Lady Twisters up to 14 wins
January 18, 2024 at 1:52 p.m.
Oldenburg Academy girls basketball has its most victories in five years following two routs last week – Tuesday's 66-20 romp at Hauser and a home blowout of South Dearborn two nights later (51-24) – and a come-from-behind home win over South Ripley Saturday afternoon.
Thursday Rachel Suttmann poured in 21 points while adding 4 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Freshman Gina Grote scored 11, posting 2 steals and a pair of dimes. Senior Kate Weber added 6 points and 4s in the categories of steals, assists and boards.
Hauser opened with a 3-0 lead, but that joy was short-lived. OA got the next seven and led 18-7 later in the first quarter. It was 25-9 shortly after. The dominant effort for the Twisters boasted 38 rebounds, 19 assists, 23 steals, 4 blocks and 45% shooting from the field.
The Raiders led 29-26 at halftime Saturday before a banked 3 by Sadie Wachsmann and two buckets by Suttmann shot OA ahead. With 1:50 to go in the third it was 35 apiece. Ellie Ryan then connected from deep and the Twisters were up 39-35 at the third stop.
Scoring was scant early in the fourth quarter, with Weber finding Suttmann down low for a deuce to put OA up 41-37. Reese Obendorf hit a long jump shot for SR to make it closer just above the 3-minute mark. Addisyn Lambert shoveled one in for OA. In the final 90 seconds, Weber scored off an inbound pass to put OA up four and Grote made a handful of free throws after SR put the Twisters in the bonus. The final was 51-44.
OA (14-4) hosts Purdue Poly Englewood this evening and travels to Milan Tuesday.
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Oldenburg Academy girls basketball has its most victories in five years following two routs last week – Tuesday's 66-20 romp at Hauser and a home blowout of South Dearborn two nights later (51-24) – and a come-from-behind home win over South Ripley Saturday afternoon.
Thursday Rachel Suttmann poured in 21 points while adding 4 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Freshman Gina Grote scored 11, posting 2 steals and a pair of dimes. Senior Kate Weber added 6 points and 4s in the categories of steals, assists and boards.
Hauser opened with a 3-0 lead, but that joy was short-lived. OA got the next seven and led 18-7 later in the first quarter. It was 25-9 shortly after. The dominant effort for the Twisters boasted 38 rebounds, 19 assists, 23 steals, 4 blocks and 45% shooting from the field.
The Raiders led 29-26 at halftime Saturday before a banked 3 by Sadie Wachsmann and two buckets by Suttmann shot OA ahead. With 1:50 to go in the third it was 35 apiece. Ellie Ryan then connected from deep and the Twisters were up 39-35 at the third stop.
Scoring was scant early in the fourth quarter, with Weber finding Suttmann down low for a deuce to put OA up 41-37. Reese Obendorf hit a long jump shot for SR to make it closer just above the 3-minute mark. Addisyn Lambert shoveled one in for OA. In the final 90 seconds, Weber scored off an inbound pass to put OA up four and Grote made a handful of free throws after SR put the Twisters in the bonus. The final was 51-44.
OA (14-4) hosts Purdue Poly Englewood this evening and travels to Milan Tuesday.