Mounder turnovers lead to loss against Mondovi
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By Amber Hayden
ELK MOUND — After getting off to a good start in a Tuesday, January 16 conference basketball contest at home versus Mondovi, the Elk Mound boys lost all traction and suffered an 18-point loss to the Buffaloes.
“We got off to a really nice start, moving the ball efficiently, knocking down shots, and rebounding really well,” said Elk Mound head coach Michael Kessler. “Credit to Mondovi’s defense, as their pressure resulted in a lot of turnovers for us and they did a nice job of challenging our shooters.”
With that 43-61 loss, Elk Mound remained tied with Spring Valley for third in the Dunn-St. Croix and has an overall record of 4-6.
Elk Mound had four players – Ben Heath, Nate Lew, Blaze Todd, and Michael Jenson – lead in scoring with nine points each.
Ben Heath and Nate Lew each had two doubles, a triple and were two-for-three from the foul line, they also had four fouls a piece.
Senior Blaze Todd came in off the bench to hit a pair of twos, a lone trey, and went two-for-seven from the line.
The Mounders trailed just 23-25 at halftime but were outscored 36-20 by the Buffaloes in the second half. Owen Schultz finished with 24 points for Mondovi who also got 11 and ten points respectively from Wyatt and Jarod Falkner.
“Certainly, a game we need to learn from, but then forget rather quickly as we have another opportunity at (first-place) Durand early next week,” Kessler stated.
Michael Jenson has been a powerhouse for Elk Mound from outside the arc as he hit three triples for the Mounders.
It was a rather quiet night for Cade Hanson and Ryan Bohl as they had just seven points between the pair. Bohl was one-for-two at the charity stripe, and Hanson hit three field goals.
Elk Mound traveled to Durand (5-0, 9-1) last evening, Tuesday, January 21 for their first game of the week, and will travel to Boyceville on Friday evening, January 24. The Mounders will then wrap up their three-game road trip in Fall Creek next Monday, January 27.
Elk Mound (43)
FG-FT-F-TP: R. Bohl 0-1-4-1, B. Heath 3-2-4-9, N. Lew 3-2-4-9, C. Hanson 3-0-2-6, B. Todd 3-2-1-9, M. Jenson 3-0-2-9. Totals 15-7-19-43.
Mondovi (61)
FG-FT-F-TP: J. Falkner 4-1-1-10, W. Falkner 5-0-2-11, D. Everson 0-4-1-4, O. Schultz 9-6-2-24, C. Johnson 1-1-4-4, J. Schmidtknecht 2-0-2-5, D. Rud 1-0-2-3. Totals 22-12-16-61.
Elk Mound 23 20 – 43
Mondovi 25 36 – 61
3-point goals: Elk Mound: B. Heath, N. Lew, B. Todd, M. Jenson; Mondovi: J. Falkner, W. Falkner, C. Johnson, J. Schmidtknecht, D. Rud.