The Cowgirls finished the 2020 portion of their schedule at 6-1 with a 44-27 win over the Bulldogs at Algona on December 22. They shot 48.7 percent from the field, an even 50 percent from the line and 44.4 percent from three-point land. They had 27 total rebounds, 18 of which on defense, 15 total assists and 10 total steals.
Raven Kinnetz poured in 23 points on 9 of 12 with three treys. Jadyn Jondle had 11 points on 5 of 9 and a three-pointer. Morgan Middleton finished with four points and Nicole Waters, Kendall Lienemann and Lexie Lane all two points each. Lienemann pulled down six boards, five on defense, followed by Middleton with five and Jondle and Kinnetz four apiece. Emma Conlon and Alaina Friesleben got their mitts on three caroms each, with Lane and Emma Keller getting one each.
Jondle dished out six assists, followed by Middleton with three and Conlon at two. Kinnetz, Friesleben, Lienemann and Lane all chipped in one each. Kinnetz picked pockets for seven steals, with Jondle, Middleton and Lane adding one each to their final lanes. Jondle went airborne for two blocked shots, with Traub and Keller swatting down one apiece.
“Playing a one-win team right before break can sometimes be a challenge,” stated head coach Liz Ennis. <p> “The athletes are ready for a break, but I talked about the importance of not overlooking this game. We needed to show up focused and ready to get a win going into the holidays. Algona was very patient with their offensive set. They play a very slow-down type of game, which is not our style. As a result, the first quarter ended at 5-5. We needed something to get us going and spark some intensity, so we changed to a man-to-man defense. I think this got us moving a little better and as a result we had a nice second quarter in outscoring them 15 to two. We came out and played well in the third period, but maybe lost our intensity a bit in the fourth while still finishing with a good margin of victory. Raven made her 1,000th career point and had an equally good night on defense with seven steals. Jadyn played well, while Morgan was heavily pressured but found a way to help in other ways by her assists and grabbing some nice rebounds. Alaina and Kendall also had some nice board work, even though they weren’t big scorers.”
