2011 Iowa Girls State Basketball Tournament

Class 1A First Round

Marquette Catholic 34, North Mahaska 32

Sarah Lampe scored seven points for Bellevue Marquette Catholic in her team's first-round Class 1A state tournament game -- and they came at just the right time.

Lampe drove for a basket, hit a 3-pointer and sank two free throws during a six-minute span in the fourth quarter to help Marquette hold off sixth-ranked North Mahaska for a 34-32 victory.

The 5-foot-5 sophomore came through after North Mahaska had taken a 26-25 lead on Hannah Ferguson's jumper in the first minute of the fourth quarter. Her driving bucket put the Mohawks back on top and her 3-pointer stretched the lead to 30-26 with 5:38 to go.

Marquette's Kelsey Tebbe drove for a bucket to hike the lead to six, just enough of a cushion for the Mohawks to hold on.

North Mahaska drew to 34-32 on Ferguson's 3-pointer and the Warhawks had a chance in the closing seconds, but their final shot bounced away and Marquette moved on to the semifinals.

Lampe, Tebbe and Paige Daugherty each scored seven to lead Marquette, which is in the tournament for the first time since 2005. The Mohawks are now 16-6 and will play again at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

North Mahaska, in the tournament for the first time, came back to make it a game after getting outscored 12-1 in the second quarter to trail 19-14.

The Warhawks played better defense after the break, got five points in the third quarter from Kate Ray and fought their way back.

Ray led North Mahaska with 11 points and Ferguson scored eight. Tara Smith grabbed 10 rebounds and scored three points for the Warhawks, who had only one senior and finish 23-3.