Game 25: Immanuel @ New Lisbon (WIAA Regional Final)

WIAA Regional Final
at New Lisbon
March 10, 2012

Eau Claire Immanuel (#3):  39 (19-6, 10-3) 
New Lisbon (#2):  48 (20-4, 11-3)



NOTE:  The Lancers magical season came to an end tonight as the New Lisbon defensive strategy worked in its favor.  As a result, the Lady Lancers are Regional Runner-ups.  The Immanuel girls had the best season ever in Immanuel history!  It was an amazing journey!


Box Score and Team Stats on WSN
Box Score and Team Stats on MaxPreps.com (Pre-Game) 
Box Score on HighSchoolSports.net
Game play-by-play
Shot Charts (Both Teams)
Shot Charts (Immanuel Players) 
Shot Charts (Opponent Players) 

Date: 3/10/2012           Arena:  
Time: 7:00 pm             City, State: New Lisbon, WI                       

VISITOR: Immanuel Lutheran Lancers (19-6, 10-3)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT           REBOUNDS  
NO PLAYER               P FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP  A TO BK  S MIN
10 Hein, Abbie          G  3  12  1   6  6   6   4   4   8  4 13  4  5  2  3  31+
34 Sydow, Abby          G  2  11  0   2  0   0   0   1   1  2  4  1  2  1  0  19-
14 Tiefel, Hannah       W  1   1  0   0  1   2   0   3   3  5  3  1  3  0  2  26+
22 Lisak, Lauren        W  0   3  0   0  0   0   0   1   1  3  0  1  0  0  0  11-
44 Schaser, Rachel      P  3   6  0   0  3   4   4   8  12  4  9  0  1  0  1  31+
20 Kazemba, Christine      0   0  0   0  0   0   3   0   3  1  0  0  3  0  0  12+
24 Meyer, Johanna          4  11  1   4  1   2   0   3   3  4 10  1  1  1  1  21+
30 Sippert, Zoe            0   1  0   1  0   0   0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0  1   4+
32 Kazemba, Rebecca        0   1  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  1  0  1  0  0  0   4-
TEAM REBOUNDS                                    0   0   0           0          
Team Totals               13  46  2  13 11  14  11  20  31 24 39  9 15  4  8 160

Total FG%  - 1st:  6/20  0.300  2nd:  7/27  0.259  Game:  0.277         Deadball
3-PT FG%   - 1st:  0/6   0.000  2nd:   2/8  0.250  Game:  0.143         Rebounds
Total FT%  - 1st:  0/0   0.000  2nd:  11/14 0.786  Game:  0.786           (4,1) 

HOME: New Lisbon Rockets (20-4, 11-3)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT           REBOUNDS  
NO PLAYER               P FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP  A TO BK  S
21 Nicksic, Leah        F  6  11  0   0  2   7   0   0   0  2 14  0  0  0  0 
22 Waltemath, Brooke    F  1   2  0   0  2   6   0   0   0  1  4  0  0  0  0 
10 Hansen, Elayne       G  1   5  1   4  3   4   0   0   0  1  6  0  0  0  0 
12 Oleson, Stephanie    G  0   0  0   0  3   4   0   0   0  1  3  0  0  0  0 
15 Vinz, Michaela       G  5  15  0   2  4   7   0   0   0  4 14  0  0  0  0 
 0 Rydmark, Hailee         2   2  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  0  4  0  0  0  0 
 5 Georgeson, Emily        0   1  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  1  0  0  0  0  0 
20 Pederson, Kyrsten       0   1  0   0  1   4   0   0   0  0  1  0  0  0  0 
31 Ulrich, Krista          0   0  0   0  2   2   0   0   0  0  2  0  0  0  0 
40 Dahlke, Mckenzie        0   0  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
TEAM REBOUNDS                                    9  19  28          12      
Team Totals               15  37  1   6 17  34   9  19  28 10 48 10 12  1  9

Total FG%  - 1st:  9/20  0.450  2nd:  6/17  0.353  Game:  0.405         Deadball
3-PT FG%   - 1st:  1/4   0.250  2nd:   0/2  0.000  Game:  0.167         Rebounds
Total FT%  - 1st:  0/2   0.000  2nd:  17/32 0.531  Game:  0.500           (8,2) 

Technical Fouls: ECIL (0)  
               : NLsbn (0)  

OFFICIALS      :          
ATTENDANCE     : 0

SCORE BY PERIODS              1st    2nd    3rd    4th   TOTAL 
   Immanuel Lutheran Lancers   8      4      8      19     39  
          New Lisbon Rockets   11     8      8      21     48  

From Prep Roundup in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

(2) New Lisbon 48, (3) Immanuel Lutheran 39: Abbie Hein led the Lancers with 13 points and Johanna Meyer had 10.

From Prep Statistics in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

New Lisbon 48, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 39

Immanuel Lutheran — Abbie Hein 13, Hannah Tiefel 3, Johanna Meyer 10, Abby Sydow 4, Rachel Schaser 9. Totals (FGM FT-FTA TP): 13 11-14 39.

New Lisbon — Hailee Rydmark 2, Elayne Hansen 6, Stephanie Oleson 3, Michaela Vinz 14, Kyrsten Pederson 1, Leah Nicksic 14, Brooke Waltemath 4, Krista Ulrich 2. Totals: 15 17-34 48.

Immanuel 8 4 8 19 — 39

New Lisbon 11 8 8 21 — 48

3-point goals: Immanuel Lutheran 2 (Hein, Meyer), New Lisbon 1 (Hansen). Total fouls: Immanuel Lutheran 23, New Lisbon 10. Fouled out: Tiefel (IL). Records: Immanuel Lutheran 19-6; New Lisbon 20-4.

