COMETS GET THROWN IN 4TH AT RAYMOND
With the shots not falling for Naselle, the Comettes did all they could to hang with league-leading Raymond Tuesday night.
But despite an outstanding defensive effot, Naselle got buried in an avalanche of free throws as the Seagulls pulled away in the fourth period for a 46-30 victory at home.
The win avenged Raymond's only league loss, a 41-39 overtime game at Naselle.
Raymond never trailed last night, but could not put the game away until the fourth quarter, when foul trouble caught up to Naselle. The Comettes nearly shut out Raymond's leading scorer, sohpomore McKnzy Miller and limited second-leading scorer Tammy McGough to a single field goal in the contest. It was McGough, however, that did the majority of the damage in the fourth quarter, hitting 8 of 9 at the free throw line on the way to a game-high 13 points. The 5-9 post, one of only two seniors on the Raymond roster, hit just 1 of 5 field goal attempts but went 11 for 15 at the line in the game, as Raymond sank 15 of 17 free throws in the fourth period, outscoring Naselle 21-8 in the quarter.
"We've been doing some extra sessions in the morning," said Raymond head coach Jason Koski. "They've been coming in the last two weeks and the last two games we've been shooting them very well. I think that's attributed to their willingness to want to get better."
At one point, Naselle had accumulated nine team fouls to just one for the Seagulls, and top players Cheryl Steppe, Ashley Ahlstrom and Erin Saari all fouled out of the contest. Ahlstrom finished with a team-high 11 points for Naselle, hitting 5 of 9 from the field, while her teammates shot a combined 6-for-40 (15 percent). The Comets also did not take advantage of their free throw attempts, hitting just 8 of 18 at the line in the game.
"Ashley really did a good job," said Greg Nelson, Naselle's junior varsity coach, who was acting head coach last night. "They seemed to key on Cheryl [Steppe]. They were doubling her and Ashley did a nice job away from the ball. We got the ball to her real well and she rebounded real well. She got in some foul trouble and I thought that took her out of her rhythm in the second half.
Naselle head coach Bob Torppa was not on the sidelines, mandatorily sitting out the game after being ejected at North Beach on Saturday for arguing. A good thing, perhaps, as the foul situation last night likely would have tested Torppa's patience yet again.
"We fouled McGough a number of times," said Nelson. "We did a great job of defending her, but she ended up getting a bunch of points at the line. I wish we'd have got there a little more. We could have had the opportunity to, we just didn't. The calls didn't go our way."
Down 19-16 at halftime, Naselle had ample opportunities to make a run in the third quarter. The Comettes were able to work the ball inside and collected five offensive rebounds to none for Raymond, but struggled to make close-range shots as the Seagulls carried a 25-22 advantage into the final period.
"Raymond's a good team," said Nelson. "I thought we matched up pretty well with them and it was going to be a good game.
"We just fell short. We had plenty of opportunities. I thought we handled their posts well. We just didn't get it done when we needed to."
Naselle, now 3-3 in the Pacific B League and 6-6 overall, returns home Friday to take on Northwest Christian. The co-ed doubleheader begins with the girls' varsity game at 4:30 followed by the boys varsity contest at 6:00 p.m.
NASELLE 7 9 6 8--30
Pakenen, Keightley 4, Saari 2, Steppe 9, Ahlstrom 11, Klinger 1, Beaulaurier 2, Landis 1, Fletcher, Green.
RAYMOND 13 6 6 15--40
Kongbouakhay 10, Miller 4, Rutherford 7, Webber 4, McGough 13, Khammala 4, Stepp 2, Settlemyre, Montgomery 2, Buck, Snider.
FIELD GOALS-NAS: 11-49-22%, RAY: 13-44-30%
3-PT FG'S-NAS: 0-3-0%, RAY: 0-5-0%
FREE THROWS-NAS: 8-18-44%, RAY: 20-26-77%
REBOUNDS-NAS: 37, RAY: 37
TURNOVERS-NAS: 20, RAY: 14
But despite an outstanding defensive effot, Naselle got buried in an avalanche of free throws as the Seagulls pulled away in the fourth period for a 46-30 victory at home.
