Michigan Tech guard Dani Nuest seems to be to get previous a Concordia-St. Defender Paul throughout a recreation on Saturday on the SDC gymnasium in Houghton.
By DAVER KARNOSKY
dkarnosky@mininggazette.com
HOUGHTON — With a win over Winona State on Sunday, the Michigan Tech Huskies ladies's basketball workforce had an opportunity to bounce again after dropping its earlier two video games by a mixed seven factors. With the cut up, the Huskies are Three-5 general as they put together to open GLIAC play this weekend, internet hosting Wisconsin-Parkside and Purdue Northwest.
Coach Sam Clayton felt it was priceless for the Huskies to determine tips on how to dig deep Sunday after trailing at halftime.
“I believe it was essential for us to win on Sunday” she mentioned. “For us to return again from dropping two shut video games, the weekend earlier than, we misplaced a detailed recreation. So for us to have the ability to win a detailed recreation, to have the ability to actually flip the change at halftime and play the best way we've been in a position to, after which additionally be capable to bounce again from a extremely robust loss on Saturday. , the place we competed with one of many prime groups.
“Perhaps that's a part of the explanation we got here out so flat on Sunday. It's not an excuse, it's a devastating loss. So, big for us to have the ability to do this.”
The Huskies held onto the lead towards the No. 21 Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday till the ultimate 150 seconds, making their fifth lack of the season appear even worse than it wanted to be.
On the identical time, the Huskies are a younger workforce at a number of positions.
“We’re an excellent younger workforce” she mentioned. “We’ve got freshmen and sophomores enjoying a ton, however we even have freshmen and sophomores exhibiting up. I believe it's big for them to have the ability to see, 'OK, yeah, perhaps we're inexperienced, however that doesn't imply we are able to't come out on prime in these shut video games. It doesn't imply we are able to't exit and compete with a few of the greatest groups within the nation, with Concordia being quantity 21.'
“I believe that was important for our workforce to see. I believe it's simply been nice for our youthful gamers to get all that have. We had many shut matches. I've been up and misplaced, I've been down and received. So we've bought numerous wins and (we're) simply going to continue to grow each recreation we get.”
The Huskies lately welcomed again junior ahead Maja Kozlowska, fifth-year guard Kaitlyn Maxwell and senior ahead Emma Anderson, but additionally misplaced fifth-year ahead Janie Tormanen to damage, in order that they're nonetheless working their method by way of formations. Kozlowska proved important for the Huskies over the weekend as she had 14 factors towards the Golden Bears and adopted that up with 15 towards the Winona State Warriors.
“I believe getting Maja again is big for us in all points of the sport.” Clayton mentioned. “She put up 15 factors, 14 factors, Sunday and Saturday, and yeah, she will be able to rating. He has that publish presence, offensively, the place he can end, however I believe nearly extra, he offers us a defensive presence on the rim. It's so lengthy. For folks to have to complete over her posts or guards after they drive actually helps us. She will be able to rebound outdoors of her zone, so she will be able to go get offensive rebounds, she will be able to go get defensive rebounds and transfer and go get them so she will be able to clear the glass. (It) impacts the sport in numerous methods.”
Because the Huskies enter the GLIAC season beginning Thursday, Clayton is aware of her workforce nonetheless has some work to do on protection, which continues to be a difficulty as she works to get injured gamers again into the lineup.
“I wish to pedal to the ground, however (with) restricted numbers and back-to-back video games Saturday (and) Sunday, it's numerous psychological preparation, numerous movie, numerous qualifying work.” she mentioned. “Sure, we should work on protection. Parkside, they’ve an unimaginable offense. Yearly they rating like loopy. I really like the best way it strikes and screens. So we're going to attempt some issues reside, however we additionally need to be good about simply the place we’re, the place we've been, how exhausting we're going and the way good we’re.”
SCOUTING
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The Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers are Four-2 on the season after defeating the St. Cloud State Saturday, 69-63.
Rangers depend on 4 guards that may cowl a ton of house. It begins with sophomore Cassidy Arni, who’s averaging 16 factors per recreation. Junior Peighton Nelson (13.7), senior Sheridan Flauger (12.7) and senior Chloe Van Zeeland (10.eight) all common in double figures as nicely.
PRIDE SCOUTING
The Purdue Northwest Pleasure is Three-Three on the season after dropping a 66-56 resolution to Missouri-St. Louis final Tuesday at residence.
A pair of senior guards led the Pleasure offensively. Akyia Baker is averaging 16.5 factors per recreation, whereas Cherrelle Newsom is averaging 11.2 factors per recreation.
Senior guard Kaylen Evans, who’s averaging eight.5 factors per recreation, is the Pleasure's deadliest shooter from past the arc, the place she is hitting 43.5 % of her pictures.
GAME SCHEDULE
The Huskies and Rangers will tip off Thursday at 5:30pm on the SDC gymnasium. On Saturday, the Huskies and Pleasure will kick off at midday.