Worth County's girls broke a three-game skid, beating Braymer 53-36 in Trenton Tuesday, December 23rd. There were several factors that led to them breaking their slump. First was the emergence of Kynlee Steele as a force on the boards. She didn't play against Mount Ayr (flu), but when she returned for the Braymer game, the Tiger freshman had an immediate impact off the bench, grabbing six points and nine rebounds, both career highs for varsity. That meant that Worth County could rest key players. There were other factors as well. The first was that Worth County stopped giving up all the easy transition baskets that they gave up during their three-game slide. The second was that they only turned the ball over 9 times and gave up 9 offensive boards; they turned it over 14 times and gave up 13 offensive boards against Mount Ayr. And their rebounding doubled; they got 22 against Mount Ayr and 44 against Braymer.
Audrey Runde started the Tigers off with a triple from the top of the key off a pass from Kristen Tracy. Kambree Briner stole an outlet pass and fed Kristen Tracy for two. Kambree Briner found Runde backdoor and then Megan Tracy for three to make it 10-0.
Braymer began a comeback bid, getting points from four different players as Khloe Rogers, Natalie Wright, Wren Coats, and Harper Henley all scored during an 8-2 Bobcat run that made it 12-8. But Rylee Ruckman hit a 3-pointer with time winding down in the first quarter to put the Tigers back in front 15-8.
Braymer tried a box and one on Kristen Tracy, but it backfired as Audrey Runde scored off a Kambree Briner steal, Ruckman hit a free throw and then added a steal and drive and a 3-pointer to make it 23-8. Braymer hung around as Nevaeh Scott hit from the high post and Khloe Rogers hit a 3-pointer to make it 23-13. Kristen Tracy scored from inside and then added a steal before Braymer closed to within 26-15 at the half.
Worth County had struggled in the third quarter several times this year. Braymer made a push to start the second half but could never get closer than 10. Kristen Tracy scored four straight after Rogers' free throw had cut the Bobcat deficit to 27-17 at the 6:22 mark of the third quarter. Megan Tracy added a 3-pointer to make it 34-19. Henley cut it to 34-21 for Braymer, but then Nevaeh Scott, their best post player, picked up her fourth foul and Worth County took advantage. Keira Hardy hit a free throw, Kristen Tracy got a putback, Rylee Ruckman hit a free throw, Kristen Tracy drove the high post, and Kambree Briner got loose in transition at the third quarter buzzer after Tracy got her to ball to make it 42-23 after three.
Braymer started solving Worth County's half-court trap to start the fourth as Natalie Wright got four straight and Abigail Smith two as the Bobcats cut it to 44-29. But then Audrey Runde broke the run with a 3-pointer and Kynlee Steele got the hot hand down the stretch to make it 53-33 with 1:07 left in the game.
Kristen Tracy had 17 points. Rylee Ruckman had 11, Audrey Runde 10, Megan Tracy and Kynlee Steele 6 each, Kambree Briner 2, and Keira Hardy 1.
Megan Tracy had 1 block.
Kristen Tracy had 14 boards to complete a double-double. Kynlee Steele had 9, Megan Tracy 7, Audrey Runde 5, Rylee Ruckman 4, Kambree Briner 3, and Keira Hardy 2.
Kambree Briner had 8 assists. Kristen Tracy had 7, Audrey Runde, Megan Tracy, and Keira Hardy 2, and Rylee Ruckman 1.
Kristen Tracy and Kambree Briner had 5 tips. Keira Hardy had 4, Megan Tracy 2, and Audrey Runde 1.
Kambree Briner and Kristen Tracy had 4 steals. Keira Hardy had 3, Audrey Runde and Rylee Ruckman had 2, and Megan Tracy 1.
No comments:
Post a Comment