Lady Tigers Upset No. 3 Tippecanoe Valley
November 18, 2017 at 7:30 a.m.
Lady Tigers Upset No. 3 Tippecanoe Valley
By Mark [email protected]
The Lady Tigers opened the game by hitting a trio of three-point shots in the first quarter, then put on their hard hats and constructed a 22-8 lead early in the second quarter by working for layups and hitting the boards hard.
Class 3A No. 3 Valley began chipping away, and closed to within four points at 34-30 with seven minutes to play. The Warsaw defense, however, held the Lady Vikings to two points the rest of the way.
“I thought in the first half we were about as patiently aggressive, that’s a term we use, as we could have been,” said first-year Warsaw coach Lenny Krebs. “We were very smart with the shots we took, and we created some high-percentage shots.
“In the second half we were a little bit passive, and played keep away a little bit more rather than staying aggressive. That showed in our turnover column. And when you’re shooting 50 percent, by golly you want to get a shot every possession if you can. We only had one turnover at halftime, and that was a result of us being patient yet aggressive.”
Another key, according to Krebs, was rebounding. The Lady Tigers enjoyed a slight 25-22 edge on the boards, but they got the more important boards when Valley was taking its chances from three-point land in the fourth quarter.
“We said earlier this year that rebounding was going to determine how successful we were going to be in the long run,” he said. “First of all, credit Tippecanoe Valley. They crashed the boards and made it hard every single possession. In the first half, offensive rebounds weren’t quite as big of an issue, but we gave up way too many in the second half, and they got close-range shots with and-1 opportunities.
“But ultimately, we pulled down some big rebounds at the end of the game, when they missed some outside shots. We got the job done. Not the way we wanted it, but we’ll take it.”
Kacy Bragg had a game-high 12 points and pulled down five rebounds for Warsaw. Maddie Ryman, who was a game-time decision after turning her ankle in pregame warmups, hit three shots from beyond the arc and finished with 11 points. Kaylee Patton tallied seven points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Krebs said it took the entire squad to pull out a tough road win.
“I thought Maddie did a nice job. I thought she set the tone for us tonight, and continued to grow and learn,” said Krebs. “Kaylee Patton was huge tonight, she’s a smart, smart player. It’s a good team win, and anytime you can go on the road and beat a team like Tippecanoe Valley in their place, you’re taking steps in the right direction.”
Valley got a spark in the third quarter from sophomore Jillian Walls, who hit a pair of threes during the Lady Vikings’ comeback bid. Valley turned up its defensive intensity and forced 10 Warsaw turnovers in the second half.
But the Lady Vikings went 0 of 7 from beyond the arc in the final quarter, and missed eight of 10 shots from the floor in the period. Valley coach Chris Kindig said his two best shooters, Emily Peterson and Addy Miller, had off nights, hitting just one trey each.
“I thought we had a real good third quarter and we hit some shots, but then we went cold in the last two to three minutes of the game,” he said. “We got it down to four points and had a lot of good looks in the fourth quarter. We just couldn’t knock ‘em down.
“Our two best shooters were 2 of 14 from the three-point line. That’s not going to happen every night. Those two are good shooters and I don’t know if they were tired or what at the end of the game, but I thought the key was defensively we picked up the pace in the second half. Really, our defense got us back in the game. But we just couldn’t buy a basket in that last two or three minutes.”
Sophie Bussard returned from an ankle injury to produce team-highs with 10 points and four rebounds off the bench for Valley. Miller and Peterson added five points each.
Warsaw improved to 4-1 and will host 4A No. 10 Penn (4-0) Tuesday at the Tiger Den. Valley fell to 3-1 and will open Three Rivers Conference play Tuesday against visiting Maconaquah.
Notes – Warsaw won for the second straight year over Valley, after Lady Vikings had won the three seasons before. The Lady Tigers now lead the overall series 47-6. ... It was also the third win of the season over a TRC team for Warsaw. The Lady Tigers beat Manchester 39-23 on Nov. 8 and Wabash 49-39 on Wednesday.
WARSAW 42, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 32
W 12 13 9 8 – 42
TV 6 7 15 4 – 32
Warsaw – Kennedy Patton 0-0 0-0 0, Halle Shipp 1-1 1-2 4, Maddie Ryman 3-7 2-2 11, Brielle Harrison 2-4 0-0 4, Kacy Bragg 5-8 2-4 12, Emma Bohnenkamper 1-3 2-2 4, Kayle Patton 2-5 1-2 7. Totals 14-28 8-12 42.
Valley – Olivia Trippiedi 0-1 0-0 0, Jillian Walls 3-4 0-0 8, Addy Miller 1-7 2-2 5, Sophie Bussard 4-11 1-2 10, Sarah Tucker 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Peterson 2-13 0-0 5, Asia O’Connor 2-4 0-1 4, Makenzie Woodcox 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-40 3-5 32.
Three-pointers – Warsaw 6 (Ryman 2, Bragg 2, Bohnenkamper 2), Valley 5 (Walls 2, Bussard, Miller, Peterson); Rebounds – Warsaw 25 (Ka. Patton 6), Valley 22 (Bussard 4); Turnovers – Warsaw 11, Valley 5; Fouls – Warsaw 8, Valley 14; Fouled out – none; Records – Warsaw 4-1, Valley 3-1
JV – Warsaw 34, Tippecanoe Valley 24
Warsaw – Kensie Ryman 13, Brooklyn Fitzgerald 9, Kendall Wayne 9, Audrey Grimm 2, Carmen Albertson 1
Valley – Emma Craig 6, Sidney Wagner 4, Jillian Walls 4, Karina Young 4, Hayley Backus 2, Kennedie Brooks 2, Ashley Butler 1, Mackenzie Costello 1
The Lady Tigers opened the game by hitting a trio of three-point shots in the first quarter, then put on their hard hats and constructed a 22-8 lead early in the second quarter by working for layups and hitting the boards hard.
