‘Canes Surge, Eye Second East Title

They have two league games left and own a one game lead in their division.  One year after winning its first ever girls basketball conference (division) title, Houston is eyeing a repeat.  Three roads wins helped that cause.  Houston beat R-P 68-45 in non-conference action. The ‘Canes were led by their senior/soph tandem of Alyssa Rostad (24 pts, season-best 6-7 threes, 8-13 FGs, 9 rebs) and Emma Geiwitz (21 pts, 8 rebs, 4 stls), who for a fifth time each hit for 20-plus.  Jenny Albrecht added 6 (pts), 7 (rebs), and 6 (stls).   Megan Oian (10 pts) and Kjersta Hinz (10 pts) led R-P.  Abbey Hoegh had 8 (pts), 5 (rebs), 6 (asts), and 4 (stls).  Houston was then tied with SG 30-30 at halftime before running away with it for a 72-45 win.  Dale Moga got a great team effort from Geiwitz (26 pts, 6-10 FTs, 4 rebs, 3 asts, 4 stls), A-Rostad (13 pts, 3-6 threes, 6 rebs, 5 asts), Sydney Torgerson (12 pts, 12 rebs > off bench), Becca Rostad (12 pts), and Albrecht (5 pts, career-high 17 rebs, 4 asts, 7 stls).  On a Saturday, Houston felled L-O hard 79-38.  Open court-guru Geiwitz led the way with a point-steal double-double (31 pts, 14-28 FGs, 12 stls).  B-Rostad (12 pts, 6 rebs), A-Rostad (11 pts, 5-6 FTs, 5 rebs, 6 asts), Albrecht (10 pts, 13 rebs, 4 asts, 7 stls), and Torgerson (10 pts, 4-5 FGs, 6 rebs) gave the ‘Canes their first five-girl double-digit scoring game.  Houston’s 1-3-1 half-court defense, headed by Geiwitz, swiped 63 steals over the three games.  Winners of six straight, the ‘Canes (9-2, 13-9) lead Kingsland (7-3, 12-9) in the SEC-East, a key head-to-head meeting still left.