No. 5 White Bear Lake at Roseville
7:15 p.m., Friday, Jan. 24

Roseville is trying to keep pace with the top of the Suburban East Conference (White Bear Lake, Park and Forest Lake), which is a tall order this winter. The Raiders have already lost to both Forest Lake (40-36 on Jan. 10) and Park (54-53 on Dec. 20) for their only two losses of the season. They need to beat the Bears Friday night to avoid dropping behind the big three. That said, Roseville is loaded with talent and a threat in Section 4AAAA behind long junior Monica Burich (16.9 ppg) and guard Maria Ascher (12.7 ppg). Burich is a great athlete who also led the Raiders’ volleyball team to the past two state tournaments as a middle hitter.