Stow girls rally after falling behind, 12-0.
It's always a good feeling to shoot the basketball well out of the gate.
Problems arise, though, when hot hands go cold and the Holy Name girls ran into a huge problem during Tuesday's 66-55 loss to Stow at the two-day Fight Or Flight Invitational, hosted by Twinsburg.
"We lost intensity in that second quarter and we missed a lot of easy layups, but we have to knock down those shots," said Holy Name coach Kim Jones after watching her team go up, 12-0, only to then fall behind at halftime, 39-27.
The Green Wave (4-4) bolted out to a 23-12 lead after making 11 of its first 19 shots, but Holy Name then went ice cold, missing 17 of 18 shots in the second quarter.
A lot of that had to do with Stow coach Bob Podges, who pulled his starters four minutes into the game and kept them out a full quarter.
"We didn't start out well so I wasn't surprised we were taken out," said four-year starter/Eastern Michigan softball recruit Alex Shaver. "The players who came in did a nice job."
Senior Emma Kosmach, juniors Heather Graehling, Abbie Lawson, Allyson Iwanski, sophomore Madison Baer and freshman Christina Vaughan combined for 21 points for Stow (6-2) while the starters watched.
The long breather seemed to fire up Shaver, who responded with a team-high 18 points. Samantha Shaver, Lexi Stefanov and Graehling chipped in eight points apiece for the Bulldogs, ranked 11th in The Plain Dealer Top 25 poll. Holy Name senior forward/Mercyhurst recruit Taylor Krusinski finished with 27 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.
"Outside of [Twinsburg's] Malina [Howard], that's the best post player we've seen," said Alex Shaver.
In other games in the tournament:
Midpark 61, Toledo Notre Dame Academy 55: The second-ranked Meteors (6-1) had sophomore Stasha Carey, senior Brittany Smith and Nebraska recruit Rachel Theriot score 14, 12 and 11 points, respectively, in the win. They also held a 38-27 edge in rebounds, paced by Carey's 13 boards and seven by Theriot, who chipped in five assists, three steals and four blocks.
Malcolm X Shabazz (N.J.) 53, Hathaway Brown 45:The Bulldogs (4-0), ranked No. 8 in USA Today, outscored the defending Division II state champions, 34-24, in the second half for the win. The Blazers (4-3), ranked 14th in the area, had Nia Marshall score a team-high 18 points while Shabazz's Aliyyah Handford scored a game-best 20 points.
Toledo Rogers 68, Lake Ridge Academy 45: The 16th-ranked Lions (2-3) couldn't overcome a 31-18 halftime deficit, despite the 11-point effort of Monet Saunders and 10-point performance from Detroit Mercy recruit DaVonna Bradford.
Medina 46, Cloverleaf 32: A 7-0 run in the second quarter put the 22nd-ranked Battling Bees (7-1) ahead after trailing, 8-5, in the first quarter. It was the seventh straight win for the Bees, who got 10 points and seven rebounds from junior Sarah Kinch. Seniors Haley Ploucha and Katie Simpson scored 10 points each for Cloverleaf (4-7).
Warren Howland 51, Mentor 37: The Cardinals (3-4) dug themselves too big of a first-quarter hole by falling behind, 15-5. Junior Lauren Stefancin had 11 points for Mentor.
Youngstown Ursuline 48, Cleveland Central Catholic 23: Ursuline (6-1) sprinted to a 16-6 first-quarter lead against the inexperienced Ironmen (4-5). Terris Mitchell's eight points led the 2007 Division III state champ Central.
Action in the tournament continues Wednesday.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/hssports/blog/index.ssf/2011/12/stow_overcomes_holy_names_hot.html
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