Spartans top Austin girls
Published 10:36 pm Friday, December 16, 2011
Austin's Merideth Fritz is fouled going in for a lay-up during the first half against Rochester Mayo Friday night in Ove Berven Gym. - Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Things started slow for the Austin girls basketball team as it lost 53-38 to Rochester Mayo in Ove Berven Gym.
The Spartans (3-2 overall, 3-0 Big Nine) opened the game on a 10-0 run and the Packers (1-4 overall, 1-2 Big Nine) weren’t able to get back into it.
Austin's Gabrielle Wagner drives on Rochester Mayo's Rachael Doll during the first half Friday night in Ove Berven Gym. - Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Austin, which shot just 24 percent from the field, got as close as eight in the second half.
“Every time we closed in, they’d respond and it push it back up,” Austin head coach Gary Peterson said. “It’s hard to win when you shoot just 24 percent from the field.”
Austin 17 21 — 38
Mayo 28 25 — 53
Austin scoring: Babaye Oja, 11; Steph Justice, 9; Taylor Lady, 6; Jenna Svoboda, 6; Danielle Tschann, 2; Merideth Fritz, 2; Olivia Grev, 2; three-pointers: 33 percent (5-for-15); free throws: 47 percent (7-for-15); turnovers: 17