The win avenged Raymond's only league loss, a 41-39 overtime game at Naselle.
Raymond never trailed last night, but could not put the game away until the fourth quarter, when foul trouble caught up to Naselle. The Comettes nearly shut out Raymond's leading scorer, sohpomore McKnzy Miller and limited second-leading scorer Tammy McGough to a single field goal in the contest. It was McGough, however, that did the majority of the damage in the fourth quarter, hitting 8 of 9 at the free throw line on the way to a game-high 13 points. The 5-9 post, one of only two seniors on the Raymond roster, hit just 1 of 5 field goal attempts but went 11 for 15 at the line in the game, as Raymond sank 15 of 17 free throws in the fourth period, outscoring Naselle 21-8 in the quarter.
"We've been doing some extra sessions in the morning," said Raymond head coach Jason Koski. "They've been coming in the last two weeks and the last two games we've been shooting them very well. I think that's attributed to their willingness to want to get better."
At one point, Naselle had accumulated nine team fouls to just one for the Seagulls, and top players Cheryl Steppe, Ashley Ahlstrom and Erin Saari all fouled out of the contest. Ahlstrom finished with a team-high 11 points for Naselle, hitting 5 of 9 from the field, while her teammates shot a combined 6-for-40 (15 percent). The Comets also did not take advantage of their free throw attempts, hitting just 8 of 18 at the line in the game.
"Ashley really did a good job," said Greg Nelson, Naselle's junior varsity coach, who was acting head coach last night. "They seemed to key on Cheryl [Steppe]. They were doubling her and Ashley did a nice job away from the ball. We got the ball to her real well and she rebounded real well. She got in some foul trouble and I thought that took her out of her rhythm in the second half.
Naselle head coach Bob Torppa was not on the sidelines, mandatorily sitting out the game after being ejected at North Beach on Saturday for arguing. A good thing, perhaps, as the foul situation last night likely would have tested Torppa's patience yet again.
"We fouled McGough a number of times," said Nelson. "We did a great job of defending her, but she ended up getting a bunch of points at the line. I wish we'd have got there a little more. We could have had the opportunity to, we just didn't. The calls didn't go our way."
Down 19-16 at halftime, Naselle had ample opportunities to make a run in the third quarter. The Comettes were able to work the ball inside and collected five offensive rebounds to none for Raymond, but struggled to make close-range shots as the Seagulls carried a 25-22 advantage into the final period.
"Raymond's a good team," said Nelson. "I thought we matched up pretty well with them and it was going to be a good game.
"We just fell short. We had plenty of opportunities. I thought we handled their posts well. We just didn't get it done when we needed to."
Naselle, now 3-3 in the Pacific B League and 6-6 overall, returns home Friday to take on Northwest Christian. The co-ed doubleheader begins with the girls' varsity game at 4:30 followed by the boys varsity contest at 6:00 p.m.
NASELLE 7 9 6 8--30
Pakenen, Keightley 4, Saari 2, Steppe 9, Ahlstrom 11, Klinger 1, Beaulaurier 2, Landis 1, Fletcher, Green.
RAYMOND 13 6 6 15--40
Kongbouakhay 10, Miller 4, Rutherford 7, Webber 4, McGough 13, Khammala 4, Stepp 2, Settlemyre, Montgomery 2, Buck, Snider.
FIELD GOALS-NAS: 11-49-22%, RAY: 13-44-30%
3-PT FG'S-NAS: 0-3-0%, RAY: 0-5-0%
FREE THROWS-NAS: 8-18-44%, RAY: 20-26-77%
REBOUNDS-NAS: 37, RAY: 37
TURNOVERS-NAS: 20, RAY: 14
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