Patriots Edge Out Winning Record to End Regular Season
Last week, the Patriot girls’ basketball team picked up a win and a loss on the road to finish out the regular season 12-11. On Tuesday, February 11th, they traveled out to Pierce where the Patriots put up a battle but came short of beating the Bluejays with an end score of 35-53. The Lady Pats sprung right back on Thursday, though, to sweep through Stanton. Playing a close game up to the end buzzer, the Patriots’ score consisted of an astonishing ten 3-pointers, with just 2 other field goals, and 1 free throw, to earn the win 35-31 win.
About the Pierce game, head coach Rebecca Hiatt said, “Pierce was a tough opponent and we knew that they were going to be physical. We played well in the first half and matched their physicality. They got to the free-throw line in the second half and built a lead. We fought back, and the girls continued to battle throughout the game.”
“Coming into the Pierce game we knew we had to know what each person did and knew we had to execute on the offensive end. We weren't able to get very many shots in the first half and then in the third quarter our shots started falling, but in the end, it wasn’t enough,” stated sophomore Reese Wietfeld, “Against Stanton we came out strong, the bench and the court had energy. Which led us to getting the victory. Overall, the regular season went by really fast and I’m very happy with how we responded to each game.”
Hiatt stated, “Against Stanton, we shot the ball well from 3-point range. We did a good job of moving the basketball and finding open shooters. However, we did give up too many offensive rebounds and we know that going forward we have to continue to work hard to get position rebounding. Overall, it was good to end the regular season with a win as we head into post season games. We have played a tough schedule which has prepared us for tough competition in the postseason.”
Clarkson-Leigh vs. Pierce
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
CLP 6 13 27 35
Pierce 7 21 40 53
Individual Stats vs. Pierce
(points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)
Ella Baumert: 1, 1, 0, 0, 0; Elizabeth Hoffman: 0, 0, 0, 0, 2; Izzy Hollatz: 6, 1, 1, 0, 0; Vylet Hollatz: 0, 5, 0, 0, 0; Ava Kasik: 9, 2, 3, 1, 0; Kendall Schneider: 0, 0, 0, 0, 1; Baylee Settje: 10, 6, 0, 1, 0; Brynn Settje: 8, 1, 1, 3, 0; Nevaeh Zulkoski: 0, 1, 0, 0, 0
Clarkson-Leigh vs. Stanton
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
CLP 9 17 23 35
Stanton 7 17 26 31
Individual Stats vs. Stanton
(points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)
Elizabeth Hoffman: 0, 2, 0, 0, 1; Izzy Hollatz:15, 5, 0, 0, 0; Vylet Hollatz: 3, 0, 1, 0, 1; Ava Kasik: 2, 2, 2, 0, 0; Baylee Settje: 3, 10, 3, 1, 1; Brynn Settje: 11, 3, 3, 5, 0; Nevaeh Zulkoski: 0, 6, 0, 0, 0