Girls Basketball Results Tuesday, November 23rd
Kuemper At Bondurant Farrar
Bondurant Farrar 70
Kuemper 35
In their season opener against Bondurant-Farrar on the road, the Knights had to go on without one of their defensive leaders from last season as they dropped their first game of the 2021-2022 season.
The Knights’ first quarter didn’t start out the way they wanted. The Bluejays got out to a strong 23-6 lead after the first half, with Frannie Glynn leading Kuemper as she hit a three pointer. Without Akuet Malek blocking shots on the defensive end of the ball, the Knights had to find new ways to block shots and play a speedy and aggressive defense. The second quarter was a bit better for the Knights. Bondurant-Farrar ended the first half scoring 45 points while Kuemper had their best quarter of the game, adding 14 points in the second quarter, with Cate Mayhall and Frannie Glynn both leading the team with seven points. The Knights trailed 45-20 going into the second half.
The third quarter was another big quarter for Bondurant Farrar as they increased their lead by scoring 15 points, taking the 60-27 lead over Kuemper. The Knights had some decent looks on defense and kept pressure on, but the Bluejays kept scoring consistently to stay ahead. In the final frame of the contest, the Bluejays and Knights had the closest quarter they had all night. Bondurant Farrar was able to distance themselves and slow down their game as they outscored the Knights 10-8 and walked away with their first win of the year by a final score of 70-35.
Following the Thanksgiving break, the Knights will take on cross town rival (1-0) Carroll on Tuesday, November 30th.
Kuemper Stats
Catherine Mayhall: 12 Points, 8 Rebounds, 5 Steals
Frannie Glynn: 10 Points, 7 Rebounds
Kora Thompson: 8 Points, 5 Rebounds, 4 Steals
Karsyn Overmohle: 2 Points
Aubrey Heuton: 1 Point
Lauren Boell: 2 Points
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
KUE 6 14 7 8 35
BF 23 22 15 10 70
South Central Calhoun At Storm Lake
South Central Calhoun 60
Storm Lake 31
South Central Calhoun opened the game hitting four three point shots and built a 14-2 lead on Storm Lake as they open the season 1-0. The Titans defense was impressive finishing with 20 steals and limiting Storm Lake second chance opportunities until the 4th quarter. The Titans had seven girls score in the 1st half, finishing with two players in double figures and four players with 7 or more points.
Kylee Schleisman opened the scoring for South Central Calhoun with a three, followed by another from Riley Batta. The Titans led 8-0 before Storm Lake scored. Brenna McAlister and Emma Anderson added back-to-back threes and the Titans led 14-2 and never looked back. They were up 16-8 after the 1st quarter and 32-10 at half. The defense created turnovers, helping give them easier looks and more opportunities. South Central Calhoun shared the ball well, scoring 16 points in both quarters in the 1st half. They finished with 15 assists. Kylee Schleisman drained a 26-foot shot late in the 1st half, one of her three first half three point shots. The Titans hit six from downtown.
South Central Calhoun had a chance to make it a continuous clock late in the 3rd quarter, leading 41-12 but Storm Lake found some rhythm on offense. The Titans went up 47-16 to start the 4th quarter but Storm Lake started controlling the offensive glass and the Titans turned the ball over, helping the Tornadoes score 15 points in the 4th quarter which was one less than they scored in the first three quarters combined.
Riley Batta led the Titans with 18 points and Kylee Schleisman had a good all-around game with 15 points, 8 steals and 6 assists. Brenna McAlister quietly scored 9 points off the bench and Chloe Judisch added 7 points off the bench. Emma Anderson added 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Addisyn Korleski added 3 assists.
The Titans are back in action on Tuesday when they host South Central Calhoun.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Addisyn Korleski 4 Points, Rebound, 3 Assists, Steal
Riley Batta 18 Points, 6 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals
Sayer Steig 4 Points, 4 Rebounds
Brenna McAlister 9 Points, 2 Rebounds, Steal
Kylee Schleisman 15 Points, 3 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 8 Steals
Bre Patterson 1 Rebound
Chloe Judisch 7 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals
Emma Anderson 3 Points, 6 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 5 Steals
Keira Hammen 1 Steal
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
SCC 16 16 13 15 60
SL 8 2 6 15 31
