2022 MSHSAA Show-Me Showdown I Day 2 - C2 Girls Semifinal - Ellington Lady Whippets vs. St. Paul Lutheran Saints

10am - C2 Girls Semifinal - Ellington 65 St. Paul Lutheran 51

Scoring Summary

                                1    2    3    4    F

Ellington                12  15  24  14  65

St. Paul Lutheran    8   15  11  17  51

Ellington

• Kaylee King - 29 pts, 11-18 FG, 7-10 3FG
• Laura Gore - 16 pts, 4-11 FG, 6-14 3FG
• Gretchen Hackworth - 11 pts, 5-7 FG, 1-2 FT
• Dylan Price - 9 pts, 3-17 FG, 1-6 3FG

19 Rebounds, 15 Assists, 15 Steals, 7 Turnovers

St. Paul Lutheran

• Adrien Martins - 20pts, 10-12 FG
• Hailey Arnold - 12 pts, 3-7 FG, 1-4 3FG, 5-6 FT
• JaeSi Hentges - 6 pts, 2-9 FG, 2-8 3FG, 0-2 FT
• Marissa Heins - 5 pts, 1-5 FG, 3-4 FT
• Grace Hartwig - 4 pts, 2-2 FG
• Carly Fahrmeier - 2 pts, 0-2 FG, 0-2 3FG, 2-4 FT
• Morgan Anderson - 2 pts, 2-2 FT

33 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 6 Steals, 23 Turnovers

Audio from Press Conferences:  https://anchor.fm/grandriverconference/episodes/Ellington-St--Paul-Lutheran-Press-Conference-e1fj0fk/a-a7id31e

In-Game Updates

Starters for the game

Ellington

• #11 Abbi Harper
• #24 Dylan Price
• #30 Gretchen Hackworth
• #32 Kaylee King
• #42 Laura Gore

St. Paul Lutheran

• #00 JaeSi Hentges
• #22 Hailey Arnold
• #24 Adrien Martens
• #34 Grace Hartwig
• #50 Marissa Heins

1st Quarter

Hartwig opens the scoring on the first possession for the Saints.  They lead 2-0 with 7:08 left.

Kaylee King with a fast break layup after an Ellington steal.  Game is tied at 2 with 6 min left.

Martens answers with a bucket in the lane.  4-2 Saints at 5:25.

King answers with a 3.  5-4 Whippets with 5 min left.

Gore with a 3 from the corner.  Whippets up 8-4 with 3:25 left in 1st.

King with a bucket to make it 10-4 with 2 min left.

Hartwig answers with a bucket to make it 10-6 Whippets with under a minute remaining.

Gore with a bucket to answer.  Ellington up 12-6 with 30 sec left.

Arnold is fouled and hits both FTs to cut lead to 12-8 with 20 sec left.

At the horn, Ellington leads St. Paul Lutheran 12-8.

Ellington is led in scoring by Kaylee King with 7.  St. Paul Lutheran is led in scoring by Grace Hartwig with 4.

2nd Quarter

Arnold with a bucket to open up the scoring for the Saints, but King answers immediately for the Whippets with a 3.  Back on the other end, Martens scores in the lane.  Ellington leads 15-12 with 7 min left.

King with another 3 with 6:20 left.  Whippets lead 18-12.

Martens with a put-back off of a missed 3 makes it 18-14.  Hackworth scores a couple possessions later for Ellington.  Timeout Saints with 4:53 left.  Ellington leads 20-14.

Hentges with a corner 3 for the Saints cuts the lead to 3, but Price is fouled for Ellington.  She hits both and Ellington leads 22-17 with 2:57 left.

Arnold is fouled on the other end and hits 1 of 2.  22-18 with 2:42 left.

King with another 3 to make it 25-18.  2:30 remaining.

Saints miss a couple of shots, but Fahrmeier gets offensive board and is fouled.  She misses both.  Still 25-18 with 1:40 left.

Hackworth with a bucket in the lane. 27-18 Whippets with 1:25 left.

Hentges answers with another 3.  A min left and Whippets lead 27-21.

A drive and lay-up by Arnold cuts lead to 27-23 with 20 sec left.

At the half, Ellington leads St. Paul Lutheran 27-23.

Ellington is led in scoring by Kaylee King who has 16 including 4 3-pointers.  St. Paul Lutheran is led in scoring by Hailey Arnold with 7.

Ellington is shooting 35% from the field.  St. Paul Lutheran is shooting 50%.

St. Paul Lutheran has 11 turnovers to Ellington's 4.

3rd Quarter

Gore starts off the 3rd with a 3 from the corner.  Whippets up 30-23.

Gore with another 3.  Whippets out to a 10 point lead with 7 min left.

Martens with a drive in the lane to make it 33-25.  Saints timeout with 6:28 left.

Hackworth scores to make it 35-25 Whippets.  Martens with another bucket to cut it back to 8, but Price answers for Ellington.  Now 37-27 with 5 min left.

Arnold with a 3 for the Saints, but Gore answers with her 3rd 3 of the quarter.  Whippets lead 40-30 with 4:30 left.

Arnold is fouled with 3:14 left.  She hits 2 FTs to make it 40-32 Whippets.

Another 3 from King makes it 43-32.  By my count, King has 5 triples, Gore has 4 for a total of 9 for the Whippets.

Hackworth is fouled and hits 1 of 2 to extend the Whippets lead to 44-32 with 2:30 left.

A fast-break layup by Price extends the Whippets lead to 46-32.  Saints with another timeout with 2:06 left.

Saints have to take another time out to avoid a 5-second call.  They have one timeout left down 46-32 with 1:01 left in the 3rd.

King hits her 6th triple of the game with 30 sec left.  Martens with a bucket and then Hackworth answers right before the horn.

Whippets lead 51-34 after 3.

Ellington is led in scoring by Kaylee King who has 22 including 6 3-pointers.  St. Paul Lutheran is led in scoring by Hailey Arnold and Adrien Martens with 12.

4th Quarter

Gore with a putback after a missed 3.  Now 53-34.

Heins is fouled for the Saints.  She hits 1 of 2.  53-35 with 7 min left.

Hackworth with a layup makes it a 20-point lead with 6 min left.

A steal and layup by King extends lead to 57-35 with 5:30 left.

Timeout Ellington with 5:23 left.

Martens with a bucket cuts it to 57-37 with 4:45 left.

Martens with another bucket at 4:15 cuts it to 18, but Gore with her 5th 3 of the game.  Heins answers with a bucket for the Saints.  Whippets lead 60-41 with 3:30 left.

Martens with another bucket makes it 60-43.  Timeout Whippets with 3:05 left.

Fahrmeier is fouled with 2:16 left.  She hits both to cut Whippets lead to 60-45.

King answers with a bucket in the lane.  Martens scores on the other end.  62-47 with 1:43 left.

Heins is fouled for the Saints.  She hits both to make it 62-49 with 1:24 left.

Price joins in the 3-point fun to make it 65-49.  Timeout Whippets with 39.6 sec left.

Anderson hits 2 FTs for Saints with under 30 sec left to make it 65-51

Ellington runs out the clock.

Final Score: Ellington 65 St. Paul Lutheran 51