The Osmond-Randolph Lady Hawks had a very busy week, with games against Winside, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge and Plainview, before playing against Homer in the first round of conference play.
Hawks vs. Wildcats
On Monday, Jan. 22, Osmond-Randolph traveled to Winside for a regular season contest against the Winside Wildcats. The teams had met earlier in the season in the first round of the Holiday Tournament in Randolph.
The game started out very slow as both teams struggled to find the basket. Winside held a 5-2 lead after the first quarter. The second quarter saw the Hawks turn it up a notch to take the lead, going on an 11-2 run in the quarter to take the 13-7 lead at the halftime break.
The entire second half saw the Wildcats continue to challenge the Hawks, but they could not overcome the deficit. Osmond-Randolph went on to win their third game of the sea- son, thanks to their 39-22 final score.
Keli Aschoff led the charge with a solid performance, scoring a teamhigh 11 points, grabbing a team high 6 rebounds, and coming away with a team-high 6 steals as well.
Score by Quarter
Hawks 2 11 15 11 = 39 Winside 5 2 7 8 = 22 BOX SCORE
Pts Reb Asst Stl Bl K. Aschoff 11 6 3 6 1 Scott 7 2 0 4 0 Gansebom 5 5 3 1 0 Krienert 2 2 1 1 0 C. Kumm 0 2 0 0 0 Miller 1 3 0 1 0 Wagner 0 4 1 2 0 A. Aschoff 0 0 0 1 0 C. Aschoff 2 1 0 0 0 J. Kumm 4 2 0 0 0 Vinson 1 0 0 0 0 Gardner 6 2 1 1 0 Hawks vs. LCC
The Hawks kept up their busy week as they returned to play the next night, Tuesday, Jan. 23, against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge in Randolph.
After a hard-fought first quarter, it was the LCC Bears that came out with the lead, 11-7.
The defensive pressure applied by the Bears in the second quarter made it a challenge for the Hawks offensively, as they were held to only 4 points, which gave LCC a 26-11 halftime lead.
The Hawks came out strong in the third quarter before the LCC defense again slowed them down. Osmond-Randolph was able to score 13 third- quarter points, but LCC was able to add 18 of their own.
To finish out, the Bears extended their lead through the fourth quarter and came away with a 56-29 victory over the hometown Hawks.
Score by Quarter
Hawks 7 4 13 5 = 29 LCC 11 15 18 12 = 56 BOX SCORE
Pts Reb Asst Stl Bl K. Aschoff 15 4 1 6 0 Scott 2 4 0 0 0 Gansebom 3 3 2 2 0 Krienert 2 2 1 0 0 Miller 2 6 2 0 1 Wagner 2 2 0 0 0 A. Aschoff 1 2 0 0 0 C. Aschoff 0 0 1 0 0 J. Kumm 2 2 0 0 1 Vinson 0 1 1 3 0 Gardner 0 1 0 0 0 Hawks vs. Pirates
Thursday, Jan. 25, saw the Hawks travel to Plainview for their last game before the conference tournament started on Saturday. The Hawks played a great defensive first half, holding the top team in the conference to only 15 total points. The Hawks found themselves only down 5, 10-15, going into the intermission.
The third quarter saw the pace pick up as both teams scored double digits, with Plainview holding a 31-20 lead going into the final quarter of play. The fourth quarter saw the Pirates showing why they’re the number one team in the conference by forcing turnovers and turning up their scoring as they outpaced the Hawks 12-5 in the final quarter to pull away for the 43-25 victory.
Keli Aschoff again led the Hawks, as she put together a solid effort with a team-high 10 points, team-high 8 rebounds, and a team-high 7 steals.
Score by Quarter
Hawks 6 4 10 5 = 25 Pirates 9 6 16 12 = 43 BOX SCORE
Pts Reb Asst Stl K. Aschoff 10 8 3 7 Scott 0 3 0 2 Gansebom 2 1 1 1 Krienert 2 2 0 0 Miller 0 2 0 0 Wagner 7 2 0 1 A. Aschoff 1 1 0 0 J. Kumm 1 6 0 0 Vinson 0 1 0 2 Gardner 2 5 0 1 Conference Play
On Saturday, Jan. 27, the Hawks traveled to Emerson for first round action of the Lewis and Clark conference tournament against the Homer Knights.
The first quarter saw the teams going back and forth. The Knights were able to take an early lead, 14-- 11 after the first quarter of play. The second and third quarter of play saw the Knights turn up the defensive pressure and score 36 points in those quarters compared to only 16 points for the Hawks. Despite a strong finish to the end for the Hawks, the 20-point difference was too much to overcome as they lost 59-39.
