Photos by Samantha Davis: Lakeview's Anah Schmidt (22) and Brynn Stensrud (back) close in on Dawson-Boyd's Kylar Hjelmeland (10) after she grabbed a defensive rebound in the first half in the Section 3A North subsection quarterfinals at Montevideo Saturday night. The Lakers defeated the Blackjacks 63-48.

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MONTEVIDEO — The clutch shooting of senior-duo Brynn Stensrud and Anah Schmidt helped power the No. 3 Lakeview girls basketball team to a 63-48 win in the Section 3A North subsection quarterfinals against No. 6 Dawson-Boyd Saturday afternoon. The Blackjacks finish their season 12-14 overall, and graduate their lone senior in Alyssa Swedzinski.

The two teams fed off one another for a majority of the game and matched one another’s tough physicality, with a handful of ties in the second half. It wasn’t until the last few minutes of the game when the Lakers were able to pull away through the help of Schmidt’s interior presence on both ends of the floor.

Schmidt led Lakeview with 22 points on 47% shooting, nine rebounds and five blocks. Stensrud followed with 19 points on 7 of 14 shooting, along with three assists and a trio of steals.

Lakeview had a 4-point lead at the half, but the Blackjacks’ quickly showed they weren’t going away after hitting two straight 3-pointers from Swedzinkski and Laura Schreier to open the second half.

The game was tied 36-36 with 11:20 left to play following a Schmidt fastbreak layup and an offensive putback from Dawson-Boyd’s Schreier in return.

Schmidt and Alivia Estling battled it off inside the paint on several occasions throughout the night, standing as their team’s tallest players at 6-foot-1 and 5-foot-11, respectively.

The Lakers switched up its strategy and aggressively began to look at Schmidt inside on offense to be able to either get the offensive rebound or to lay in the shot. She also continued to be a force on defense with her blocking effort.

The Lakers clicked from there behind a full-team effort, particularly on defense and was able to grab a few critical steals, and eventually built a 52-43 edge following a Stensrud layup and an and-1 with the free throw from Reagan Bossuyt with just over five minutes to play.

Brynn Lundin got in on the scoring action with a midrange jumper on the next possession, and Lakeview was able to hang on the rest of the way as Dawson-Boyd began to intentionally foul and put the Lakers on the line.

Lakeview performed well at the foul line, finishing the night 13 of 20.

The Lakers got off to a 9-0 start to open the night, before Claire Stratmoen got the Blackjacks on the board with a layup, just as Schreier did on the following possession to get their offense going.

Swedzinski and Stensrud traded 3-pointers moments later, and Dawson-Boyd was able to keep the score to one or two possessions the rest of the first half.

Ava Bothun hit a shot from the elbow followed up with a Stratmoen 3 to cut into a 23-22 deficit in the final 40 seconds of the half, before the Lakers earned back some points for a 26-22 halftime lead.

The Blackjacks, however, never let up on their fight and challenged the Lakers the entire 36 minutes.

Dawson-Boyd made significant strides this season, picking up five more wins from a year prior. The Blackjacks went 7-18 in their 2024-25 campaign.

The Blackjacks particularly caught fire midway through the regular season, where they went on a strong stretch of seven wins in nine games, and also entered sections winning three of their last four.

Dawson-Boyd will also return nearly its entire roster, and will look to continue building its momentum come next season.

Swedzinski leaves the program as Dawson-Boyd’s only senior, and noted the pride she carried throughout the season, and her entire prep career, with the growth the close-knit team was able to make.