Class 3A No. 3 Valley began chipping away, and closed to within four points at 34-30 with seven minutes to play. The Warsaw defense, however, held the Lady Vikings to two points the rest of the way.
“I thought in the first half we were about as patiently aggressive, that’s a term we use, as we could have been,” said first-year Warsaw coach Lenny Krebs. “We were very smart with the shots we took, and we created some high-percentage shots.
“In the second half we were a little bit passive, and played keep away a little bit more rather than staying aggressive. That showed in our turnover column. And when you’re shooting 50 percent, by golly you want to get a shot every possession if you can. We only had one turnover at halftime, and that was a result of us being patient yet aggressive.”
Another key, according to Krebs, was rebounding. The Lady Tigers enjoyed a slight 25-22 edge on the boards, but they got the more important boards when Valley was taking its chances from three-point land in the fourth quarter.
“We said earlier this year that rebounding was going to determine how successful we were going to be in the long run,” he said. “First of all, credit Tippecanoe Valley. They crashed the boards and made it hard every single possession. In the first half, offensive rebounds weren’t quite as big of an issue, but we gave up way too many in the second half, and they got close-range shots with and-1 opportunities.
“But ultimately, we pulled down some big rebounds at the end of the game, when they missed some outside shots. We got the job done. Not the way we wanted it, but we’ll take it.”
Kacy Bragg had a game-high 12 points and pulled down five rebounds for Warsaw. Maddie Ryman, who was a game-time decision after turning her ankle in pregame warmups, hit three shots from beyond the arc and finished with 11 points. Kaylee Patton tallied seven points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Krebs said it took the entire squad to pull out a tough road win.
“I thought Maddie did a nice job. I thought she set the tone for us tonight, and continued to grow and learn,” said Krebs. “Kaylee Patton was huge tonight, she’s a smart, smart player. It’s a good team win, and anytime you can go on the road and beat a team like Tippecanoe Valley in their place, you’re taking steps in the right direction.”
Valley got a spark in the third quarter from sophomore Jillian Walls, who hit a pair of threes during the Lady Vikings’ comeback bid. Valley turned up its defensive intensity and forced 10 Warsaw turnovers in the second half.
But the Lady Vikings went 0 of 7 from beyond the arc in the final quarter, and missed eight of 10 shots from the floor in the period. Valley coach Chris Kindig said his two best shooters, Emily Peterson and Addy Miller, had off nights, hitting just one trey each.
“I thought we had a real good third quarter and we hit some shots, but then we went cold in the last two to three minutes of the game,” he said. “We got it down to four points and had a lot of good looks in the fourth quarter. We just couldn’t knock ‘em down.
“Our two best shooters were 2 of 14 from the three-point line. That’s not going to happen every night. Those two are good shooters and I don’t know if they were tired or what at the end of the game, but I thought the key was defensively we picked up the pace in the second half. Really, our defense got us back in the game. But we just couldn’t buy a basket in that last two or three minutes.”
Sophie Bussard returned from an ankle injury to produce team-highs with 10 points and four rebounds off the bench for Valley. Miller and Peterson added five points each.
Warsaw improved to 4-1 and will host 4A No. 10 Penn (4-0) Tuesday at the Tiger Den. Valley fell to 3-1 and will open Three Rivers Conference play Tuesday against visiting Maconaquah.
Notes – Warsaw won for the second straight year over Valley, after Lady Vikings had won the three seasons before. The Lady Tigers now lead the overall series 47-6. ... It was also the third win of the season over a TRC team for Warsaw. The Lady Tigers beat Manchester 39-23 on Nov. 8 and Wabash 49-39 on Wednesday.
WARSAW 42, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 32
W 12 13 9 8 – 42
TV 6 7 15 4 – 32
Warsaw – Kennedy Patton 0-0 0-0 0, Halle Shipp 1-1 1-2 4, Maddie Ryman 3-7 2-2 11, Brielle Harrison 2-4 0-0 4, Kacy Bragg 5-8 2-4 12, Emma Bohnenkamper 1-3 2-2 4, Kayle Patton 2-5 1-2 7. Totals 14-28 8-12 42.
Valley – Olivia Trippiedi 0-1 0-0 0, Jillian Walls 3-4 0-0 8, Addy Miller 1-7 2-2 5, Sophie Bussard 4-11 1-2 10, Sarah Tucker 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Peterson 2-13 0-0 5, Asia O’Connor 2-4 0-1 4, Makenzie Woodcox 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-40 3-5 32.
Three-pointers – Warsaw 6 (Ryman 2, Bragg 2, Bohnenkamper 2), Valley 5 (Walls 2, Bussard, Miller, Peterson); Rebounds – Warsaw 25 (Ka. Patton 6), Valley 22 (Bussard 4); Turnovers – Warsaw 11, Valley 5; Fouls – Warsaw 8, Valley 14; Fouled out – none; Records – Warsaw 4-1, Valley 3-1
JV – Warsaw 34, Tippecanoe Valley 24
Warsaw – Kensie Ryman 13, Brooklyn Fitzgerald 9, Kendall Wayne 9, Audrey Grimm 2, Carmen Albertson 1
Valley – Emma Craig 6, Sidney Wagner 4, Jillian Walls 4, Karina Young 4, Hayley Backus 2, Kennedie Brooks 2, Ashley Butler 1, Mackenzie Costello 1
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