Elk Mound girls remain unbeaten with trio of wins, earn state ranking

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The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team, ranked seventh in the most recent Division 3 state coaches poll, earned a trio of lopsided wins over the past three weeks to remain unbeaten this season.

The Lady Mounders improved to 10-0 which includes a 4-0 record in Dunn-St. Croix action with victories over conference foe Spring Valley and Middle Border members Altoona and St. Croix Central.

After having the first of its two  conference games against Spring Valley postponed a day by wintry weather, the Mounders made the trip to Cardinal territory on Friday, December 20 and left with a 63-29 win.

A week later, the girls hosted a doubleheader with its boys’ team as both Mounder squads took on Altoona. The girls derailed Altoona (5-6) with a 53-31 win in the Friday, December 27 non-conference contest.

Then on its first day back from the holiday break, Elk Mound traveled to Hammond to take on the St. Croix Central Panthers who sit atop the Middle Border Conference with a 3-0 mark and were 7-1 overall prior to the Thursday, January 2 tipoff. When the game ended, the Mounders had pinned a second, season loss on the Panthers with a convincing 49-25 win.

Spring Valley

A first-half offensive surge lead Elk Mound to a 63-29 victory over host Spring Valley December 20,

In a Dunn-St. Croix Conference contest that was delayed 24 hours due to weather-related school closures the previous day, the Lady Mounders jumped to 35-9 advantage by the end of the first half before they cruised to the 34-point win over the Cardinals.

Seven Elk Mound players scored in the win and three finished in double figures.

Allie Robel led her team and all scorers with 21 points. The junior also snared a game-high 11 of the Mounders 32 rebounds and had three steals. Seniors Allie Roder and Ellie Schiszik added 15  and 11 points, respectively. Schiszik also had a game-leading ten assists and five steals.

Elk Mound, who also outscored its hosts 28-20 in the second half, shot nine more free throws than Spring Valley. The Mounder went 7-for-11 at the charity stripe while the Cardinals’ Audrey Mathison made both of her team’s attempts. The Cardinals did outpoint the Mounders behind the arc as they made five of their 17, three-point shots and Elk Mound finished with four makes in 19 attempts.

Kate Cipriano led Spring Valley with nine points, all of which came from behind the three-point arc. Jada Hoolihan tallied eight which included a 2-for-2 effort on threes and Mathison finished with six points.

Altoona

Elk Mound delivered another solid first-half of scoring when hosted Altoona in a non-conference doubleheader with its boys’ squad Friday, December 27.

The Mounders led 29-16 at the intermission and extended that advantage in the second half as they came away with a 53-31 win over the Lady Rails.

Although Elk Mound made just 6 of its 16 free throws, it sank seven three pointers in the double-digit victory.

Four Mounders scored in double figures and accounted for all but one of the team’s points. Allie Robel topped the Elk Mound scoring chart for a second straight contest with 15 points and added ten rebounds, a game high, and five steals. Belle Kongshaug sank four triples to finish with 14 points to go along with a trio of rebounds and steals. Allie Roder added a dozen points including a three and five assists. Ellie Schiszik netted 11 points that included two treys and topped the team in steals with seven.

Altoona had eight players put points on the scoreboard with Lily Duquaine and Kennadie Berg leading the way with seven and six points, respectively.

St. Croix Central

When conference leaders Elk Mound (D-SC) and St. Croix Central (Middle Border) met in Hammond Thursday, January 2 for a non-conference game that could be a preview of postseason play many observers expected a close contest.

And it was for a brief time in the first half.

After the host Panthers had knotted the game at 11 all, the Mounders responded with an 11-3 run to end the half and take a 22-14 advantage into the halftime break.

Elk Mound continued its dominance in the second half as it outscored St. Croix Central 27-11 over the final 18 minutes of action and nearly doubled up the host school with a 49-25 victory.

While both schools both made a trio of three-points shots, the Mounders were able to salt away the win at the free throw line where it held a huge advantage. Elk Mound went to the charity stripe 21 times and made 16 while St. Croix Central finished just two-for-six. That difference accounted for 14 of Elk Mound’s 24-point margin of victory.

Allie Robel was the Mounders leading scorer for a third consecutive contest as she finished with 14 points and added six rebounds and a team-leading three steals. Ellie Schiszik also finished in double figures with 11 points, nine of which came in the opening half. Schiszik hit six of her seven free throws, had a three, six rebounds and as many assists and a pair of steals. Allie Roder tallied eight points and a game-high nine rebounds, Belle Kongshaug had six and Hailey Meyer finished with five points.

Elk Mound has a pair of games  scheduled for this week. The Mounders traveled to Baldwin-Woodville this past Monday, January 6 to do battle with another Middle Border contestant. The Mounders will then re-engage in conference play this Thursday, January 9 when it heads to Plum City for a contest versus the Wolves of Elmwood/Plum City. The following Tuesday, January 14, Elk Mound returns home to host the Hilltoppers of Glenwood City.