The tide turned, as Clark-Willow Lake claimed a 50-39 win over Castlewood on January 14 in Willow Lake.
The Cyclones held off the warriors nursing a five-point spread for most of the contest before pulling away in the final frame to cement the victory.
According to Head Coach Andrea Begeman, "It was a bit of a sloppy game on our end. We had too many fouls and got ourselves out of position on defense. We let it get close but stayed composed and finished the game scoring 10 unanswered points."
Sophomore Brynn Roerich made her mark notching a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while teammates Tehya Vig added 17 points, and Shelby Begeman chipped in 11 to lead the Cyclones. A balanced scoring attack coupled with strong guard play elevated the Cyclones to 7-2 on the season.
"I think it makes it difficult for teams to decide who they need to key on night to night," added Coach Begeman. "We have had six different girls lead us in scoring through 11 games which leaves even our coaching staff surprised night to night on who is going to step up!"
The game featured a take of turnovers, and Clark-Willow Lake controlled the ball committing only 14 miscues compared to 32 by Castlewood, leading to valuable possessions for the Cyclones.
"It seemed like a sloppy game, but we did a good job at the end controlling the ball by not turning it over," explained Coach Begeman. "Our guard play with Kamryn, Tehya and Jenny has really been good in this area so far this year."
CASTLEWOOD (4-4): Claire Horn 4 0-0 9, Kayla Goens 1 0-0 2, Natalie Akin 1 1-2 3, Sophia Kudrna 2 1-1 5, Cassidy Kirwan 3 0-2 8, Bryn Schooley 2 0-0 4, Ava Ruml 3 0-0 8. Totals 16 6-14 39.
CLARK-WILLOW LAKE (7-2): Johanna Vandersnick 2 0-0 5, Tehya Vig 5 6-13 17, Kamryn Nesheim 0 2-6 2, Shelby Begeman 3 5-5 11, Jenny Bevers 2 0-0 4, Brynn Roehrich 4 3-5 11. Totals 16 26-29 50.
Castlewood 23 23 32 39
Clark-Willow Lake 28 28 37 50
3-point field goals - Horn; Vandersnick, Vig. Fouled out - Horn; Ankin. Total fouls - Castlewood 25; Clark-Willow Lake 17. Turnovers - Castlewood 32; Clark-Willow Lake 14. Rebounds - Castlewood 30 (S. Kudrna 6); Clark- Willow Lake 36 (Roehrich 11). Assists - Castlewood 8 (Akin 3). Steals - Castlewood 4 (Kirwan 2). Blocks - Castlewood (Ruml 4).
Next, the Lady Cyclones Dominated the Deuel Cardinals on January 17 in Willow Lake. They scored a whopping 62 over Deuel's 19. No other stats were available.
CWL vs. Flandreau 40-41
Morgan Sheppard and Sadie Iott powered Flandreau to a one-point girls basketball win over Clark-Willow Lake on Saturday.
Sheppard finished with 21 points, five rebounds and five steals. Iott added 11 points and eight rebounds.
For CWL, Brynn Roehrich scored 13 points, and Shelby Begeman had nine points. No further stats were available.
The picture above was captured at the game versus the Deuel Cardinals in Willow Lake on January 17. Cyclone Tehya keeps hold of the ball despite bein surrounded by Cardinal players. Teammate Brynn Roehrich is pictured in the background coming to Vig's aid. Below, Cyclone Johanna Vandersnick heaves the ball toward the basket aware of the Cardinal guarding her side.
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