'MOOKS SHUT DOWN LADY FISHERMEN
This was not one to write home about if you're an Astoria Lady Fishermen fan, player, or coach.
Four-game winning streak. Over. And just about anything that could have gone wrong for Astoria, did.
Shooting 1-11 to start the game, Astoria could not keep up with the 2nd ranked Tillamook Lady Cheesemakers, dropping their Preseason Cowapa League Tournament matchup on the road, 52-18.
"We tried a little bit of everything, but we couldn't buy a basket early," stated Head Coach Gordon Thompson. "A bucket here or there, we get the first quarter score to 18-10, it's a different game."
But what happened is that Tillamook raced out to an 8-2 lead, then scored the next 10 to close out the quarter to lead 18-2. Astoria could not have foreseen that they were in the middle of a 15:53 scoring drought that saw the homestanding 'Mooks lead 27-2 at the half, then 33-2, before a Sara Cullen jumper broke the Lady Fishermen's scoreless string with 6:02 left in the third quarter.
"The thing I'm most proud of with this group is that they didn't give up." said Thompson. "There were plenty of opportunities to quit, and we could have lost this game by 50, 60, 70 points. But our girls kept battling and played better in the second half."
Tillamook ran their record to 9-0 on the season and was led in scoring by standout Stephanie Beeler, who poured in 14 points. Astoria was paced by Cullen's 8 points.
Next up for both teams is a trip on Monday to Linfield College, where Astoria will face Banks at 2 p.m. Tillamook will likely play Scappoose in the top-seed contest at 6 p.m. The Lady Fishermen dropped to 8-6 on the year.
ASTORIA - 2 0 8 10 - 18
Cullen 8, Wilson 4, Coggins, J. 1, Saulsbury 1, Roman 2, Hillard 3, O'Bryan, Carr, Pope, Coggins, E., Schauermann
TILLAMOOK - 18 9 15 10 - 52
Beeler 14, Valencia 2, Jacob 2, Waud 7, Bellan 4, Boge 6, Collett 4, Bake, N. 9, Linehan 2, Bake, R. 2, Mello
Four-game winning streak. Over. And just about anything that could have gone wrong for Astoria, did.
Shooting 1-11 to start the game, Astoria could not keep up with the 2nd ranked Tillamook Lady Cheesemakers, dropping their Preseason Cowapa League Tournament matchup on the road, 52-18.
"We tried a little bit of everything, but we couldn't buy a basket early," stated Head Coach Gordon Thompson. "A bucket here or there, we get the first quarter score to 18-10, it's a different game."
But what happened is that Tillamook raced out to an 8-2 lead, then scored the next 10 to close out the quarter to lead 18-2. Astoria could not have foreseen that they were in the middle of a 15:53 scoring drought that saw the homestanding 'Mooks lead 27-2 at the half, then 33-2, before a Sara Cullen jumper broke the Lady Fishermen's scoreless string with 6:02 left in the third quarter.
"The thing I'm most proud of with this group is that they didn't give up." said Thompson. "There were plenty of opportunities to quit, and we could have lost this game by 50, 60, 70 points. But our girls kept battling and played better in the second half."
Tillamook ran their record to 9-0 on the season and was led in scoring by standout Stephanie Beeler, who poured in 14 points. Astoria was paced by Cullen's 8 points.
Next up for both teams is a trip on Monday to Linfield College, where Astoria will face Banks at 2 p.m. Tillamook will likely play Scappoose in the top-seed contest at 6 p.m. The Lady Fishermen dropped to 8-6 on the year.
ASTORIA - 2 0 8 10 - 18
Cullen 8, Wilson 4, Coggins, J. 1, Saulsbury 1, Roman 2, Hillard 3, O'Bryan, Carr, Pope, Coggins, E., Schauermann
TILLAMOOK - 18 9 15 10 - 52
Beeler 14, Valencia 2, Jacob 2, Waud 7, Bellan 4, Boge 6, Collett 4, Bake, N. 9, Linehan 2, Bake, R. 2, Mello
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