Despite Niles' 14 point deficit at the end of the 1st quarter, the Lady Vikings turned up the defense to hold the Bears to one field goal during the second quarter.  Niles' momentum continued through the third, outscoring St. Joe nine to six.  The Bears' Cailynn Junk tied together 6 of her 15 points in the 4th quarter to seal the win for St. Joe.  Niles' Seniors led the Vikings in scoring - Palmer 13, Patterson 10 and Lucero 8.  Palmer recorded 8 rebounds, 6 steals, and 6 assists; Patterson had 5 rebounds and 4 steals.  Elly Matlock also pulled down 7 rebounds.

Niles will host Sturgis on Friday for Homecoming.

Niles: Patterson 4 0-0 10; Matlock 1 3-2 4; Palmer 4 5-5 13; Smith 0 0-2 0; Lucero 4 0-0 8; Brynn Lake 1 0-0 2; Bree Lake 0 0-0 0; VanDePutte 0 0-0 0.  Fouls: 15

St. Jospeh: Blomgren 2 0-2 5; Veine 3 2-4 9; Conway 0 0-0 0; Ward 3 0-1 6; Kapelke 1 0-0 2; Hedstrom 0 0-0 0; Junk 7 1-2 15; Klaer 4 0-2 8. Fouls: 9

3-Pointers: Niles 2 (Patterson); St. Joseph 2 (Blomgren, Veine)