Gary
Franklin - Sports Writer
The Milan Varsity and JV Lady
Indian Basketball teams opened
their season's regular schedule
of play against the Lady Jets of
Hauser on Thursday evening, November
10, at Hauser High School.
Anxious to get the season in motion,
the teams took to the hardwood
for pregame warm ups. Following
team members, coaches, and game
officials introductions, all paid
tribute to the flag for the singing
of the National Anthem.
The opening tip was controlled
by The Lady Jets that quickly led
to a Laura Nading basket for a
2-0 Jets lead. The ensuing Lady
Indian possession tied the game
as Lacee Alloway answered with
a field goal. The Jets through
the scoring of Katie Finke for
2, Audrey Wilkerson with 2 made
free throws, the opening basket
by Nading, a bucket by Amie Pope
and 1 for 2 on the line left Hauser
at the end of 1 quarter with a
lead of 11 to 5. Lady Indian scoring
was by an early L. Alloway bucket
and a basket and foul shot by Megan
Lade.
Only seconds following the Milan
possession to start the 2nd quarter,
the Lady Indians shaved 4 points
off the Hauser lead, bringing the
score to 11-9. The Lady Jets scored
taking the lead spread back to
4 points.
Scoring for the Lady Indians in
the 2nd was as follows: Kady Alloway
- 8, L. Alloway - 4, Kaity Barton
- 2, Kelly Stutler -2, and Cassie
Billingsley 3 from a one of two
attempts at the line and a basket.
Scoring for the Jets were: Nading
- 3, Nicole Meyer - 5, Pope - 4,
Samantha Deckard - 2, and Michelle
Siebert - 4 from a basket and two
of three foul shot attempts made.
At the half time break the score
was Hauser 29 to 24 for Milan.
Third quarter scoring for the
Lady Indians came by way of Barton
- 2, Stutler - 2, K. Alloway -
2, L. Alloway - 2, and Lade - 4,
coming from a basket and two made
free throws.
The Jets scoring was from Wilkerson
- 4, Nading - 2, Meyer - 2, 1 of
two from the line by Deckard and
two 3's put in by Pope. The score
at the end of three, Hauser 44
- Milan 36.
In the final quarter of the contest
Lady Indian Kiley MacVey went to
work adding 8 points with a field
goal, a 3 point basket and 3 of
5 at the line. K. Alloway added
a 3, L. Alloway scored a field
goal for 2 and Megan Lade put in a basket for
2 before fouling out of the game
with 4:36 remaining.
The fourth quarter scoring by
the Lady Jets was from Meyer -
6, Pope - 6, Deckard - 2, Siebert
- 3, and Tori Tucker - 2 for a
final score of Hauser 63 to Milan
51,
The final score does not do the
actual game justice as it had many
tight moments. Many times in the contest the Lady Indians climbed
the hill so to speak, but just
could not quite break the peak.
The Lady Indian Reserve team also
dropped their opener to the Jets
by a final score of 49-15.
The next scheduled game for the
Varsity and Reserve Milan Lady
Indians is at Milan against the
Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagles at 6:00
p.m. on Saturday, November 19.
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