Junior Jordian Leahy was voted Most Valuable Player by her 2021 Spring Grove basketball teammates. Junior Ava Olerud was honored with the Lion Attitude Award, while eighth grade guard Emerson Ingvalson was the choice for Most Improved. Freshman Katelyn Kraus was voted the Hustle Award.
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Leahy (MVP), a 5-foot-6 junior guard who received Honorable Mention on the All-Southeast Conference Team, was the Lions leading scorer at 11.4 points per game. Her dribble penetrations led to a team-high number of free throw attempts, and she cashed in with a team-best 63% free throw percentage. Leahy earned her third varsity letter during her second season as a starter.
Olerud (Attitude), a 5-5 junior, was a reserve guard who earned more playing time as the season progressed. She was a perimeter scoring threat while sinking 3 of 10 shots from 3-point range, a team-high 30% accuracy.
Ingvalson (Most Improved) was rewarded for her progress while assuming the critical point guard position as a 5-6 eighth grader. She was also a leader on defense with a team-high 2.8 steals per game. Despite her youth, Ingvalson is already a two-year letter winner after playing in 24 of 27 games the previous season as a seventh grader.
Kraus (Hustle) was recognized for her effort in the heavy traffic beneath the backboards, where the 5-10 freshman led Spring Grove rebounding with 7.2 caroms per contest and shot a team-best 30% from the field. She merited a starting role as a freshman in 2021 after lettering as a 2020 eighth grader.
STUDENT ATHLETES
Four Lions were Academic All-Conference, a recognition for letter winners earning a GPA of at least 3.4 during the academic quarter of the basketball season. Those student athletes were juniors Lydia Solum, McKenzie Fisch and Ava Olerud as well as freshman Katelyn Kraus.
LETTER WINNERS
While Leahy received her third varsity letter, second-year letter winners were McHugh, Ingvalson, Kraus and Solum. Earning their first letters were Olerud, Fisch, senior Erika Donlan and eighth grader Sydney Holland. Eight of the nine letter winners retain eligibility for next season.
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LION LEADERS
Scoring – points per game
Jordian Leahy…….11.4
Addyson McHugh…8.4
Emerson Ingvalson.6.8
Katelyn Kraus………4.7
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Rebounding – rebounds per game
Katelyn Kraus………7.1
Addyson McHugh ..6.2
Lydia Solum…………4.1
Emerson Ingvalson 3.9
Jordian Leahy………3.2
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Steals – steals per game
Emerson Ingvalson..2.8
Addyson McHugh….2.3
Jordian Leahy……….2.2
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Assist/turnover ratio
Katelyn Kraus………0.41
Jordian Leahy………0.35
Lydia Solum…………0.30
Emerson Ingvalson 0.30
Addyson McHugh…0.23
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Field Goal Percentage
Katelyn Kraus………29.9%
Emerson Ingvalson 29.5%
Jordian Leahy………28.8%
Ava Olerud…………..25.0%
Addyson McHugh…24.7%
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3-Point FG percentage
minimum 10 attempts
Ava Olerud 30.0%
Sydney Holland 27.3%
Jordian Leahy 23.5%
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Free Throw percentage
minimum 10 attempts
Jordian Leahy…….62.7%
Addyson McHugh 48.9%