The Ames Little Cyclones cashed 8 of 10 free throws in overtime Saturday night and trimmed Kennedy, 47-40, in a non-conference girls basketball game at Kennedy.

The game was tied, 39-39, after regulation. Neither team made a field goal in the extra four-minute session, but Ames outscored the Cougars 8-1 at the foul line.

Courtney Strait led Kennedy (5-9) with 13 points.

Shaya Kellogg topped Ames (10-5) with 13 points. Bianca Dufelmeier scored 12 points for the Little Cyclones and Mady Van Metre added 11.

AMES (47): Dufelmeier 4 2-2 12, Power 1 1-2 4, Kerns 0 0-0 0, Ray 0 0-0 0, Van Metre 4 3-3 11, Ballantine 0 0-0 0, Kellogg 4 5-7 13, Pritchard 1 4-4 7. Totals 14 15-18 47.

KENNEDY (40): Johnson 0 1-2 1, Meier 1 4-4 6, Strait 5 3-5 13, Wright 0 0-0 0, Simmons 3 3-4 9, Heubsch 0 0-0 0, Muench 0 0-0 0, Ross 0 0-0 0, Schlueter 0 0-0 0, Nunnikhoven 2 0-0 4, Happel 3 0-0 7, Hildebrand 0 0-0 0, Schulz 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 11-15 40.

Halftime -- Ames 22, Kennedy 21. Regulation -- Ames 39, Kennedy 39. 3-point goals -- Ames 4 (Dufelmeier 2, Power 1, Pritchard 1), Kennedy 1 (Happel 1).