A 13-5 edge in fourth quarter scoring helped Montezuma break away from a 36-36 tie after three quarters in a 49-41 victory over Lynnville-Sully’s girls at home on Friday evening, Jan. 20.
The Bravettes closed the game on a 13-1 run.
“We were down by four with 5:52 to go and we showed amazing composure and guts,” said Bravettes Coach Janel Burgess.
“We had to finish defensive possessions and then obviously make tough shots. We moved the ball and everyone shot the open shot. We didn’t make them all, but that did lead to fewer turnovers.”
Guard Mia Boulton led the Bravettes with 20 points, but four other Montezuma players scored six points each.
The Bravettes led 15-7 after one period, but the Hawks outscored Montezuma 29-21 during the middle two quarters to tie the score.
Stats were reasonably even, except for two major categoies: Turnovers and three-pointers.
The Bravettes made eight from behind the three-point arc, to four by Lynnville-Sully.
And, Lynnville Sully had 19 turnovers, to eight by the Bravettes. Both of these figures are from Montezuma’s charts.
The defeat stopped an eight-game winning streak by Lynnville-Sully.
Boulton’s 20 points came on seven-for-15 shooting from the field, including four-of-seven from behind th arc.
Her scoring support included six points each from guards Madison Johannes and Ellen Cook, and from forward Jadyn Sharer and post Shiressa Wetering.
Boulton and Wetering each grabbed four rebounds. Boulton had four steals, and Johannes had three.
The win pushed the Bravettes to 14-1 overall, and to 11-1 in SICL play.
Lynnville-Sully stands at 12-5 and 9-3.
“I am eager for us to finish the regular season with many tough games,” Burgess said. “We play at Alburnett on Monday, and they play in a very tough conference.”
UP NEXT – The Bravettes play at Alburnett on Monday, Jan. 23.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Lynnville-Sully 7 13 16 5 – 41
Montezuma 15 11 10 13 – 49
MONTEZUMA (49)
Madison Johannes 2-10, 0-1, 1, 6. Ellen Cook 3-7, 0-0, 0, 6. Izzy Roorda 0-2, 0-0, 1, 0. Claire Erselius 1-2, 0-0, 3, 2. Mia Boulton 7-15, 2-5, 2, 20. Jadyn Sharer 2-8, 1-2, 3, 6. Kallie Robison 1-2, 0-0, 1, 2. Shiressa Wetering 3-5, 0-0, 0, 6. TOTALS – 19-51, 3-8, 11, 49.
LYNNVILLE-SULLY (41)
TOTALS – 15-43, 7-14, 11, 41.
Line score legend: field goals made-attempted, free throws made-attempted, personal fouls, total points.
Three-pointers: Montezuma 8-28 (Boulton 4-7, Johannes 2-9, Erselius 1-2, Sharer 1-6, Cook 0-2, Roorda 0-2); L-S – 4-15.
Turnovers: Montezuma 8, L-S 19.
Rebounds: Montezuma 22 (Boulton 4, Wetering 4, Cook 3, Johannes 3, Erselius 3, Robison 7, Roorda 2, Sharer 1); L-S 28
Assists: Montezuma 11 (Johannes 3, Cook 3, Boulton 2, Sharer 2, Robison 1).
Steals: Montezuma 8 (Boulton 4, Johannes 3, Cook 1).
Deflections: Montezuma 1 (Johannes 1).