Cold 2nd half shooting dooms Lady Bulldogs in 38-32 loss to Chesterton

A USA-365.com Special Report by the USA-365.com team
01-26-2018

 

The Crown Point Lady Bulldogs warm up prior to the girls-boys double-header night of basketball against the Chesterton Trojans, 01-19-2018.
The Chesterton Lady Trojans shoot around the court as they prepare for thie game at Crown Point against the Lady Bulldogs, 01-19-2018.
The Lady Trojans and Lady Bulldogs played in the first game of a twin bill that later featured the boys from Chesterton and Crown Point, 01-19-2018.
Despite a good start and having lead after each of the first three quarters, the Lady Bulldogs went cold in the fourth quarter, falling 38-32 to Chesterton in the Duneland Athletic Conference game, 01-19-2018.
The IHSAA Girls basketball tournament comes to Crown point High school the week of Jan. 30-Mar. 3, with the Lady Bulldogs drawing a bye to the sectional semifinal, where they will play the early game Friday, Feb. 2 at 5:30 p.m. against the Tuesday winner of Lowell-East Chicago.
Team /Record 1 2 3 4 Final
CHESTERTON (19-2, 5-2 DAC) 12 3 7 16 38
CROWN POINT (11-8, 1-4 DAC) 13 5 10 4 32

Friday, January 19, 2018 - Duneland Athletic Conference game at CROWN POINT, IN

CHESTERTON (38) Maddie Scott 0-4-4, Courtney Krol 5-3-15, Sarah Dzierba 0-2-2, Ashley Craycraft 1-1-3, Hailey Vale 1-8-10, Marney Sisson 1-0-2, Kelly Carr 1-0-2. TOTALS 9, (18-27) 38.

CROWN POINT (32) Caitlyn Phillips 1-0-3, Ellie VanDeel 4-6-14, Taylor Tyndall 1-0-2, Alyna Santiago 2-0-4, May Scheidt 2-1-7, Paige Sanborn 0-2-2. TOTALS 10, (9-16) 32.

FREE THROWS: CHESTERTON (18 0f 27, 66.7%) Maddie Scott 4-7, Courtney Krol 3-6, Sarah Dzierba 2-2, Ashley Craycraft 1-2, Hailey Vale 8-10. CROWN POINT (9 of 16, 56.3%) Ellie VanDeel 6-8, Alyna Santiago 0-2, May Scheidt 1-3, Paige Sanborn 2-2, Abby Stoddard 0-1.

3-GOALS: CHESTERTON (2) - Dzierba (2); CROWN POINT (3) - Scheidt (2), Phillips.

FOULED OUT: CROWN POINT - Scheidt, VanDeel.

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CROWN POINT (01-19-2018) It started out well for the Crown Point Lady Bulldogs. It appeared as if victory seemed possible against the Chesterton Lady Trojans.

Crown Point led after all three quarters against the Lady Trojans, including a 28-22 advantage to close out the third quarter.

But Chesterton had other ideas, displayed in a 16-4 fourth quarter run as the Lady Trojans picked-up their ninth win in 10 games with a 38-32 defeat of the Lady Bulldogs on January 19 at Crown Point High School.

The Lady Trojans got the support of senior guard Courtney Krol who led the way with 15 points while senior forward/center Hailey Vale chipped in 10 points, going 8 of 10 from the free throw line.

Crown Point got the effort of junior guard Ellie VanDeel as she chipped-in 14 points.

For both teams, shooting became an issue. The Lady Bulldogs only shot 25.6 percent, while the Lady Trojans mustered 24.3 percent. Crown Point could only connect on 15.8 percent of their shots in the second half, going 3 of 19.

With the win, Chesterton improves their overall mark to 19-2, 5-2 in the Duneland Athletic Conference, while Crown Point dropped to 12-10, 2-5 in the DAC.

For the Lady Bulldogs, this marked their second straight lost, including a 39-36 defeat by Kankakee Valley three nights earlier.

“Chesterton has had a great season, but we have to play a complete game and not three and a half quarters,” Crown Point Head Coach Chris Seibert said. “The important thing is to move forward and play our best basketball.”

LADY DOG NOTES: The loss against Chesterton marked the final home regular season game for Crown Point closed out the season at 5-7 in their own building.

Following the regular season finale against Bishop Noll on Jan. 23, Crown Point will play host to the Class 4A, Sectional 1 tournament between January 30 and February 3. The Lady Bulldogs drew a quarterfinal bye in the seven team sectional which includes Lake Central, Lowell, Munster, Highland, Morton and East Chicago Central.

