Lady Bears dominate three teams after Sigourney loss
By KYLE KIRBY
Sports Editor
BGM and Sigourney faced off on Tuesday, Dec. 18 in a battle of the unbeatens. The Lady Bears scored the first points of the game, but it was Sigourney that would finish on top, 57-48.
BGM put two points on the boards in the opening minute, but the Savages then went on a 14-0 run. Sigourney had a 14-2 lead with two minutes left in the first period, but the game was tied at 22-22 just five minutes later. The first half ended with Sigourney up 30-28.
Several controversial calls in the second half, including a technical foul against BGM head coach Casey Hoffert, helped the Savages stay ahead throughout the third and fourth quarters. However, Coach Hoffert doesn’t feel that was the reason for the Lady Bears’ demise.
“The refs weren’t the reason we lost this game, but they sure didn’t help. We defended Sigourney well despite their height. We just couldn’t catch any breaks.”
All of BGM’s points came from their five starters. Jordyn Sherwood led the BGM offense with 15 points and Ashley Lint scored 11. Jamie Vogel finished with nine points, Steph Beck scored eight and Kaitlin Snively had five.
Jordan Van Ersvelde did not start, but played in all four quarters. Riley Gallagher, Jessica Davidson, Kate Roth and Catie Morarie all saw playing time. BGM also made eight 3-pointers in the game.
BGM 53, Tri-County 25
The Bears returned to form on Friday, Dec. 21 when they defeated the Tri-County Trojans in conference action. BGM pulled out to an early lead and never looked back.
The Lady Bears were leading 15-1 in the middle of the first period and went into the second quarter with a 17-6 lead. They extended their lead to 18 at the half. BGM outscored Tri-County, 18-7, in the third quarter.
Even though BGM was able to put up points against Tri-County, they only shot 29 percent from the field. However, they did shoot 59 percent from the free-throw line. Defensively, the Lady Bears recorded 16 steals and grabbed 37 rebounds.
Beck accounted for seven of BGM’s 16 steals and also led the team with four assists. She also added six points and two rebounds. Lint and Vogel each had 11 rebounds to lead the team, and the pair had one steal and one assist each. Lint ended the game with 12 points and Vogel finished with nine.
Offensively, Sherwood led the Lady Bears with 14 points. She also had two steals, a rebound and an assist. Roth and Gallagher each scored three points, while Davidson and Van Ersvelde each put up two points. Gallagher, Lint, Davidson and Sarina Rhinehart all had one block.
Roth finished with four steals and three rebounds, while Morarie had four rebounds. Van Ersvelde, Kayley Thompson, Andrea Arvidson and Snively all had one assist.
BGM 66, North Mahaska 30
The Lady Bears’ first game after the break was against the Warhawks from North Mahaska on Friday, Jan. 4 In New Sharon. The game was quite similar to BGM’s win over Tri-County two weeks earlier.
The Lady Bears struggled to put the ball in the basket by shooting only 31 percent from the field, but attempted far more shots than their opponent. Like their last game, BGM did well at the free-throw line by making 64 percent of their shots.
BGM’s defense had another fine game by only allowing North Mahaska to score five points in the first quarter. The Lady Bears had a 25-5 lead going into the second period. The Warhawks scored 14 points in the second quarter, their best offensive period of the game. BGM outscored North Mahaska, 26-10 in the second half to seal their win.
Sherwood put up 26 points to lead all scorers and also had a team-high seven rebounds. She also added two steals and two assists. Beck recorded team highs in assists with seven and steals with six. She also had five rebounds and nine points.
Lint had 10 point with six rebounds, a steal and an assist, while Roth had 10 points with four rebounds and a steal. Vogel ended her night with five points and five rebounds. Gallagher and Thompson each scored two points for the Lady Bears. Kayley Thompson finished with two rebounds, and Gallagher had one rebound and a steal.
Morarie and Snively each had three rebounds in the game, while Van Ersvelde, Becky Parker and Jana Thompson each had one. Beck also had BGM’s only block of the game.
BGM 51, Keota 15
The Lady Bears’ dominance continued in their game against Keota on Tuesday, Jan. 8 in Brooklyn. BGM shot a little better than their previous games offensively, and continues to dominate on defense.
BGM had an 11-5 lead after the first quarter, but extended that lead by 16 points in the second period. The Lady Bears did not allow a single point in the second quarter and only allowed two points over a period of 21 minutes.
The Lady Bears ended the night with 19 steals on defense and grabbed 37 rebounds. BGM shot 33-percent from within the arc, but only made four of 13 from the charity stripe.
Once again, Sherwood led the Lady Bears with 20 points and also recorded five rebounds and three steals. Beck was the team leader in steals with seven and also had a team-high five assists. She also contributed six points and five rebounds. Lint grabbed six rebounds to lead BGM and also had eight points, three steals and two assists.
Snively ended her night with four points, one rebound and one steal. Arvidson finished with four points, three rebounds and a steal. Vogel had both of BGM’s blocks and also had three points, five rebounds, a steal and an assist. Van Ersvelde put up two points with two steals.
Morarie had four rebounds in the game, while Davidson and Roth each had two. Kayley Thompson, Jana Thompson, Gallagher and Rhinehart all finished the game with one rebound. Roth also had one steal and an assist.
Upcoming events:
BGM’s next contest will be against the Lady Plainsmen in Belle Plaine on Friday, Jan. 18. The Lady Bears will then face off against conference rival HLV on Tuesday, Jan. 22.