The Pioneers notched our fourth win this past weekend with a solid team victory over Lawrence University. The first half of the game was fasted paced, with the team coming out very strong. Defensively we were able to create chaos for Lawrence and answer with solid offensive possessions. Jessica Shotts found her rhythm and tallied 19 points for the Pioneers. Despite losing a bit of steam in the second half, we made some big free throws and big 3's in crunch time and came out with a solid 8 point win.
Against Carroll, we played 32 minutes of great basketball. Michelle Briggs came up big in the post with 14 points for the game. During the last 8 minutes of the game, our composure faltered and our offensive output stalled. Carroll hit almost all their shots and ran away with what was a very tight and competitive match. We will learn from our mistakes this weekend but I do not want the team to be disheartened. I find many positives to take from this weekend.
Here are my Top Five:
1. We have won as many games as we did last year and we have eight games remaining in our schedule, many of which should be competitive and winnable.
2. The implementation of a new defensive scheme was successful and profitable in terms of creating turn overs for our opponents.
3. We shot well against Lawrence, a statistically category we continuously struggle with.
4. Against Carroll we played them closer and better than our first match-up. We held some of their key players to well below their scoring averages.
5. We ended the very difficult Winter Break section of our schedule with a 1-1 weekend. Our energy and enthusiasm remains high and we continue to be fighters. I am proud of our athletes.
We have a big week coming up. We are away at Monmouth on Wednesday and travel to Lake Forest this coming Saturday. Stay tuned in to the Pioneers on the road by watching MWC TV.
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