Mounder girls remain unbeaten, chalk up three more victories
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LAYING IN TWO — Mounder senior guard Tori Blaskowski went to the hoop and scored on this second-half layup during a December 1 conference basketball game in Glenwood City. Blaskowski finished with 14 points in the Lady Mounders 83 to 21 win over the Hilltoppers. —photo by Shawn DeWitt
The Elk Mound girls’ basketball squad doubled its win total and remained unbeaten this season with a trio of victories last week which included a decisive triumph in its Dunn-St. Croix opener.
The Lady Mounders improved to 6-0 in the early portion of the 2022-23 campaign with the wins.
Despite getting off to a slow start in a non-conference game at Baldwin-Woodville last Tuesday, November 29, which saw the Mounders trailing 13-10 at half, Elk Mound’s offense heated up after the intermission and outscored the Blackhawks 34-13 in the second half for a 44-26 win. Two days later, Elk Mound opened Dunn-St. Croix play in Glenwood City where it dominated the hapless Hilltoppers 83-21. The Lady Mounders then closed out their busy week with a 52-44 win over Altoona Saturday, December 3 in the Colfax gym during the Colfax Classic which showcased all eight Dunn-St. Croix Conference teams against a non-conference opponent.
The only contest on their slate this week is a home game versus Mondovi on Friday, December 9. Next Tuesday, December 13, the Mounders head to Durand to take on the Panthers.
Baldwin-Woodville
After scoring just ten points the entire first half and trailing by three points at the intermission, the Lady Mounders’ offense caught fire in the second half and outscored host Baldwin-Woodville 36-13 to prevail 44-26 in the November 29 non-conference tilt.
Elk Mound did not make a three pointer in the first 18 minutes of play but made up for it in the second half as it canned five triples four by sophomore Ellie Schiszik who finished with a game-high 18 points after being shut out in the first half.
LONG-RANGE SHOOTER — Elk Mound sophomore Ellie Schiszik eyed up a three-point shot attempt during a Dunn-St. Croix girls’ basketball game in Glenwood City December 1. Schiszik finished with six triples and 20 points as she led the Mounders to a 83-21 win over the Hilltoppers. —photo by Shawn DeWitt
Lydia Levra and Tori Blaskowski who each had four points in the opening half finished with nine and five points, respectively. Brooke Emery scored all six of her points in the final 18 minutes of action.
Elk Mound finished 17-for-47 shooting which included a 5-for-12 effort at the three-point arc and were just 5-for-12 at the line.
Ryeah Oehlke led the Baldwin-Woodville with seven points.
“We struggled shooting the basketball in the first half, but we had a great defensive effort throughout the night,” stated Elk Mound head coach Jordan Kongshaug.
“We got excellent contributions form every member of our team to help us get a nice road win,” he concluded.
Glenwood City
Elk Mound scored the first 14 points in last Thursday’s conference opener, which was played in Glenwood City, and never looked back.
Using an attacking offense and full-court pressure, the Mounders built a hefty 46-13 lead over the host Hilltoppers by halftime.
Glenwood City sophomore Izzy Davis, who netted 12 of the Toppers’ 21-game points, scored the first hoop of the second half but Elk Mound went on another scoring splurge as everyone on the Mounder bench saw action in the 83-21 win.
In fact, 13 of the Mounders 15-lady roster scoried points in the victory. Sophomore Ellie Schiszik was the game’s top scorer with 20 points which included six of her team’s 12 three pointers. Senior Tori Blaskowski added 14 and junior Lydia Levra netted ten points, all of which came in the first half.
In all, Elk Mound shot 12-for-30 behind the arc and 34-for-70 overall but sank just three of its nine free tosses.
Altoona
Playing in the last of eight games at the Colfax Classic last Saturday evening, Elk Mound staked itself to an eight-point, first half advantage over Altoona and made it hold up as both teams scored 21 points in the second half in what turned out to be a 52-44 Mounders’ win.
Ellie Schiszik and Tori Blaskowski led Elk Mound to victory. Schiszik was the leading scorer for a third straight game with 21 points while Blaskowski added 17 points. Stella Rhude chipped in with nine points.
Alyssa Wirth and Josie Rondestvedt topped the Railroaders’ scoring chart with 15 and 13 points, respectively.