Happy New Year everyone! Needed to dust off the cobwebs from the X-mas and New Year's holiday break - and put behind the disappointing seasons of both UCLA and my Los Angeles Rams behind me - and get this thing going again.
Was behind the mike at both the Concordia/Bethel and Augsburg/Hamline clashes last night to get the new year going. At Bethel, Taylor Sheley hot start helped give the host Royals a quick 10-0 lead but the Cobbers came right back with a charge of their own and eventually grabbed a 20-14 lead. But the Royals were able to even things up down the stretch of the first half and took a 32-31 lead into the locker room at the half. The second half was pretty much all Bethel as Concordia was ice-cold from the perimeter. Sheley, of course, led the way but perhaps even more importantly, she had a lot of help from teammates Kelly Swenson and Kristi Nye along they way. The Cobbers did make a mini-charge to cut the deficit but never could get closer than ten points as Bethel claimed the 58-48 final margin. With the win, Bethel improves to 8-1 overall (6-0 in the MIAC).
After leaving the Robertson Center, I hurried over to Hamline to catch their clash with Augsburg. I got there around the 12:00 minute mark with a tight contest ensuing. Hamline's Jordan Sammons, as usual, made some terrific plays at the most opportune times as did teammate Je'Neya Brown but the Pipers found themselves getting into some serious foul trouble midway through the second half and the visiting Auggies were on the cusp of taking control. Still, the Pipers found ways to survive in this contest and they would do so in the end. Kara Poirer made 1-2 from the charity stripe with seconds remaining and Augsburg lost control of the ball on their last possession that allowed the host Pipers to claim a narrow 62-61 win.
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