Stebbins earns MVL win over Lady Wave

We got a lot of great looks; we just did not do a very good job of executing and finishing the play ... Coach Rachael Kerns

By
Gaylen Blosser / Editor
-
158
Avery Baumann scores two of her Lady Wave 16 points in MVL home game with Stebbins Lady Indians. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

GREENVILLE – The Lady Wave struggled to score in the first half in dropping a home conference game to the Stebbins Lady Indians 53-37 in Saturday varsity basketball play.

“I’m not going to take anything away from Stebbins, but we had about any look we wanted in that first half,” said Greenville coach Rachael Kerns. “We got a lot of great looks; we just did not do a very good job of executing and finishing the play.”

Greenville’s Megan Loudy looks to pass for the Lady Wave in Saturday conference game with Stebbins. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

A lone Avery Baumann 3-pointer was all the Lady Wave could get on the scoreboard in the opening quarter while the visitors were putting up 14 points to take a double-digit 14-3 lead after one period of action.

The second quarter play was not much kinder to Greenville, with the Lady Indians taking the period by another double-digit score, 16-6, earning a 30-9 lead to the break.

Greenville senior Megan Lind scores for the Lady Wave in conference matchup with Lady Indians. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

“We had great looks,” Kerns stated. “It’s the time of year we have to start making them. To win a good game, you have to make some of those shots, which is the part we must overcome. We have to be a better offensive team.”

The Lady Wave battled back to win the second half 28-23, taking period No. 3 15-13, led by eight Megan Lind points, and took advantage of nine Avery Baumann fourth-quarter points, outscoring the Lady Indians 13-10 in the final period.

Brook Schmidt gets fouled going to the Greenville basket in Saturday’s MVL game with Stebbins. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

“Avery Baumann did a good job today,” said Coach Kerns. “She was able to score. She did a good job getting us into our offense. In the second half, Megan Lind and Megan Loudy played the way we needed them to, which is why we won the second half. If we did that for four quarters, we could win the game, but we’ll continue to get better. We’ll work on those little things and see what we can put together.”

Greenville freshman Leah Force comes off the fourth-quarter bench to go 2-2 at the free-throw line in a home game with Stebbins. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

Aubrey Fritz and Alianna Davis led Stebbins and all scorers with 21 points each. Avery Baumann paced the Lady Wave with 16 points.

 BOXSCORE:

 STEBBINS 53, GREENVILLE 37

STEBBINS – A. Fritz 21, A. Davis 21, E. Maddix 4, M. Amann 3, H. Poulos 2, L. Grzegorzewski 2 – TOTALS 16 12-19 3 53

GREENVILLE – A. Baumann 16, M. Lind 9, M. Loudy 7, B. Schmidt 3, L. Force 2 – TOTALS 12 7-17 2 37

3-POINTERS

Stebbins 3 (A. Davis 2, M. Amann 1)
Greenville 2 (A. Baumann 2)

SCORE by QUARTERS

14-16-13-10 53 Stebbins
03-06-15-13 37 Greenville