Hurricanes Spin Into Rarely Charted Waters

They are spinning semi-out-of-control.  Houston girls basketball is off to a (very rare) great start.  They’ve won seven in a row, a feat that hasn’t happened since sometime prior to 2006.  They beat a couple neighboring schools for the first time in over a decade.  Dale Moga’s squad racked up three wins on the week to move into rarely charted waters.  Houston turned defensive into offensive, utilizing a half-court trap to force Lanesboro into turnovers.  By halftime, team double-H was in full command, up 42-17.  Lanesboro narrowed the game, but Houston prevailed 59-42.  Jessica Kitching (season-high 16 pts, 5-6 FTs, 6 rebs), Alyssa Rostad (12 pts), and Amber Chapel (11 pts, 5 rebs, 6 assists) hit double figures.  Emma Geiwitz added eight (4-5 FGs) off the bench.  Jenny Albrecht (4 pts, 12 rebs, 5 stls) and Becca Rostad (6 stls) combined for 11 steals.  Lanesboro got a double-double from senior Bailey Ruen (14 pts, 11 rebs).  Lexie Johnson (10 pts, 5 rebs, 3 assists, 3 stls) helped out.  Houston then took out eastern neighbor La Crescent 54-33.  A-Rostad (24 pts, 9-16 FGs) carried the offensive load.  Albrecht neared a triple-double (8 pts, 4-5 FGs, 12 rebs, 7 stls).  It was Houston’s first win over the Lancers in (at least) 11 games, since sometime prior to 2006.  Finally, after two road games, the Hurricanes, at home, staked an early claim in the SEC-East.  In the biggest Hurricane girls’ win in a long while, they beat perennial SEC-East contender Spring Grove 55-44.  Rostad (23 pts, 3-9 threes) again led the charge offensively.  Chapel had an offensive-defensive double-double (11 pts, 10 stls).  Kitching added 15 points (3-5 threes).  Albrecht had 4 (pts), 8 (rebs), and 6 (stls).  Houston converted 12 of 14 free throws.  It marked the first time since December 13, 2005, that Houston felled Spring Grove.  The Lions had won 24 straight.  It was the sixth straight game Houston held an opponent below 45 points.  The Hurricanes (3-1, 7-1) have won seven straight and lead the SEC East.