Lady Tigers have another busy week
The Osmond Lady Tigers basketball team completed three games last week in another busy week, with two homes games against Winside and St. Mary's, and one in Irene, SD.
Osmond vs. Winside
OSMOND - The first game of the week came on Tuesday, Jan. 21, in Osmond, where the Tigers hosted the Winside Wildcats. The game started out with both teams going back and forth with no one claiming an advantage by the end of the first quarter. However, the Tigers used a strong defensive second quarter to shut the Wildcats down, holding them scoreless, to take the lead 18-10 going into the halftime break.
Winside responded in the third quarter by outscoring Osmond by 5 points to close the margin and trailed 26-23 to start the final quarter.
Osmond was able to extend the lead before Winside made one final push late. A Winside layup as time expired just wasn't enough as Osmond was able to claim the home court victory, 40-37.
On a night where the sickness bug had struck the team and school hard, it was good to see the girls battle through adversity with only seven players suited up, and still come out victorious.
Korrine Moes and Sophia Gansebom both lead the Tigers in scoring with 15 points each. Gansebom, Carrie Kumm, and Kaleigh Miller all three pulled down 9 rebounds each to lead the rebounding category. Miller was also a defensive standout in the game, getting team highs with 3 steals and 4 blocks in the effort.
Score by Quarter Osmond 10 8 8 14 = 40 Winside 10 0 13 14 = 37 BOX SCORE
Pts Reb Asst Stl Bl Moes 15 4 1 0 0 Gansebom15 9 1 2 0 Kumm 5 9 1 0 0 Miller 3 9 0 3 4 Wagner 2 1 2 2 1 Hoffman 0 1 0 0 0 Osmond vs. S. Mary's
OSMOND — Staying in Osmond for Friday's game on Jan. 24, the Tigers welcomed the D2 state-ranked St. Mary's Cardinals. The Cardinals defensive pressure early in the game was a tough challenge for the Tigers.
St. Mary's was able to take an 11 point lead after the first quarter and extend it to an 18 point lead at halftime, leading 38-20.
The second half saw the Tigers slow the game down and compete well with the Cardinals the rest of the game. Osmond was able to play well and the point difference in the second half was only 5 points.
St. Mary's defensive pressure and efficient shooting in the first half proved to be the true difference in the contest as they would claim the victory, 62-39.
Carrie Kumm had a great game for the Tigers, leading the team in scoring with 13 points, and also rebounds with 11 to complete the double-double to go along with an efficient shooting night of 45%.
Sophia Gansebom and Charley Aschoff both found open teammates throughout the game and finished with 3 assists each. Aschoff also came away with 3 steals. Gansebom turned away 3 Cardinals' shots to lead the team in blocks.
Score by Quarter Osmond 7 13 6 13 = 39 St.Mary's18 20 9 15 = 62 BOX SCORE
Pts RebAsst Stl Bl Moes 9 7 1 10 Gansebom9 6 3 0 3 Kumm 13 11 1 1 2 Miller 5 7 2 0 2 Wagner 3 3 1 0 0 C.Aschoff0 5 3 3 1 Osmond vs. Irene
IRENE, SD — On Saturday, Jan.
25, the Tigers traveled to Irene, SD, to play in another showcase event, the 'Blizzard Buster Classic.' The event featured teams from across South Dakota, and Osmond was the lone Nebraska team on the schedule.
Osmond was scheduled to play the host school, the Irene-Wakonda Eagles, in the eighth game of the day; there were nine games in total for the event.
Osmond had a strong start as Erin Wagner got the scoring going right away, knocking down a 3 in the opening moments of the game. By the end of the first quarter Osmond held a 9-4 lead.
The Eagles used an aggressive second quarter to take control of the game as they more than doubled up Osmond's point total in the quarter and took a 26-17 lead into the halftime break.
The second half saw the Eagles extend their lead by as much as 19.
Osmond had closed the lead down to only 11 points but was never able to get any closer. Irene-Wakonda would win the game by a final score of 55-40 over Osmond.
For the second time this week, both Korrine Moes and Sophia Gansebom led the Tigers in scoring with 10 points each. Gansebom, Carrie Kumm, and Kaleigh Miller also matched each other again to lead the team in rebounds. This time they each grabbed 8 boards during the game.
Gansebom also led the team with 4 assists and 2 blocks. Erin Wagner was the only Tiger to steal the ball from the Eagles during the game; she finished with 4 steals.
Score by Quarter Osmond 9 8 9 14 =40 I-W 4 22 14 15 =55 BOX SCORE
Pts Reb Asst Stl Bl Moes 10 6 0 0 0 Gansebom 10 8 4 0 2 Kumm 5 8 3 0 0 Miller 4 8 1 0 0 Wagner 7 1 3 4 0 C.Aschoff 2 5 1 0 0 Hoffman 2 1 0 0 0 Next Action
The Tigers should have three games again this week. On Tuesday, were scheduled to travel to West Point to take on C2 state-ranked Guardian Angels Central Catholic. On Thursday, Walthill will be coming to Osmond. And Saturday marks the opening round action for the new-look Lewis and Clark Conference tournament, with the seeding to be decided on Tuesday. Time, place, and opponent for the conference tournament game Saturday will be announced after Tuesday.
Junior Varsity Action
In JV action this week the Lady Tigers played a quick game against St. Mary's. Osmond won the game 28-17. Korrine Moes finished with 12 points. Carrie Kumm scored 8 points. Kaleigh Miller had 4 points.
Deedee Kumm and Charley Aschoff both scored 2 points each to finish out the scoring.
Charley Aschoff fights for control of the ball as Erin Wagner (#14) comes in to assist
There's something you don't see every day! An unusual sight - the basketball became stuck after a shot last Friday night. It was soon knocked down, and play continued.
