Beyer so other girls had to play bigger roles,” Newgard said.
One of those players was Sarah Stegenga.
“Sarah shot the ball extremely well, making four threes,” Newgard said. 
Stegenga posted 16 points and two steals in the game.
Another player to step in was Lauren Hansen. “Lauren started the game and did some positive things,” Newgard said.
Hansen contributed four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Defensively Christina Wagner was dominant under the net against the Huskies.
Wagner had four rebounds, two deflections, five steals and three blocked shots.
Kira John posted 12 points, three rebounds and one blocked shot.
“Dennie Sandbulte came in and did some really good things especially on the offensive end,” Newgard said. 
Sandbulte contributed seven points and two rebounds.
Luverne will start the new year taking on two conference foes. They will travel to Windom Tuesday, Jan. 3, and then host Marshall Friday, Jan. 6.