19 February 2014

Girls B-Ball: Chadwick hits 1000-point mark


Sofia Chadwick hit the 1000-point mark (photo by Jim Lindquist)
Northfield's tall front line combined for 46 points but Tiger junior Sofia Chadwick put up the biggest numbers in Farmington's 63-52 Missota Conference loss to Northfield Tuesday night at Tiger Gym.

Chadwick's game-high 29 points boosted her career total over the 1000 mark, making her just the seventh Tiger to reach four digits in career scoring. Julie (Bauer) Mogensen (1987) holds the all-time mark with 1438 points.

The Tigers, playing without the services of second leading scorer Abby Gallus (concussion), kept with the taller Raiders for a half, leaving the floor at intermission locked in a 23-23 tie.

The Raiders controlled the final 18 minutes, however, dominating the offensive boards and the  scoreboard.

"We just struggled against their size," Tiger coach Sondra Chadwick said. "They had 18 points on offensive put-backs in the second half alone.

"We played a strong first half, but I felt that we did not maintain our aggressiveness on the offensive end in the second. We were just not strong on the boards."

Morgan Mach chipped in with nine points (photo by Jim Lindquist)
Sofia Chadwick had a team-high four assist to go with her 29 points but didn't get a lot help offensively. Morgan Mach and Kailtyn Gorden each had nine points as those three accounted for all but five of Farmington's point total.

"Morgan gave us a spark tonight," coach Chadwick said. "and Kailtyn played tough defense and came up with three steals."

Coach Chadwick also complimented the work of McKenna Mayer who saw her first extended varsity floor time and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds.

Sofia Chadwick wasn't the only Tiger to be recognized Tuesday night. Aly Grebner was honored as the team's lone senior.

The loss extended the Tigers' losing streak to four games and dropped their overall record to 9-13, 4-7 in the Missota Conference. Friday night they head to Chanhassen for a conference game with the Storm.
 
Aly Grebner had Senior Night all to herself (file photo by Jim Lindquist)