Female Flyers get 2 wins
Published 11:56 pm Saturday, January 17, 2009
The St. Joseph Female Flyers didn’t limit themselves to one thing.
The Female Flyers tried a variety of defenses and offenses as they beat Harvest Christian (Ky.) 63-21 on Thursday.
“Our press did a good job of getting the lead in the first quarter and then we were able back off and work on some other things the rest of the game,” said St. Joseph coach B.J. Hannon.
Michelle Staton had 15 points to lead three players in double figures. She also had seven rebounds.
Katie Hacker had 14 points and 10 rebounds while Katie Schwab had 10 points. Allison Stump grabbed seven rebounds.
Hacker scored 10 points in the first quarter as St. Joseph raced to a 24-4 lead.
Sarah Neal, Sara Basedow and Staton had four points each in the second quartere as the lead ballooned to 42-6 at the break.
Schwab scored five points of her points in the third quarter and Hannon emptied his bench for the fourth quarter.
Harvest Christian 4 2 4 11 = 21
St. Joseph 24 18 15 6 = 63
HARVEST CHRISTIAN (NA): Elizabeth Esposito 0 0 0-0 0, Hannah Jacobs 2 0 0-0 4, Jessica Bumgardner 2 0 0-0 4, Nicole Pollack 1 0 0-0 2, Ashley Madden 0 0 2-2 2, Mariah Burch 3 0 3-6 9, Mary McCoy 0 0 0-0 0, Ashley Howerten 0 0 0-0 0, Becky Bumgardner 0 0 0-0 0, Cassie Shoemaker 0 0 0-0 0, Tara Pollack 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 0 5-8 21. Fouls: 9. Fouled out: None.
ST. JOSEPH (5-7): Michelle Staton 7 0 1-2 15, Sarah Basedow 4 0 0-0 8, Katie Hacker 7 0 0-0 14, Katie Compston 0 0 0-0 0, Katie Schwab 3 1 1-2 10, Sarah Neal 3 0 0-0 6, Allison Stump 1 0 0-0 2, Megan Fields 1 0 0-0 2, Kacie Rucker 2 0 0-0 4, Ivanna Sethnicka 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 29 1 2-7 63. Fouls: 8. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: 45 (Hacker 10, Staton 7, Stump 7, Neal 5, Basedow 4).
Monday’s Game
St. Joseph 36,
Hannan, W.Va. 33
“Concentration” isn’t just a board game by Milton-Bradley.
The St. Joseph Female Flyers were missing that concentration last Monday but they managed to come away with a 36-33 win over the Hannan (W.Va.) Lady Wildcats.
The Female Flyers were just 14-of-38 from the foul line as they picked up their fourth win of the season.
“We weren’t ready to play and it showed in our concentration,” said Female Flyers coach B.J. Hannon. “A lot of foul shooting is just concentration.”
Hannan took a 10-5 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Michelle Staton scored seven points in the second quarter as the Flyers remained behind by five points at the half, 20-15.
Katie Hacker had eight points in the third quarter and the defense held Hannan to five points as the Female Flyers took a 29-25 lead.
Hacker had five of St. Joseph’s seven points in the fourth quarter as they held on for the win.
Hacker finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Staton had 15 points and five rebounds.
Hannan 10 10 5 8 = 33
St. Joseph 5 10 14 7 = 36
HANNAN (NA): Celeste Campbell 2 0 0-0 4, Katelyn Campbell 1 0 2-3 4, Kalah Perry 1 0 1-3 3, Brittany Edmonds 3 1 3-5 12, Jennifer Swann 1 0 0-0 2, Abby Bush 1 0 2-3 4, Sammi Mayes 1 0 0-2 2, Christie Williams 0 0 0-0 0, Katie Ellis 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 11 1 8-17 33. Fouls: 26. Fouled out: Perry, Bush.
ST. JOSEPH (4-7): Michelle Staton 5 0 5-10 15, Sarah Basedow 0 0 1-5 1, Katie Hacker 5 0 6-12 16, Katie Schwab 1 0 1-6 3, Sarah Neal 0 0 0-2 0, Kacie Rucker 0 0 1-3 1. Totals: 11 0 14-38 36. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: Rucker. Rebounds: 30 (Hacker 13, Staton 5, Rucker 4, Schwab 4, Basesdow 3, Neal 2).