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The Lady Raiders headed out to Spearfish this last weekend for the girls class A state tournament. Wagner opened up with the undefeated Mahpiya Luta. Wagner would find themselves trailing 15-14 after the first period then trailing by 9 at the half. A scoring drought from the last 2 minutes of the first half and the first 5 of the third quarter would not make it any easier on the Raiders as they would eventually fall 39-76. Mahpiya Luta would use their relentless press and cause 37 turnovers for the Raiders. Wagner would attempt 39 shots and convert on 41% while Mahpiya Luta would convert on 33-74 for 45%. Wagner would out rebound Mahpiya Luta 28-27. Ashlyn Koupal would lead the Raiders with 25 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. Lydia Yost would finish with 5 points, and 4 boards. Genesis Patterson would tally 4 points, while Braxton Nedved would finish with 3, 3 boards, and 5 assists. Ravyn Medricky would round out the scoring with 2 points and 3 boards. “This was a very good team that we faced. They loved the up-tempo style. When we got them into a half-court game we did a lot of things very well. We scored at a high rate and on the defensive end we made the hit shots in which they were struggling. It’s very hard to win games with 37 turnovers and let the opposing team take 44 more shots than you. We also hit that 7-minute scoring drought that let them push the lead to 20 early in the 3rd and that can be demoralizing as a team, but our girls played hard to the finish.”
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Coaching these ladies is a blast and they had lots of fun together this season which makes it even that much more enjoyable as a coach. Every season has its highs and lows and the great thing is we ended it on a high, appearing in the state tournament and finishing with a dub!
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Wagner graduates and basketball standouts Emma Yost and Shalayne Nagel who both play for the Dakota Wesleyan University Women’s Basketball team received GPAC All-Conference Honors. Yost was named to the GPAC First Team and Nagel received Honorable Mention. The DWU Tigers made it to the NAIA National Tournament opening rounds where they played The Masters. The season ended in round two of NAIA Tournament and in the second round of the playoffs, Emma reached her 1000th career point and was the 31st Tiger to achieve this honor.
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REGION 5 BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF HIGHLIGHTS
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Monday, March 3, the Avon Pirates started out strong in the first half, but allowed the Alcester-Hudson Cubs to come back in the second half to take the win 54-50. No coach's report available at print time.
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The Lady Raiders traveled to Winner for the Sodak 16 to take on the Lakota Tech Tatanka for a berth to the Class A State Tournament. Both teams would come out firing and exchanging baskets only to find Lakota Tech leading 18-17 after the first period. Wagner would build a 5 point advantage in the second period only to find the scored knotted at 31 after the first half. The Raiders would though start attacking off the dribble and forcing Lakota Tech in foul trouble. The third quarter Wagner would start to impose their will on the inside with a paint touch after paint touch. Wagner would shoot 18 free throws in the third quarter alone. The pounding of inside touches would continue in the 4th. Wagner would take a 7 point lead early in the 4th but the Tatanka would knot up the score at 50 all with about 4:41 left in the game. Wagner would hold their composure and then once again attack the rim off the drive or get the ball inside. Wagner would go 9-9 from the charity stripe in the 4th and build as much as a 10 point lead with just under 2 minutes remaining. The Raider would punch their ticket for the 3rd time in 4 years to the STATE tournament with a 66-58 victory. Both teams wouldn’t shoot it that well from the field as they would both shoot 33% from the floor. The Tatanka would go 24-72 from the floor while the Raiders would go 15 for 45. The game would weigh in the balance of the charity stripe where Wagner would convert on 34-43 free throw attempts compared to 3-7 for Lakota Tech. The Raiders would also dominate the glass 43-30. Wagner would have 19 turnovers compared to 12 from Lakota Tech. Ashlyn Koupal would lead all scorers with a monster double-double 38 points, 19 boards, 5 blocks and 2 steals. Lydia Yost would reach double figures with 10 points, 9 boards, and 5 assists. Ravyn Medricky would add 9 points, 11 boards, and 2 steals off the bench. Hayden Knudsen would chip in 6 points, 3 boards and 5 assists. Braxton Nedved would round out the scoring with 3 points and 2 steals. “This was a hard fought battle. It’s sometimes hard to find a rhythm when you haven’t played for a week. We didn’t shoot it the best tonight but defensively we didn’t put them on the line and we did enough to disrupt their dribble drive. We got them in major foul trouble early in the third quarter but they just kept coming at us and hitting big shot after big shot. In the second half we dominated the paint on offense. The first half we may have got only a couple paint touches. In the second half we lived there and they had no answers for it. This was a great challenge for us and we are proud of how the girls played and represented Wagner. Let’s go make some noise now at the STATE A’s in Spearfish!”
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HELLMANN WINS 5TH CONSECUTIVE STATE TITLE AND NAMED OUTSTANDING WRESTLER
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