USA-365.com NOTES: Internet radio station USA-365.com will broadcast all post-season Crown Point Lady Bulldogs games beginning with the sectional semifinal Friday, Feb.. 19, with the pregame show at 5:15 p.m. and tip-off at 5:30 p.m. against the Tuesday, Jan. 31 quarterfinal winner Lowell (8-12) and East Chicago (10-12). If Crown Point wins, they advance to the sectional title game Saturday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. (Pregame show at 6:45 p.m.)
CLASS SECTIONAL INDIANA GIRLS' BASKETBALL PAST SEASONS
4A 1 E-MAIL CORRECTIONS MAP TO SCHOOL 13-10
RED, WHITE TOURNAMENT HISTORY
CROWN POINT
BULLDOGS
Coach: Chris Seibert, 49-25 in 3rd year at school, 108-102 in 9th year overall
DATE OPPONENT CENTRAL TIME OA 49.5, DA 41.0
Nov. 9 Hanover Central {3A}  W   69-  16  
Nov. 14 Andrean {2A}  W   58-  32  
Nov. 18 Northridge {4A}   L   42-  51  tournament
Nov. 18 Carmel {4A}   L   21-  74  tournament
Nov. 21 East Chicago Central {4A}   L   33-  39  
Nov. 24 LaPorte {4A}‡   L   48-  49  
Nov. 28 at Lowell {4A}  W   57-  19  
Dec. 1 at Portage {4A}‡   L   45-  50  
Dec. 2 at Hobart {4A}  W   62-  23  
Dec. 5 Hammond Morton {4A}  W   77-  45  
Dec. 8 Valparaiso {4A}‡   L   36-  49  
Dec. 12 at Highland {4A}  W   59-  54  
Dec. 15 at Lake Central {4A}‡   L   33-  53  
Dec. 27 †Western {3A}  W   60-  21  tournament
Dec. 28 †Indianapolis Cathedral {4A}  W   47-  42  tournament
Dec. 28 †Mount Vernon (Fortville) {4A}  W   51-  43  tournament
Jan. 6 Lafayette Jeff {4A}   L   40-  49  
Jan. 9 at Michigan City {4A}‡ W  73-  55  
Jan. 11 Munster {4A} W  47-  37  
Jan. 13 Merrillville {4A}‡ W  69-  36  
Jan. 16 at Kankakee Valley {4A} L   36-  39  
Jan. 19 Chesterton {4A}‡ L   32-  38  
Jan. 23 at Hammond Noll {2A} W  43-  30  
‡DUNELAND CONFERENCE GAME    †NEUTRAL COURT

CLASS SECTIONAL INDIANA GIRLS' BASKETBALL PAST SEASONS
4A 2 E-MAIL CORRECTIONS MAP TO SCHOOL 19-2
MAROON, GOLD TOURNAMENT HISTORY
CHESTERTON
TROJANS
Coach: Jack Campbell, 368-281 in 30th year at school
DATE OPPONENT CENTRAL TIME OA 53.2, DA 37.4
Nov. 3 at Highland {4A}  W   37-  23  
Nov. 10 at Munster {4A}  W   40-  38  
Nov. 11 at Mishawaka {4A}  W   54-  46  
Nov. 17 South Central (Union Mills) {1A}  W   70-  35  
Nov. 21 at Hammond Morton {4A}  W   76-  49  
Nov. 24 Lake Central {4A}‡  W   56-  51  
Nov. 28 at East Chicago Central {4A}  W   58-  43  
Dec. 1 at Michigan City {4A}‡  W   55-  47  
Dec. 6 at Plymouth {4A}  W   60-  40  
Dec. 8 Portage {4A}‡  W   48-  26  
Dec. 15 at Valparaiso {4A}‡   L   55-  65  
Dec. 18 Kankakee Valley {4A}  W   53-  40  
Dec. 22 Hanover Central {3A}  W   57-  13  
Dec. 27 †Perry Meridian {4A}  W   53-  37  tournament
Dec. 27 at Warsaw {4A}  W   40-  39  tournament
Jan. 2 Gary West {3A}  W   52-  30  
Jan. 5 at Merrillville {4A}‡  W   58-  18  
Jan. 9 Hobart {4A}  W   53-  19  
Jan. 12 LaPorte {4A}‡   L   54-  56  
Jan. 17 at Hammond Noll {2A}  W   51-  38  
Jan. 19 at Crown Point {4A}‡  W   38-  32  
Jan. 26 Andrean {2A} 7:00 pm  
Jan. 31 †Valparaiso {4A} 6:00 pm  sectional
‡DUNELAND CONFERENCE GAME    †NEUTRAL COURT

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