Kinley Soiney tossed in 23 points and Kylie Hammel 21 plus 8 rebounds as the visiting, Spring Grove girls ripped LeRoy-Ostrander 67-45. Emerson Ingvalson was solid all-around with 7 points and 7 rebounds plus game-high totals of 6 assists and 7 steals. The season records became reversed with the Lions improving to 18-2 (12-0 SEC) and the Cardinals falling to 2-18 (2-11 SEC).
Photo by Lee Epps
The newly state-ranked No. 20 Lions wasted little time while bolting out to a 20-2 lead, an 18-point advantage in a game they eventually won by 22. The Cardinals were quickly overwhelmed by Spring Grove’s pressure defense, which came away with six steals during 11 early LeRoy-Ostrander possessions.
Hammel hit 3 of 6 shots beyond the 3-point arc, but the rest of the Lions went 2 for 22 from downtown. However, Spring Grove shot a hot 58% inside the arc and outshot the Cards overall, 41% to 32%. The Lions controlled the backboards with a 44-to-25 rebounding bulge.
Taking care of the ball was critical to success. Seventeen of the eventual 27 Cardinal turnovers came before halftime. With eight first-half turnovers, the Lions outscored their hosts 36-17 by halftime. With 12 turnovers after the break, Grove outscored L-O only 31-28 in the second half.
Spring Grove has won 42 of the last 43 games against LeRoy-Ostrander, including the last six and a 70-51 home decision earlier this season.
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SG 67, LeRoy-Ostrander 45
SCORE by HALVES
SG 36+31=67
LO 17+28=45
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 41% (26-64), LO 32% (15-47)
2-pt FG: SG 58% (21-36), LO 33% (11-33)
3-pt FG: SG 18% (5-28), LO 29% (4-14)
Free throws: SG 63% (10-16), LO 58% (11-19)
Rebounds: SG 44, LO 25
Turnovers: SG 20, LO 27
2nd Chance pts: SG 14, LO 13
Fast break pts: SG 15, LO 14
Pts. in paint: SG 40, LO 30
Greatest lead: SG 27, LO 0
Fouls: SG 10, LO 13
SG INDIVIDUALS: * starter, P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number
*Siri Konkel 6P, 3R, 5A, 3S
Elle Berns 2P, 1S
Layla Kittleson 2R, 1A, 1S
Addison Halverson 1R
Jada Strinmoen 1R, 1S
*Kendal VanMinsel 7R
Katie Klug 1A
Brinley Middendorf 4P, 5R
Izabel Kaufmann 2P, 2R, 1A
Carlie Halverson 2P, 2R, 1A, 1S
*Kylie Hammel 21P, 8R, 3A, 1S
Addison Kessler – played, no stats
*Emerson Ingvalson 7P, 7R, 6A, 7S
*Kinley Soiney 23P, 6R, 4A, 3S
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Spring Grove Varsity Girls (18-2, 12-0 SEC)
W at Lanesboro 67-34
L at Waukon 63-66
W vs. Kingsland 52-44
W vs. Postville 63-18
W at Schaeffer Academy 42-38
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 70-51
W vs. Wabasha-Kellogg 63-43
W at St. Charles 63-27
W vs. Kenyon-Wanamingo 60-40
L at Hayfield 52-60
W vs. Lyle/Pacelli 64-18
W at Southland 63-48
W vs. Houston 65-44
W vs. Grand Meadow 51-47
W vs. Lanesboro 62-46
W at Kingsland 59-43
W at Turkey Valley 48-40
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 55-33
W vs. Fillmore Central 47-46
W at LeRoy-Ostrander 67-45
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02/02 Lansing Kee High
02/06 at Lyle/Pacelli (at Lyle)
02/08 Southland
02/09 at Grand Meadow
02/10 at Rushford-Peterson
02/16 at Houston
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B-team Lions (9-1)
W at Lanesboro 42-14
L at Waukon 23-37
W vs. Kingsland 36-22
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 40-9
W at St. Charles 39-32
W vs. Lyle/Pacelli 45-17
W at Southland
W vs. Houston 45-25
W vs. Grand Meadow 44-21
W vs. Lanesboro 53-34
___ at Kingsland
___ at Turkey Valley
___ vs. Fillmore Central