New School Record Set by Lady Cougar Lexie Bacon

By Clare Wiltse

Sports Contributor

The Lady Cougars started the 2014 year with a loss to (4-5) 58-45.  They head into a busy January with contests against seven teams with winning records.  Included in the schedule are two C-2 power houses (8-1) Pender and (10-0) Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family.

The Cougars got off to a great start as they got points from five players in the first period.

Darcey Simonsen, Brianne Haskell, Abby Peterson, and Kelly Wakeley all scored goals.  With Vanessa Peterson free shot they tied the Eagles at eleven.

The wheels slowed in the second period.  Allen stepped up the pressure with their zone defense.  After an early score by Haley Bacon the team went to the four minute mark before Brianne Haskell added a free throw.  Allen had gained a three point advantage.  Another Haskell basket brought it back to 17-16.  Allen had a 12 to 3 run  to close out the half.

Allen moved out to a 33 to 19 lead in the third period as they scored the first six points of the half. The Bacons scored all the points for the Cougars as  freshman Lexie scored five points and senior Haley closed scoring with a basket.  Northeast trailed 39-26.

Allen rattled off seven straight points to start the fourth period as they build a twenty point lead.  The Cougars turned to the long ball to try and reel in the high flying Eagles.

.Northeast  made four three pointers in the last two minutes to cut a twenty two point deficit down to the final score of 58-45.  Lexie Bacon hit on five of eight attempts from behind the arc in the fourth period.  Classmate Kelly Wakeley closed the scoring with a three pointer.

Lexie Bacon had a game-high 20 points to lead the Cougars.  She had six three pointers along with a deuce.  Her six threes is a new school record.  It erased the mark of five set by Brandi Bovee in 1998 against Dodge and matched by Ashley Bacon against Logan View in 2010.

Northeast will take on  (5-4)Tekamah-Herman and (5-2) Mead this weekend.

Allen

Photo Credit/Rhonda Hansen, LDNE

11        16        12        18        -58

LDNE              11        8          7          19        -45

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2PT      3PT      FT        F          TP

Madie  R          0          0          0/0       1          0

Darcey S         1          0          0/0       2          2

Kelly    W        1          1          0/0       0          5

Brianne  H        2          0          1/2       5          5

Haley B            3          0          0/0       3          6

Tessie C           0          0          0/0       0          0

Lexie B            1          6          0/0       1          20

Libby H            0          0          0/0       1          0

Vanessa P        1          0          3/6       3          5

Abby P            1          0          0/0       0          2

Team                10        7          4/8       16        45

Allen                15        5          13/18   13        58