Lincoln Lady Railers split with SHG - Prior to starting lineups Kaelyn Froebe recognized for scoring 1000 career points

[December 23, 2016]  With a week off from basketball due to icy winter weather conditions, Railer Nation was more than ready Thursday for basketball. Both the boys and girls teams took to the court to give fans plenty of action.

First off for the girls, the Junior Varsity Team trounced Sacred Heart-Griffin 68-23.

Four JV Lady Railers hit double figures. Freshman Leah Schneider led the way with 22 points. Emma Konczyk had 15 points, Madelyn Koehler had 14 points and it was Mackenzie Antoine with four three-pointers to score 12 points.

For the Varsity, things didn’t fare quite as well.

Lincoln was off to a good start behind back to back threes from Kennedy Lolling and Kaelyn Froebe, but the early 6-2 lead did not last.

SHG tied the score at 8-8 with 3:12 left to play in the first quarter and from the standpoint of the Cyclones, there was no looking back in this one. Catie Eck’s three over Hailie Williams with 1:45 showing on the clock would give SHG a lead they would never relinquish. SHG held an 11-8 lead at the first quarter buzzer.

The Cyclones went on a tear in the second quarter and outscored Lincoln 15-5 to build a 26-13 halftime lead over Lincoln. The woes continued in the third quarter for Lincoln with Froebe scoring the only points in five minutes of play. Her five points here was not near enough to keep up with the Cyclones, who held a 35-18 advantage.

Williams finally hit a three for Lincoln and soon after Kennedy Lolling would do the same thing.

SHG still held a 38-24 lead and right around this point it became noticeable that these two teams share little love between them. SHG had a sixteen point lead, 40-24 the score, going into the fourth quarter and Lincoln had only eight more minutes to mount a comeback. Kennedy Lolling did her best to lead the way, scoring seven consecutive points.
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But for the Cyclones, Eck could not miss and the 5’11 junior from SHG was racking up the points, 21 to be exact as the Cyclones built a 49-33 lead with 1:42 left to play.

The bright spot for Lincoln in the final minute of play was 6’1 Freshman Leah Schneider taking a pass in the paint and with one pronounced dribble, she laid the ball up strong and through the net it went. Lincoln will undoubtedly need more moves like this from their 6’1 center off the bench, and in due time she will prove herself at the Varsity level.

After Williams sank a couple free throws in the final seconds, the end result was in the books. Lincoln falls to Central State Eight opponent SHG by a score of 50-38.

Both Froebe and Kennedy Lolling scored 13 points apiece.

Eck led all scorers with 21 points for the Cyclones.

Prior to the game, Junior Kaelyn Froebe was recognized for scoring her 1000th career point. The public address announcer noted that the milestone was actually reached last Thursday night when Froebe scored 29 points in the Lady Railers win over Lanphier. Many more great things to come from this young lady. Congratulations on reaching this elite milestone, Kaelyn!

Lincoln Varsity scoring

Froebe 13
Kennedy Lolling 13
Morgan Lolling 2
Williams 5
Block 3
Schneider 2

SHG Varsity scoring

Eck 21
Vorreyer 9
Lowis 3
Staten 3
Ransdell 3
Hulcher 3
Antonacci 2

Lincoln Junior Varsity scoring

Schneider 22
Konczyk 15
Koehler 14
Antoine 12
Lessen 2
Kitner 2
Porlas 1

SHG Junior Varsity scoring

Gullo 7
Manker 6
Ziegler 5
Brahler 2
Butler 2
Vespa 1

[Teena Lowery]