Northeast, which lost a couple of close games in their first two matches of the year against North Nodaway and King City, found the secret to winning -- keep their main players on the floor and keep them out of foul trouble. After struggling with it in their first two games, Joyce Stiens was able to keep all her main players on the floor for Tuesday's 30-11 win over Union Star.
With everybody on the floor, Northeast was able to wreak havoc with its press. Paige West had 10 points and 17 steals to lead Northeast, repeatedly tying up Trojan players or jumping passes on the press. She got 15 of her steals in the first half, before Stiens called off the press in the second half. Post player Blair Stoll, Kevin's sister, was able to match West and do a lot of damage in the post. Anne Schieber added a nifty pullup from 12 feet out and a putback; Angela Standiford, Brittany Moran, and Cassie Redden all had 2 each.
The game was competitive for the first quarter before Northeast scored the last six points to break a 2-2 tie and make it 8-2. Northeast scored the first 14 of the second quarter to build up a 24-3 halftime lead.
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