LADY VIKINGS LOSE BY 3 AT BUZZER

Blanchat Earns Double/Double

By Staff

HALSTEAD – On Friday in the final game before the Christmas break, the Smoky Valley girls lost a heartbreaker on the road at Halstead, losing at a game ending buzzer shot 39-42.

The Lady Vikings ran out to an eight point, 11-3 lead by the end of the first quarter and despite the effort by Halstead, hung on to a two-point, 20-18 advantage at the halftime break.

While Smoky Valley held on to a one-point, 34-33, lead at the end of the third quarter, Halstead managed to tie the game and then hit a three-pointer at the game ending buzzer to hand the Lady Vikings the final three-point loss.

A look at the stats and the Lady Vikings dominated the boards by grabbing a whopping 39 rebounds to just 26 for Halstead with 29 of those rebounds coming on the defensive end of th game.

Katja Blanchat had a huge game as she recorded a double/double with scoring 15 points and pulling down 11 rebounds while Tinley Scott also scored 15 much thanks to making three three-pointers.

SMOKY VALLEY LADY VIKING BASKETBALL

At Halstead, Dec. 15

SCORING > Lady Vikings lost 39-42 (2-3)

Lady Vikings > 11-9-14-5 = 39;  Halstead > 3-15-15-9 = 42.

TEAM STATS >

Lady Vikings > 2-FGs = 12/32; FTs = 3/4; 3-PTs = 4/11; ASTs = 6; REBs (Off/Def) > 39 (10/29); STLs = 13; BLKs – 2; TOs = 27; FLs = 11.

Halstead > 2-FGs = 8/31; FTs = 8/10; 3-PTs = 6/20; ASTs = 11; REBs (Off/Def) > 26 (9/17); STLs = 12; BLKs = 4; TOs = 18; FLs = 6.

LADY VIKING INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS >

Scoring (39) > Tinley Scott – 15; Katja Blanchat – 15; Eva Malm – 5; Breanne Peters – 2; Adrian Hazelwood – 2.  3-Pointers Made (4) > Scott – 3; Malm – 1.

Assists (6) > Hazelwood – 3; Malm – 2.

Rebounds (39) > Blanchat – 11; Peters / Hazelwood – 6; Malm – 5; Scott – 3.

Steals (13) > Scott / Blanchat – 3; Peters – 2.

Blocks (2) > Malm / Peters – 1.