AMES - Courtney Strait scored 15 points and Paige Hendrickson added 13 to lead Kennedy to a 61-53 upset of No. 6 Ames in girls basketball Saturday.

Kennedy (7-6) connected on seven 3-pointers with Hendrickson hitting three. The Cougars also were 18 of 25 from the free throw line. Strait was 10 of 12.

Shaya Kellogg had 13 points to lead Ames (14-3).

KENNEDY (61): Madi Meier 2 2-2 8, Courtney Strait 2 10-12 15, Mariah Simmons 2 1-2 5, Kaylese Johnson 1 3-4 5, Jordan Holmes 1 1-4 4, Paige Hendrickson 5 0-0 13, Stephanie Botkin 3 1-1 7, Capria Davis 1 0-0 2, Sarah Zinser 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 18-25 61.

AMES (53): Laura Freidrich 0 0-0 0, Kayla Sankey 1 2-2 4, Jenna Power 2 2-2 8, Molly Sanders 2 0-0 5, Ashley Ray 0 3-4 3, Kiana Peterson 0 0-0 0, Bailee Jackson 1 1-2 4, Shaya Kellogg 5 3-4 13, Janae VerHeist 1 0-0 2, Cheyenne Pritchard 4 2-4 11, Jamie Steyer 1 0-0 3. Totals 17 13-20 53.

Halftime - Kennedy 28, Ames 18. 3-point goals - Kennedy 7 (Hendrickson 3, Meier 2, Strait, Holmes), Ames 6 (Power 2, Sanders, Jackson, Pritchard, Steyer).