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The Spoilers leading scorer committed to North Dakota women s basketball on Thursday
April 1, 2021
GRAFTON, N.D. Fresh off a Class B state championship Grafton girls’ basketball’s leading scorer, Carlee Sieben is going D-1 and joining head coach Mallory Bernhard’s team at North Dakota. The three-time all-state selection shot lights out all season averaging 20 points per game and shooting 54 percent from the field including 38 percent from three.
As a five year starter, winning over 100 games, Sieben ends her Spoilers career as the school’s all-time leader in steals, assists and scoring with 2,086 points.
Committing to UND was something Sieben had always planned.
High School Basketball logo. Courtesy Midwest Communications.
MINOT – The Grafton Spoilers shot the lights out of the Minot State Dome in their 71-40 win over the Wilton-Miners in the Class B girls basketball semifinals on Friday night.
Grafton shot 17-29 from the floor and made 6 three-pointers, jumping out to a 46-24 halftime lead.
Carlee Sieben finished with a game-high 18 points, 4 assists, 4 steals and 4 rebounds for Grafton.
Hailey Quam paced Wilton-Wing with 13 points and Kalysaa Schock added 12 points and 4 three-pointers.
The Spoilers (24-2 overall) are heading back to their second straight girl’s basketball championship and will play the winner of Central Cass and Carrington in the title on Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
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Grafton s Carlee Sieben shares a moment with her mom, coach Laurie Sieben after the Spoilers win over Drayton Valley Edinburg in the opening game of the Region 2 tournament at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Monday. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
With just under six minutes to go in the second quarter, Grafton’s Carlee Sieben launched a shot from the wing. It hit nothing but net, like so many shots she’s taken during her career.
But this shot was special. It gave her access to the 2,000-point club in North Dakota girls basketball. Sieben became what’s believed to be the 36th player in state basketball history to have scored 2,000 or more career points.