Lady Tigers eye 1st 4-in-row since 1999
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Lady Tigers eye 1st 4-in-row since 1999
Posted: Wednesday, Dec 10, 2008 - 11:21:04 pm EST
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Different motivations for Princeton Community and Gibson Southern basketball girls in Thursday night games, the Lady Tigers at Boonville and the Lady Titans at home against Mount Vernon.
Princeton, fresh from Saturday's 67-50 win over visiting Mount Carmel, will seek to win four straight games for the first time since January 1999, when Bethany Miller led the Lady Tigers to five straight wins.
The fourth of those five straight came 59-55 at Evansville North on Jan. 23, 1999, following wins of 63-62 over North Posey, 66-48 over Southridge and 71-66 over Pike Central. No. 5 came 89-88 in three overimes Jan. 26, 1999, at Vincennes Lincoln, before the streak ended two nights later against Jasper.
The current Lady Tigers own a 4-3 record after successively beating Wood Memorial, Mount Vernon and Mount Carmel. Sophomore forward Dakota Hack led the latter win with a career-high 20 points. Senior center Shantel McKee authored 17 points and 10 rebounds, freshman guard Raven Greer 10 points and 6 assists.
A Thursday win would give coach Jim Thompson's team a 3-0 Big Eight Conference record and the league lead entering 2009.
Boonville owns a 2-4 record with bookend wins, 53-32 at Evansville Central in its season opener and 66-49 over Evansville Reitz its last game. In between, the Lady Pioneers lost 49-34 to Princeton victim Southridge, 66-40 to 3A No. 5-ranked Evansville Memorial, 61-47 to Evansville Mater Dei and 52-42 to Castle.
The Lady Tigers, at home, beat Boonville 43-40 last December after losing the series' previous five meetings.
They'll play Thursday without 5-10 sophomore forward Abbey Howes, who dislocated a shoulder Nov. 29 vs. Wood Memorial. “It slipped out again at Mount Vernon and Abbey will undergo more examination,” said Thompson, whose sophomore daughter Katie, also 5-10, will again start in Howes' place.
Gibson Southern girls, despite a 6-1 record with five straight wins since a 45-42 overtime loss to unbeaten and 3A No. 2 Vincennes Lincoln, felt a drop this week.
No. 10 in last week's 3A poll, the Lady Titans fell from that spot despite beating Forest Park and Evansville North, the latter by 58-45 Monday night. They lead the “others receiving votes” group, meaning they were 11th in this week's balloting.
Mount Vernon girls, led by former boys' coach Steve Mitchell, will arrive with a 1-5 record, having lost five straight since a 50-39 opening win at Evansville Central. Their closest loss came Tuesday, 50-45 to Mater Dei.
Coach Mark Monroe's Lady Titans rode the first-quarter scoring of junior starter Sarah Thomas and junior sixthperson DanYelle Bigham to control at North. Senior Lauren Zeabart continues on a path that will reach 1,000 career points later this season.
Wood Memorial girls, even at 4-4 after Tuesday's 69-29 win over New Harmony, continue to prepare for Saturday's visit to Blue Chip Conference foe Barr-Reeve. The Lady Vikings share the Class A No. 1 ranking with yet another Blue Chip team, Vincennes Rivet.
Posted: Wednesday, Dec 10, 2008 - 11:21:04 pm EST
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Different motivations for Princeton Community and Gibson Southern basketball girls in Thursday night games, the Lady Tigers at Boonville and the Lady Titans at home against Mount Vernon.
Princeton, fresh from Saturday's 67-50 win over visiting Mount Carmel, will seek to win four straight games for the first time since January 1999, when Bethany Miller led the Lady Tigers to five straight wins.
The fourth of those five straight came 59-55 at Evansville North on Jan. 23, 1999, following wins of 63-62 over North Posey, 66-48 over Southridge and 71-66 over Pike Central. No. 5 came 89-88 in three overimes Jan. 26, 1999, at Vincennes Lincoln, before the streak ended two nights later against Jasper.
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A Thursday win would give coach Jim Thompson's team a 3-0 Big Eight Conference record and the league lead entering 2009.
Boonville owns a 2-4 record with bookend wins, 53-32 at Evansville Central in its season opener and 66-49 over Evansville Reitz its last game. In between, the Lady Pioneers lost 49-34 to Princeton victim Southridge, 66-40 to 3A No. 5-ranked Evansville Memorial, 61-47 to Evansville Mater Dei and 52-42 to Castle.
The Lady Tigers, at home, beat Boonville 43-40 last December after losing the series' previous five meetings.
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Gibson Southern girls, despite a 6-1 record with five straight wins since a 45-42 overtime loss to unbeaten and 3A No. 2 Vincennes Lincoln, felt a drop this week.
No. 10 in last week's 3A poll, the Lady Titans fell from that spot despite beating Forest Park and Evansville North, the latter by 58-45 Monday night. They lead the “others receiving votes” group, meaning they were 11th in this week's balloting.
Mount Vernon girls, led by former boys' coach Steve Mitchell, will arrive with a 1-5 record, having lost five straight since a 50-39 opening win at Evansville Central. Their closest loss came Tuesday, 50-45 to Mater Dei.
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Wood Memorial girls, even at 4-4 after Tuesday's 69-29 win over New Harmony, continue to prepare for Saturday's visit to Blue Chip Conference foe Barr-Reeve. The Lady Vikings share the Class A No. 1 ranking with yet another Blue Chip team, Vincennes Rivet.
