Double-Double for LeGrande
The Lincoln Land Lady Loggers faced St. Louis C. C. Monday night and came away with a 77-72 victory. LLCC led the Archers 37-17 at the half. St. Louis CC made a furious comeback during the third quarter to take a 58-55 lead. However, the Loggers outscored St. Louis 22-14 in the fourth quarter to finish with the 77-72 win.
"We played a tremendous first half," said Coach Albert afterwards. "Defensively we contested shots, rebounded and knocked down shots in that first half. We were really balanced scoring wise tonight as well. I believe we had 5 players in double figures. We knew St. Louis wouldn't go away and we allowed their pressure to cause us a lot of problems during the third quarter. I was proud of the composure the girls showed after blowing that early lead. "
Lincoln Land shot 28/68 from the field for 48% and went 5/26 from behind the arc for 25%. The Loggers finished 16/26 from the free throw line for 62%. LLCC out-rebounded the Archers 51-40. Lincoln Land had five players reach double figures. Sydnee LeGrande led the way for the Loggers with a double/double of 15 points and 11 rebounds. Molly Smith and Selena Bradshaw each had 12 points. Kylie Crouse and Bella Fisher contributed 10 apiece. Bradshaw also handed out 7 assists for LLCC.
Lincoln Land improved to 9-5 on the season.