Aldis warms up, Trojans win in OT

MOUNT VERNON -- A cold start (OK, a very cold start) didn't stop Cassie Aldis.Aldis scored 10 of her game-high 15 points in the fourth quarter, including the tying basket with 25 seconds left in regulation, and Preston edged Springville 39-37 in overtime in a non-conference girls' basketball game Saturday afternoon at the Small Multi-Sports Center on the Cornell College campus.This after a 1-for-14 shooting display in the first three quarters.Preston (8-2) overcame a scoreless stretch of 5:43 at the end of the first half. Down 18-13 at halftime, the Trojans rallied in the fourth quarter behind Aldis. She hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give Preston a 33-31 edge.Springville (4-6) countered with baskets by Megan Wagaman and Madison Wittenburg for a 35-33 lead, then Aldis scored to tie it.Ryleigh Keeney's baseline shot with 1:35 remaining in overtime broke a 37-all tie, and neither team scored again. Wittenburg missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds.Keeney added 11 points for the Trojans.Wittenburg posted 11 points and eight rebounds for the Orioles.

PRESTON 39, SPRINGVILLE 37 (OT)

At Mount Vernon

PRESTON (39): Sabrina Lippens 1-1 0-1 2, Cassie Aldis 5-22 2-2 15, Ryleigh Keeney 5-17 1-4 11, Lizzie Meier 0-1 1-2 1, Brooke Krogman 3-10 0-1 6, Gabriela Vasconcelos 1-4 0-0 2, Larissa Ruchotzke 1-2 0-0 2, Brook Smithson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-57 4-10 39.

SPRINGVILLE (37): Megan Wagaman 1-5 0-0 2, Tracy Kilburg 3-6 0-0 6, Sarah Matus 2-15 2-2 8, Samantha Fitzgerald 2-10 2-7 6, Madison Wittenburg 5-7 1-4 11, Kerrigan Riley 0-0 0-0 0, Daisha Hall 2-5 0-0 4, Rachel Glockner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-48 5-13 37.

Halftime: Springville 18, Preston 13.

Regulation: 35-35.

3-point goals: Preston 3-13 (Aldis 3-12, Keeney 0-1), Springville 2-10 (Kilburg 0-1, Matus 2-8, Wittenburg 0-1).

Team fouls: Preston 13, Springville 15.

Fouled out: none.

Rebounds: Preston 43 (Meier 9), Springville 41 (Fitzgerald 14).

Assists: Preston 10 (Aldis 5), Springville 10 (Matus, Wittenburg 3).

Steals: Preston 5 (Aldis 2), Springville 7 (three with 2).

Turnovers: Preston 13, Springville 17.