Isis Alexander 10 points, 4 assists
(photos by Jim Lindquist)
The Tigers reached one team and one individual milestone in a 53-42 win over Northfield Friday, Feb. 18, at Tiger Gym.
The victory was No. 20 on the season for coach Jason Berg's squad, the most ever recorded by a Farmington girls' team, and junior forward Taylor Meyer reached the 1000-point plateau in career points scored.
The final score was a bit deceiving as the home team dominated first half play on the way to a 29-9 halftime lead. The stingy Farmington defense allowed only three field goals over the first 18 minutes while nine different players scored for the winners.
"They (Northfield) played a lot of junk defenses trying to stop Taylor (Meyer)," Berg said, "but she did a nice job of not forcing things and staying patient."
The Tigers extended their lead to 38-16 early in the second half before the Raiders whittled down the deficit down the stretch.
Jordan Bridges led the balanced Tiger offense with 11 points and Isis Alexander netted 10. Elena Koch added seven and Mariah Mincke six.
Meyer, the team's leading scorer for the season, had only five, but put together a solid floor game with nine rebounds and four assists. Meyer is just the sixth Farmington girl to reach the 1000-point mark.
Farmington controlled the boards with Koch adding eight and Jamie Kenealy seven. Alexander had four assists to go with her 10 points.
"The win keeps us in the race for the Missota Conference championship going into the last week of the season," Berg said, "and that makes 20 wins. The kids were pretty excited."
The Tigers enter the last week of the regular season a game behind league-leading Chanhassen. Tuesday (Feb. 22) they travel to Chaska and Friday they return home for the regular season finale against New Prague.
Chanhassen, meanwhile, hits the road for games Tuesday at New Prague and Friday at Red Wing.
