Cowgirls struggling a bit in early action

Even though the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows varsity played well at times in their opening two games, they still were not able to find a win on either night. They dropped a 58-36 loss at Eldora to South Hardin on Tuesday, then came back to their home floor and looked better but still dropped a 57-42 game with St. Edmond.

South Hardin was up 32-19 at halftime, and the Tigers were able to maintain a comfortable margin throughout the rest of the game. Hannah TerHark finished with 14 points on 7 of 13 from the field. Chloe Johnson and Megan Askelsen both scored eight points each, with Megan bombing in a pair of treys as part of her total. Vanessa Kolb and Mikayla Hennigar rounded it out with three points each. Kolb showed her tenacity on the boards in grabbing 13 rebounds. TerHark had eight caroms, Hennigar seven and both Johnson and Mariah Frye three each. Sid Magee and Askelsen both had one board each.

Frye and Kolb dished out three assists each, with Johnson credited with two and both Magee and Maya Jackson one each. Askelsen swiped three steals, with Magee, Johnson, Frye and Kolb all getting in on one theft apiece. TerHark was showing strong defense inside with seven blocked shots. Kolb finished with two and both Frye and Hennigar one each.

“This was a rough game for us,” stated head coach Kevin Kakacek. “We came in thinking we could get the ball inside and take advantage of our size. We struggled to do that, and also did not handle the pressure well."

 

For the full story, see the December 8 edition of the Monitor.

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