The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans girls' basketball used suffocating defense to beat their NEC rivals Denmark 41-33 to open the week on Monday.

Both teams held each other in check in the first half  with the Vikings carrying a small 17-15 advantage into the break. The Spartans would outscore the Vikings 26-16 in the second half, limiting their opponents to just five made field goals after halftime.

Maggie Hanmann led the Spartans with 13 points, scoring eight of the decisive second half. Alanna Mrotek added nine points while Gabby Wech and Alayna Deprez each added six points. Gracie Hermans led the Vikings with 12 points, scoring half of those on free throws in the second half.