Minnetonka’s Lizzie Odegard entered Friday’s matchup against Class 4A, No. 1 Hopkins concerned about her ability to finish around the basket.

The Wisconsin-Milwaukee commit spent the week working around the post area, getting a feel for moves on the floor and begging coach Leah Dasovich to do finishing drills.

Odegard’s work paid off Friday in a 67-59 upset of the top-ranked Royals. Odegard led No. 6 Minnetonka with 17 points and was a menace on the glass. As one fan exclaimed from the stands after an Odegard putback, she just wanted it more.

“I just really focus going to the boards every single time, crashing really hard, and yeah, I just want it,” Odegard said.

Odegard’s work in the interior made matters difficult for Hopkins (14-2, 2-1 Lake Conference) all night. Minnetonka got numerous second-chance points and deflated the Hopkins defense.

“(Odegard) scores in a variety of ways, and sometimes she scores on garbage from everybody else,” Dasovich said. “She doesn’t necessarily get to post up or make her own offense because she works her tail off on the boards. That’s a killer for the other team.”

Dasovich said controlling the paint was one of three main factors in Minnetonka’s win. The others were taking care of the ball and maintaining composure. The Skippers (13-3, 3-0) made good on all of those points after a 21-7 run put them up by 14 points with 8:14 left in the second half.

Rather than allow a veteran Hopkins team to fight back into the game, Minnetonka played disciplined basketball to keep the Royals at bay.

Megan Walker kept Minnetonka’s flow going with 13 points off the bench, and Hannah Hedstrom also came up with 10 points, all in the second half.

Michigan State signee Nia Hollie led Hopkins with 29 and Ashley Bates had 15, but it wasn’t enough against a Minnetonka team that used a nuanced team effort to pull off the upset.

“The nine that we have in our rotation did exactly what their role tells them to do,” Dasovich said. “If we play like that. I think we’re really tricky to beat, just because everybody’s bought into a role.”

Sixth-ranked Minnetonka controlled the glass and dictated the tempo to beat No. 1 Hopkins 67-59 on Friday in a marquee girls' basketball matchup.

Skippers star Courtney Fredrickson was limited to six points, but Lizzie Odegard owned the interior and Megan Walker provided a punch off the bench to fuel Minnetonka’s upset.

Odegard finished with 17 points and Walker had 13 to lead an effort that turned a close game into an easy victory in the second half.

Hopkins’ Nia Hollie had 29 points, but she was the only Hopkins player to create easy points against Minnetonka.

Minnetonka’s upset improves the team to 13-3 and 3-0 in the conference, while Hopkins falls to 15-2 and 2-1.