Lady Mounders beat Somerset and Glenwood; lose to Amery
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DOWN THE MIDDLE — Tori Blaskowski (#23) split the middle between Makiah Schutz (#50) and Maddie Oehlke (#5) on the quest for two points. —photo by Amber Hayden
By Amber Hayden
It was a long week for the Mounder ladies as they finished 2-1 with games against Somerset, Glenwood City, and Amery.
The long haul to Somerset proved fruitful for the Mounders as they were able to snag the win 53-48 last Tuesday, February 4, as Elk Mound was led by Sophie Cedarblade’s 18 points.
Thursday evening’s game was all Sophie Cedarblade and Taya Schaefer as the pair put up 35 of Elk Mound’s 60 points against the Glenwood City Hilltoppers, who scored just 20 points in the Febraury 6 game.
But in their last home game of the season, the Mounders came up short in the 27-49 loss against Amery. Amery allowed a mere seven points in the first half, which is something Elk Mound has not had happen thus far in the season.
Elk Mound will finish out its final four regular season games on the road which included a trip to Mondovi last night, Tuesday, February 11 and will be on the road against Durand this Friday evening, February 14, and against Eau Claire Regis on Monday, February 17.
Somerset
With a 53-48 win against Somerset last Tuesday evening, February 4, the Lady Mounders extended their winning streak to five games.
“It was a long trip, but we hit enough shots to get a nice road win,” said head coach Jordan Kongshaug. “I was proud of how our kids hung in.”
Sophie Cedarblade returned to the court against the Spartans. She was ill over the last week and unable to play, but when given the opportunity to shine Cedarblade put up some big shots for Elk Mound. The senior hit four triples and three doubles totaling 18 points to lead the Mounders.
Elk Mound held a six-point lead, 21-15, as it headed into the visitor’s locker room during Tuesday evening’s contest. The Mounders would keep ahead just enough during the second half as they were outscored by the Spartans by one point, 32-33.
Sisters Tori and Hailey Blaskowski put up 19 points between them. Tori had three triples and was two-for-four from the line for 11 points, and Hailey had a double, trey, and was three-for-five from the charity stripe.
Taya Schaefer had a quiet night scoring only ten points for Elk Mound off of three doubles and a triple.
Also scoring for the Mounders were Stella Rhude with two doubles and Olivia Schreiber with two points.
Elk Mound (53)
FG-FT-F-TP: T. Blaskowski 3-2-2-11, H. Blaskowski 2-3-3-8, O. Schreiber 1-0-3-2, S. Rhude 2-0-0-4, S. Cedarblade 7-0-1-18, T. Schaefer 4-0-2-10. Totals 19-5-11-53.
Somerset (48)
FG-FT-F-TP: L. Hoff 1-0-2-3, M. Leccia 5-2-4-13, T. Paulson 3-0-0-7, H. Gaikowski 5-0-2-10, D. Schactner 6-3-3-15. Total 20-5-13-48.
Elk Mound 21 32 – 53
Somerset 15 33 – 48
3-point goals: Elk Mound: T. Blaskowski (3), H. Blaskowski, S. Cedarblade (4), T. Schaefer; Somerset: L. Hoff, M. Leccia (3), T. Paulson (2).
Glenwood City
The Mounder ladies took a commanding win over the Glenwood City Hilltoppers Thursday evening, February 6, by a score of 60-20.
Sophie Cedarblade was the first to score for the Mounders with the first of her five triples of the evening, she also had a double to total up 17 points.
“I was really pleased with our focus and defensive intensity,” said coach Kongshaug. “We moved the basketball well, and it was a great game for us.”
ALLY OOP — Taya Schaefer (#43) used all of her 6-foot height to this shot over Hilltoppers’ defender Makiah Schutz (#50) during the 60-20 win over the Hilltoppers on February 6. —photo by Amber Hayden
Elk Mound began with a hard court press on the Hilltoppers that left Glenwood City fighting to get down court and shoot the ball. It also caused Glenwood City to rush the entire evening and the Toppers did not score until 16:45 when Yasmin Mendez hit a basket.
Elk Mound did not give up the lead during the first and second half as they were able to steal and rebound the ball.
Taya Schafer stayed strong under the basket for Elk Mound as she put up four doubles in the opening 18 minutes. Her height played a big part as Makiah Schutz was unable to block the 6 foot tall senior. Schaefer finished the evening with five doubles, a pair of threes, and was two-for-two from the line.
For a majority of the game, the Mounders were able to stay out of foul trouble, but Hailey Blaskowski received her fourth by the second half and would ride the bench for most of the second half. Blaskowski did score three points in the first half off a double and free throw.
The Mounders began filtering in their bench players in the second half as the clock began to run continuously, which allowed Brooke Emery, and Isabella Hollister to put points up on the board. Emery had a triple and Hollister had a double and foul shot.
Also scoring for the Mounders were Tori Blaskowski with eight points, Olivia Schreiber with six points, and Stella Rhude with a lone double.
Elk Mound (60)
FG-FT-F-TP: B. Emery 1-0-2-3, I. Hollister 1-1-3-3, T. Blaskowski 3-1-1-3, H. Blaskowski 1-1-4-3, O. Schreiber 3-0-0-6, S. Rhude 1-0-1-2, S. Cedarblade 6-0-1-17, T. Schaefer 7-2-2-18. Totals 23-5-14-60.
Glenwood City (47)
FG-FT-F-TP: I. Rassbach 0-3-3-3, Y. Mendez 2-0-2-4, D. Fayerweather 3-2-0-9, M. Schutz 2-0-1-4. Total 7-5-11-20.
Elk Mound 31 29 – 60
Glenwood City 11 9 – 20
3-point goals: Elk Mound: B. Emery, T. Blaskowski, S. Cedarblade (5), T. Schaefer (2); Glenwood City: D. Fayerweather.
Amery
The Elk Mound ladies found themselves in a situation they have yet to face this season as they were held to single digit scoring during the first half of last Friday’s 27-49 loss to Amery at home.
“Amery played really on the defensive end, and we struggled to get in a rhythm,” said coach Kongshaug. “We will work to rebound as we play a couple of tough games next week.”
Taya Schaefer and Tori Blaskowski were the leading scorers for Elk Mound as they each finished with 10 points. Schaefer and Blaskowski each had three doubles, a shot from beyond the arc, and solo free-throws.
Senior Sophie Cedarblade had a tough evening as she was only allowed one trey in the first half of the Friday evening contest.
After being down 7-23 in the first half, the Mounders came out in the second half and scored 20 points against Amery who tallied 26. The Warriors also held a seven to three advantage in three-point shots.
Also scoring for Elk Mound were Brooke Emery and Stella Rhude each with a bucket from inside the paint.
Elk Mound (27)
FG-FT-F-TP: B. Emery 1-0-1-2, T. Blaskowski 4-1-4-10, S. Rhude 1-0-3-2, S. Cedarblade 1-0-2-3, T. Schaefer 4-1-4-10. Totals 11-2-18-27.
Amery (49)
FG-FT-F-TP: D. Granica 2-2-1-6, L. Monson 1-1-3-4, M. Brotzel 2-0-3-6, J. Engebretson 3-5-2-12, M. Waalen 1-0-0-2, E. Schmidt 5-7-4-19. Total 14-15-13-49.
Elk Mound 7 20 – 27
Amery 23 26 – 49
3-point goals: Elk Mound: T. Blaskowski, S. Cedarblade, T. Schaefer; Amery: L. Monson, M. Brotzel (2), J. Engebretson, E. Schmidt (2).