While the South Winn girls basketball team (5-9, 4-7 UIC)) won big over Postville last week, the Warrior offense fell short Monday and Tuesday.
Tough battle
The Lady Warriors continued to show growth Tuesday despite dropping a league game to UIC leader MFL MarMac (11-6, 11-1 UIC) in Monona, 48-36.
Struggling offensively, South Winn put up 13 points in the first half to trail 23-13 but kept fighting in the second half.
“Our girls keep fighting and only getting out scored by two in the second half. MFL MarMac is first in our conference so it was a good game to see where we are at, at this point in the season. I know we can compete with every team in this conference going forward the rest of the year the way we are playing right now,” said coach Mike Gehling.
Chloe Wiltgen put up a team-high 12 points while Karissa Wenthold contributed 11. Off the bench, Vanessa Bullerman provided a spark with seven points with Ella Theis and Alexis Johanningmeier adding three points apiece.
Non-conference
South Winn had a solid start to Monday’s tussle with Crestwood (8-6, 2-2 NEIC) before the offense fell silent in the second half, allowing the Cadets to defeat the Warriors 51-38 in Calmar.
Crestwood claimed a slim 14-13 lead after the first frame before South Winn bounced back to knot the score at 25s at halftime. The Cadets made their move in the second half, going up 36-33 after three frames and held the Warriors to five points in the final quarter.
“I thought our girls battled all night long and gave a great effort. We just ran out of gas in the fourth quarter,” said coach Mike Gehling. “Crestwood’s size was hard for us to overcome. I told the girls if we can play like this the rest of the year we will have some wins coming down the stretch.”
It was an 11-point night for both Karissa Wenthold and Alexis Johanningmeier. Ella Theis nabbed a team high eight rebounds and three steals, while Johanningmeier pulled down six boards.
Crestwood 14 11 11 15 51
South Winn 13 12 8 5 38
Scoring – Karissa Wenthold 11; Alexis Johanningmeier 11; Ella Theis 7; Chloe Wiltgen 4; Vanessa Bullerman 3; Adele Conway 2
Rebounds – Theis 8; Johanningmeier 6; Wenthold 5; Charlotte Moonen 5; Wiltgen 4; Allison Hageman 2; Conway 2; Assists – Al. Hageman 2; Theis 2; Wenthold 1; Conway 1; Bullerman 1; Johanningmeier 1; Steals – Theis 3; Wenthold 2; Bullerman 2; Moonen 1; Wiltgen 1; Johanningmeier 1; Blocks – Johanningmeier 2; Al. Hageman 1
A big win
Although the Warriors kicked off the game against Postville slow, Tuesday, Jan. 14, South Winn found an offensive groove that led to a 51-12 win over the Pirates (0-15, 0-12 UIC)
Although South Winn scored just nine points in the opening frame, the Warriors held the lead 9-3. The offense came alive in the second as the Warriors outscored the Pirates 16-2 to lead 25-5 at the break. SW held Postville to seven points in the second half, all which came in the third period to claim the win.
“Once we settled in, we found our offense and the game seemed to flow better. I was happy with our defense once again only holding Postville to 12 points. It was nice to have a lot of girls getting involved offensively. We have a tough schedule coming up the next couple weeks, so this was a good win for us,” said coach Gehling.
Coming off the bench, Bullerman led the Warriors with 11 points and six steals. Wenthold, Theis and Johanningmeier put up nine points apiece. Charlotte Moonen had a good game rebounding as she grabbed 10 rebounds.
Postville 3 2 7 0 12
South Winn 9 16 9 17 51
Scoring – Bullerman 11; Wenthold 9; Theis 9; Alexis Johanningmeier 9; Wiltgen 8; Al. Hageman 2; Gehling 2; Moonen 1
Rebounds – Moonen 10; Wiltgen 7; Theis 6; Wenthold 4; Conway 3; Johanningmeier 3; Al. Hageman 2; Gehling 2; Bullerman 2; Jayden Timp 1; Assists – Wenthold 3; Johanningmeier 3; Gehling 2; Al. Hageman 1; Moonen 1; Conway 1; Bullerman 1; Steals – Bullerman 6; Wiltgen 5; Wenthold 3; Theis 3; Al. Hageman 2; Moonen 2; Gehling 1; Conway 1; Blocks – Theis 1; Moonen 1; Johanningmeier 1
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