The women’s basketball team snatched a gutsy win to lead Lake Region State College on the road this weekend.

On Sunday, in St. Paul, Minn., the Royals squeaked out a 75-74 win over Bay College. The Norse entered the game ranked No. 21 in NJCAA Division II. It was the Royals’ fifth straight win, and sixth in their last seven after an 0-2 start. LRSC is 6-3 on the young campaign.

Sophomore Sydney Schwabe led the Royals with 27 points. After returning from volleyball, she’d gotten off to a relatively slow start, but now it appears the rust is behind her. She tied her collegiate career high in points, matching a 27-point performance against Miles Community College from last season on March 2.

Schwabe shot 10-of-20 overall and 5-of-12 from beyond the arc.

Three of her points came at the mos

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