LADY VIKINGS NIP UNBEATEN HILLSBORO BY 1, 47-46

Hazelwood scores 17

By Staff

LINDSBORG – On Thursday evening in a makeup game due to weather in early January, the Smoky Valley girls hosted unbeaten and second ranked in Class 2A Hillsboro, whom they held on to an early lead and scored a 47-46 upset win.

Now 7-4 for the season and riding a five game win streak, the Lady Vikings will be back on the competitive hardwood on Friday when they play host to Clay Center. The Lady Tigers will bring a 6-5 record to the game.

The Lady Vikings took an early nine-point, 15-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and held an eight-point, 25-17, advantage as the teams hit the halftime break.

With both teams playing point for point in the third, Smoky Valley still held an eight-point, 35-27 advantage over the Lady Trojans going into the fourth quarter when Hillsboro pushed the Lady Vikings with a huge rally, only to have the Lady Vikings hang on for the final one-point victory.

Adrian Hazelwood led the Lady Viking in scoring with 17 points, assists by dishing out five and steals with three. Katja Blanchat just missed a double double with nine points and nine rebounds while Eva Malm also scored nine and Tinley scored chipped in with seven points.

A LADY VIKING HIGHLIGHT – The Lady Vikings persevered for the win despite having made two fewer two-point shots, having five shots blocked and having seven fewer rebounds, yet they held on for the win!!

SMOKY VALLEY LADY VIKINGS vs. Hillsboro

SCORING > Lady Vikings won 47-46 (7-4)

Lady Vikings > 15-10-10-12 = 47; Hillsboro > 6-11-10-19 = 46.

TEAM STATS > 

Lady Vikings > 2-FGs = 11/34; FTs = 10/18; 3-PTs = 5/11; ASTs = 7; REBs (off/def) = 30 (5/25); STLs = 9; BLKs = 0; TOs = 8; FLs = 14.

Hillsboro > 2-FGs = 13/25; FTs = 8/11; 3-PTs = 4/27; ASTs = 1; REBs (off/def) = 37 (9/28); STLs = 3; BLKs = 5; TOs =11; FLs – 13.

LADY VIKING INIDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS >

Scoring (47) > Adrian Hazelwood – 17; Katja Blanchat – 9; Eva Malm – 9; Tinley Scott – 7; Breanne Peters – 5. 3-Pointers Made (5) > Hazelwood/Malm – 2; Scott – 1.

Assists (7) > Hazelwood – 5; Blanchat/Peters – 1.

Rebounds (30) > Blanchat – 9; Scott – 7; Malm – 5; Hazelwood – 4; Peters/Sophia Fruits – 2.

Steals (9) > Hazelwood  - 3; Blanchat/Peters – 2; Malm/Fruits – 1.

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