5'11" Senior Kate Simpson scored 8 points and grabbed 8 rebounds as Rainier defeated Onalaska 38-36 Friday night.Down 37-32 with 58 seconds to go, Hailey Givens sank a three to cut the lead to a deuce. After Rainier failed to sink two free throws, and Ony missed the front end of a one and one,. Onalaska played an effective back-court defense. Samantha Gordon and Amber Durand forced a turnover with an aggressive trap. The ball found its way to Givens who was fouled. She converted two free throws to cut the Rainier advantage to 37-36. The Lady Loggers fouled Sarah Vincent an attempt to manage the clock and she drilled one of two. After a timeout, a pass from Onalaska’s Mandy Reynoldson went through the fingers of Kailie Richey and out of bounds, but Ony’s defense was up to the challenge. It was Richey that dove onto the floor for a steal. In a frantic last second series of events, Onalaska was turned away. In the final seconds, excessive physical contact was allowed and the ball fell harmlessly to the hardwood.
It wasn’t the lack of a foul call in the final seconds that bothered Onalaska Head Coach Doug Ashmore. “We lost because of our free throw shooting,“ he said. “You can’t go 7 for 19 and expect to win.”
This, in a game that featured 40 fouls. Rainier only went 9-19 from the free throw line but dominated in close to the basket where they outscored the Loggers 22-10.
Rainier played tough defense with hands on bodies and quick cuts on offense.
There were only 8 points scored in the first quarter. The Lady Mountaineers shot for 50% early while holding Ony to just 29% in the first half.
Twice the game appeared to be slipping away from Onalaska. With 6:11 to go in the 3rd quarter, the Loggers were down 21-14 and Amber Durand hit a three to close the gap. After a turnover, Regan Givens converted a shot to narrow the deficit to 21-19.
Quick and aggressive Kristen Schoenherr led all scorers on the night with 17 points.With 4:18 left in the 4th, Kristen Schoenherr converted a nice back-door play for two of her 17 points on the night. Ony missed one of its free throws and then Kate Simpson hit a shot to give the Mountaineers a 32-27 lead. From that point the two teams nearly traded baskets and free throws until the final, furious scramble.
Rainier Head coach Dave Wasankari was proud of his girls for coming to Onalaska and getting a win. “I knew it was going to be tough. If you can pick up a win down a couple girls like we are. I started two freshman tonight and they stepped in and it is exciting to see that.”
Rainier's Sarah Vincent at 5'1" grabbed 7 of the Mountaineers 35 rebounds.Katie Simpson contributed 8 points and grabbed 8 rebounds for Rainier. Along with Kristen Schoenherr who is 5’5”, little 5’1” Sarah Vincent grabbed 7 rebounds. It was this kind of physicality that separated the Mountaineers from Onalaska.
“It is how we practice. Every drill is competitive, whether you are a freshman or a senior, you will have to work as hard as everybody. I think we create that atmosphere and when we get to a big game, you can see that in everybody,” said Wasankari. “Even our bench has more energy. It is just the character of the kids. They are great kids and they love to play basketball. Some kids don’t plays as much as others and it’s normal. But it doesn’t mean they are not important and it doesn’t mean they don’t have a role. A lot of times a kid down there that doesn’t play may be our greatest leader“.
RAINIER-Kristen Schoenherr 17, Katie Simpson 8, Kara Schoenherr 4, Felicia Alvarado 3, Mikaila Mortlock 3, Lauren McMullen 2, Sarah Vincent 1,
ONALASKA-Amber Durand 13, Haliey Givens 9, Samantha Gordon 6
Mandy Reynoldson 2, Sarah Barnes 2, Amie Working 2, Regan Givens 2, Erin Wrzensinski 0, Kalie Richey 0,
Rainier 6 12 8 12-38
Onalaska 2 12 7 15-36
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