Lauren Herndon had a monster night for North Nodaway, getting 24 points, 17 boards, and 5 steals as North Nodaway won its third straight last Tuesday, 56-30 over Essex. It was their second successful incursion north of the border this season after beating Bedford earlier in the year. Herndon had a big hand in all three of North Nodaway’s wins; she nearly had a triple double in their 43-28 win over Northeast Nodaway, getting 9 steals in the process, and she also stole 9 against Rock Port and showed strong floor play.
Several other Mustangs played well in the Essex game as well. Saryn Brown had a double double, getting 12 points and 11 boards. Saylor Brown nearly had an unorthodox double double, getting 9 assists and 8 steals. And Kelsi Barcus played her best game as a Mustang, getting a career high 9 points.
The Mustangs had gotten off to a fast start in wins over Rock Port, Northeast Nodaway, and King City, but they reverted to earlier form, needing a quarter to figure out the Trojans. The red shirts played an unorthodox defense, employing a 3-1-1 press where the top three players formed a human wall. But it was Lauren Herndon who kept the Mustangs in the game, scoring all six of North Nodaway’s points in the period and collecting seven boards in the quarter as they led 6-4 after one.
North Nodaway finally started clicking in the second as Lauren Herndon aired one out to Jacquelyn Cline and then Cline made an extra pass to Saryn Brown inside to make it 10-4. Cline picked up her second foul at that point, but it didn’t matter as the rest of the quarter belonged to Herndon, who had 9 points to fuel the Mustangs.
Lauren Herndon hit a 3-pointer off a pass from Saylor Brown, and then cut inside and got a pass from Saryn to make it 15-4. Essex hit a jumper to cut it to 15-6, but that was the last points they would score in the half, as the toll of having played a game the night before, a 62-24 loss to Nodaway Valley (MO), was too much.
Saryn Brown hit Kelsi Barcus for one of her midrange looks, Ellaina Renfro hit Lauren Herndon inside for two free throws, and then Ellaina Renfro got a steal, got it to Saylor Brown, who found Saryn for the finish to make it 21-6.
Lauren Herndon then took a charge on defense, and that set up Barcus’ second jumper of the quarter. Saylor Brown slashed to the basket to score, Jacquelyn Cline came back to hit a free throw, Saryn Brown cut inside and got a pass from Saylor after Lauren Herndon kept a possession alive with an offensive board, and then Lauren slashed to the basket with two seconds left to make it 30-6 at halftime. By the time the dust had settled, North Nodaway had scored 24 in the quarter, their most productive of the year so far.
Essex started finding the range in the third quarter, but Lauren Herndon scored nine more in the third, all from downtown. Saryn Brown added six more in the period, also from downtown, and Saylor Brown added a pair of free throws. The points were a product of strong ball movement; six different Mustangs got assists in the period as North Nodaway pulled away to a 47-15 lead after three.
The Trojans put together a mild rally in the fourth to cut it to 47-19, but Kelsi Barcus hit a jumper and another from long range, and Jacquelyn Cline got untracked with a pair of drives as North Nodaway took its biggest lead of the night at 56-21.
Lauren Herndon had 24 points. Saryn Brown had 12, Kelsi Barcus had 9, Jacquelyn Cline 7, and Saylor Brown 4.
Lauren Herndon had 2 blocks and Kelsi Barcus 1.
Lauren Herndon had 17 boards. Saryn Brown had 11, Ellaina Renfro had 5, Kelsi Barcus and Saylor Brown 3 each, and Jacquelyn Cline and Andrea Jenkins 2 each.
Saylor Brown had 9 assists. Saryn Brown and Lauren Herndon had 3, Ellaina Renfro and Jacquelyn Cline had 2 each, and Kelsey Barcus and Andrea Jenkins 1 each.
Jacquelyn Cline and Saylor Brown had 6 tips. Lauren Herndon had 4, Saylor Brown 2, and Kelsey Barcus had 1.
Saylor Brown had 8 steals. Lauren Herndon had 5, Saryn Brown and Jacquelyn Cline had 2 each, and Kelsey Barcus and Ellaina Renfro had 1.
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