Lady Warriors Playing In Loaded 3A Sectional
January 29, 2018 at 6:34 p.m.
By Zach [email protected]
The Lady Warriors, who are 12-10 overall and 3-4 in the Northern Lakes Conference, received a first-round bye in the tournament. Wawasee will play the winner of Tippecanoe Valley and Lakeland. in Friday’s first semifinal game.
Valley and Lakeland square off Tuesday at 6 p.m., followed by West Noble and NorthWood.
Fairfield will play either West Noble or NorthWood in Friday’s second semifinal game.
The championship game is slated for Saturday, with the winner advancing to the Columbia City regional, where it will play the winner of the Bishop Dwenger Sectional.
Wawasee holds a 1-4 record this season against the rest of the sectional field.
Fairfield, Valley and West Noble are all ranked in the top 15 of the state.
“Sectional 21 is loaded,” said Wawasee coach Matt Carpenter. “Three teams have 17-plus wins and that doesn’t even count NorthWood.”
The Lady Warriors will need their defense to step up in postseason play. As a unit, Wawasee is allowing 39.9 points per game. Valley leads the sectional by scoring 56 points per game, with NorthWood at the bottom with 45.
Fairfield and West Noble are both scoring over 55 points and Lakeland is a little over 47 points per contest.
“Defense is our team's trademark this year,” Carpenter said. “In order to win this sectional we will have to play full 32-minute games, where we limit the opposing team runs to four to six points.
“We are able to pressure the basketball, while also having good helpside defense. This combination can help force turnovers and hold opposing teams to low field-goal percentage.”
On the other end of the court, Wawasee will look to its leaders. Junior Casey Schroeder paces the scoring attack with nearly 12 points per game, while senior Aubrey Kuhn tallies 10. Schroeder can either score from the perimeter or drive into the paint, making her a target for opposing defenses.
“When we are 'right,' we have four people on the floor that can get us eight to 12 points each in any given game,” Carpenter said.
Maintaining balance throughout the offense is the goal and riding the “hot hand” any evening is a gameplan.
Sophomore Kabrea Rostochak is averaging about six points per game.
The squad is led by three seniors, showcasing how young they are, but willing to put in work to become better. Wawasee has different offenses in place to help attack different types of defenses. The girls are relied on to be able to handle the ball well and attack the opposing team’s weaknesses.
The Lady Warriors are playing with confidence and believe they can play with and defeat anyone, as long as they control the things they know they can control.
The Lady Warriors, who are 12-10 overall and 3-4 in the Northern Lakes Conference, received a first-round bye in the tournament. Wawasee will play the winner of Tippecanoe Valley and Lakeland. in Friday’s first semifinal game.
Valley and Lakeland square off Tuesday at 6 p.m., followed by West Noble and NorthWood.
Fairfield will play either West Noble or NorthWood in Friday’s second semifinal game.
The championship game is slated for Saturday, with the winner advancing to the Columbia City regional, where it will play the winner of the Bishop Dwenger Sectional.
Wawasee holds a 1-4 record this season against the rest of the sectional field.
Fairfield, Valley and West Noble are all ranked in the top 15 of the state.
“Sectional 21 is loaded,” said Wawasee coach Matt Carpenter. “Three teams have 17-plus wins and that doesn’t even count NorthWood.”
The Lady Warriors will need their defense to step up in postseason play. As a unit, Wawasee is allowing 39.9 points per game. Valley leads the sectional by scoring 56 points per game, with NorthWood at the bottom with 45.
Fairfield and West Noble are both scoring over 55 points and Lakeland is a little over 47 points per contest.
“Defense is our team's trademark this year,” Carpenter said. “In order to win this sectional we will have to play full 32-minute games, where we limit the opposing team runs to four to six points.
“We are able to pressure the basketball, while also having good helpside defense. This combination can help force turnovers and hold opposing teams to low field-goal percentage.”
On the other end of the court, Wawasee will look to its leaders. Junior Casey Schroeder paces the scoring attack with nearly 12 points per game, while senior Aubrey Kuhn tallies 10. Schroeder can either score from the perimeter or drive into the paint, making her a target for opposing defenses.
“When we are 'right,' we have four people on the floor that can get us eight to 12 points each in any given game,” Carpenter said.
Maintaining balance throughout the offense is the goal and riding the “hot hand” any evening is a gameplan.
Sophomore Kabrea Rostochak is averaging about six points per game.
The squad is led by three seniors, showcasing how young they are, but willing to put in work to become better. Wawasee has different offenses in place to help attack different types of defenses. The girls are relied on to be able to handle the ball well and attack the opposing team’s weaknesses.
The Lady Warriors are playing with confidence and believe they can play with and defeat anyone, as long as they control the things they know they can control.
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