COMETS WORK LATE TO DEFEAT SEAGULLS
A botched inbounds play turned into a game-winning layup by Cheryl Steppe as the Naselle Comets defeated the Raymond Seagulls 41-39 in overtime at Patterson Gymnasium Thursday night.
The loss was Raymond's first in Pacific 2B League play as the Comets evened their league record at 1-1 and improved their overall record to 3-3
Erin Saari paced the Comets with a game-high 15 points, but fouled out with four minutes remaining in regulation. Naselle, still missing the injured Brandi Keightley, went with the same five players on the floor for the remainder of the fourth quarter and overtime, with Steppe leading the way with 13 points and 15 rebounds.
"She's a horse," said head coach Bob Torppa of his 6-0 senior post.
"We just kind of gutted it out in that overtime. Kelsey Fletcher came in and did a nice job."
The Comets overcame some first half ballhandling problems to tie the game against the quick, agressive Seagulls.
"We just killed ourselves," said Torppa. "We had about 16 turnovers in the first half. They are a very quick team."
Jenny Klinger's only basket of the contest tied the game in the fourth quarter. It was Klinger who found Steppe open underneath the basket on the final inbounds play to win it, after the Comets failed to properly execute the play call. The senior guard also had two steals in the game.
Naselle's next opponent will be Astoria in the first round of the Vince Dulcich Tournament on Wednesday, December 27. The game will start at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Naselle boys against Astoria at 8:00 p.m. Both games will be broadcast live on KAST-AM 1370.
RAYMOND 12 12 8 5 2—39
Kongbonakhay 6, Miller 8, Rutherford 6, Stepp 2, Weber 6, McGough 11, Settlemeier, Khammala.
NASELLE 9 11 10 7 4—41
Pakenen 2, Saari 15, Klinger 2, Steppe 13, Ahlstrom 9, Fletcher.
FIELD GOALS-RAY: 18-50-36%, NAS: 16-49-33%
3-PT FG’S-RAY: 0-5-0%, NAS: 0-5-0%
FREE THROWS-RAY: 5-11-45%, NAS: 9-17-53%
REBOUNDS-RAY: n/a, NAS: 32
TURNOVERS-RAY: 16, NAS: 24
The loss was Raymond's first in Pacific 2B League play as the Comets evened their league record at 1-1 and improved their overall record to 3-3
Erin Saari paced the Comets with a game-high 15 points, but fouled out with four minutes remaining in regulation. Naselle, still missing the injured Brandi Keightley, went with the same five players on the floor for the remainder of the fourth quarter and overtime, with Steppe leading the way with 13 points and 15 rebounds.
"She's a horse," said head coach Bob Torppa of his 6-0 senior post.
"We just kind of gutted it out in that overtime. Kelsey Fletcher came in and did a nice job."
The Comets overcame some first half ballhandling problems to tie the game against the quick, agressive Seagulls.
"We just killed ourselves," said Torppa. "We had about 16 turnovers in the first half. They are a very quick team."
Jenny Klinger's only basket of the contest tied the game in the fourth quarter. It was Klinger who found Steppe open underneath the basket on the final inbounds play to win it, after the Comets failed to properly execute the play call. The senior guard also had two steals in the game.
Naselle's next opponent will be Astoria in the first round of the Vince Dulcich Tournament on Wednesday, December 27. The game will start at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Naselle boys against Astoria at 8:00 p.m. Both games will be broadcast live on KAST-AM 1370.
RAYMOND 12 12 8 5 2—39
Kongbonakhay 6, Miller 8, Rutherford 6, Stepp 2, Weber 6, McGough 11, Settlemeier, Khammala.
NASELLE 9 11 10 7 4—41
Pakenen 2, Saari 15, Klinger 2, Steppe 13, Ahlstrom 9, Fletcher.
FIELD GOALS-RAY: 18-50-36%, NAS: 16-49-33%
3-PT FG’S-RAY: 0-5-0%, NAS: 0-5-0%
FREE THROWS-RAY: 5-11-45%, NAS: 9-17-53%
REBOUNDS-RAY: n/a, NAS: 32
TURNOVERS-RAY: 16, NAS: 24
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