Next Up:   Hard work in the off-season so that the girls can have a run at a State Championship next year!!


Varsity Pics: 

WSN's WIAA Regional Final Predictions

WSN predicts the following for tonight's WIAA Regional Final Games:

Predictions for Saturday's regional final girls hoops games

DIVISION 5

Sectional 1
Northwood over South Shore
Washburn over Winter
Owen-Withee over Greenwood
Columbus Catholic over Turtle Lake

Sectional 2
Newman Catholic over Marion
Assumption over Tigerton
Sheboygan Lutheran over Green Bay NEW Lutheran
Hilbert over Elkhard Lake-Glenbeulah

Sectional 3
McDonell Central over Alma/Pepin
Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran over New Lisbon
Seneca over Ithaca
Belmont over Potosi

Sectional 4
Black Hawk over Randolph
Barneveld over Fall River
Heritage Christian over Living Word Lutheran
Catholic Central over Lake Country Lutheran

Game 24: Hillsboro @ Immanuel (WIAA Regional Semifinal)

WIAA Regional Semifinal
at Eau Claire Immanuel
March 9, 2012

Eau Claire Immanuel (#3):  52 (19-5, 10-3) 
Hillsboro (#11):  40 (14-10, 7-7)


NOTE:  The Immanuel Lancers are going to their first WIAA Regional Final ever!  They are now among the final 32 teams in Division 5.  Tomorrow they will meet up with #2 seeded New Lisbon, a team Hillsboro beat twice during the season.  The game will be away and will start at 7 pm.  New Lisbon beat Eleva-Strum, 34-29, to obtain their opportunity to host the WIAA Regional Final.  Tonight was a very special night in that it was very likely the largest crowd ever at an Immanuel girls game.  The fieldhouse was packed with Immanuel fans loudly cheering for their team.  Since the synodical grade school basketball tournament is being held here in Eau Claire this weekend, many came out to support the Lancers.  We thank them for their great support!  In addition, John Casper from the Eau Claire Leader-Telelgram was here to report (see below).  The L-T photographer also took some great shots (see online photo album).


Box Score and Team Stats on WSN
Box Score and Team Stats on MaxPreps.com (Pre-Game) 
Box Score on HighSchoolSports.net
Game play-by-play
Shot Charts (Both Teams)
Shot Charts (Immanuel Players)
Shot Charts (Opponent Players)


See sports highlight video from WQOW.
Look for Sports Overtime - Friday (Part 2)

(Immanuel highlight at the 4:25 min. mark) 



See sports highlight video from WEAU.
See SportScene13 Friday: WIAA Basketball, Part 2 of 2 (3/9/12)



Game Video:

Date: 3/9/2012            Arena:  
Time: 7:00 pm             City, State: Eau Claire, WI                       

VISITOR: Hillsboro Tigers (14-10, 7-7)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT           REBOUNDS  
NO PLAYER               P FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP  A TO BK  S
34 Rueckheim, Catherine F  0   1  0   0  2   2   0   0   0  2  2  0  0  0  0 
 5 Stanek, Hilary       G  7  17  0   0  0   4   0   0   0  3 14  0  0  0  0 
10 Brey, Ali            G  2  13  0   6  4   5   0   0   0  3  8  0  0  0  0 
22 Hofmeister, CJ       G  0   6  0   2  0   0   0   0   0  2  0  0  0  0  0 
21 Levy, Sami           *  1   2  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  2  2  0  0  0  0 
20 Williamson, Mirissa     0   0  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
23 Skala, Kelsey           1   2  1   1  0   0   0   0   0  0  3  0  0  0  0 
25 Mislivecek, Macy        1   1  1   1  0   2   0   0   0  0  3  0  0  0  0 
30 Mitchell, Harli         0   0  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
31 Janecek, Kelli          3   4  0   0  2   2   0   0   0  2  8  0  0  0  0 
45 Pettit, Jaimy           0   0  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
51 Luedtke, Charis         0   0  0   0  0   1   0   0   0  2  0  0  0  0  0 
53 Fischer, Riley          0   0  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
55 Stanek, Brooke          0   0  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
TEAM REBOUNDS                                    6  11  17          10      
Team Totals               15  46  2  10  8  16   6  11  17 16 40  5 10  2  8

Total FG%  - 1st:  4/20  0.200  2nd:  11/26 0.423  Game:  0.326         Deadball
3-PT FG%   - 1st:  1/6   0.167  2nd:   1/4  0.250  Game:  0.200         Rebounds
Total FT%  - 1st:  6/7   0.857  2nd:   2/9  0.222  Game:  0.500           (9,6) 

HOME: Immanuel Lutheran Lancers (19-5, 10-3)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT           REBOUNDS  
NO PLAYER               P FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP  A TO BK  S MIN
10 Hein, Abbie          G  7  14  4   9  3   5   1   7   8  1 21  6  1  5  6  28+
34 Sydow, Abby          G  2   4  0   1  1   1   1   1   2  2  5  5  3  1  2  26-
14 Tiefel, Hannah       W  3   6  1   1  0   0   4   6  10  2  7  1  0  1  0  30+
40 Ohlmann, Johanna     W  0   0  0   0  0   0   0   1   1  0  0  0  1  1  0   2+
44 Schaser, Rachel      P  3   6  0   0  2   2   2   3   5  3  8  0  0  2  1  23+
12 Hein, Emily             3   5  1   3  2   2   0   4   4  4  9  1  4  1  1  19+
20 Kazemba, Christine      0   3  0   0  0   1   2   2   4  2  0  0  0  0  1   9-
22 Lisak, Lauren           1   2  0   0  0   0   1   0   1  3  2  0  5  0  0   9-
24 Meyer, Johanna          0   2  0   1  0   0   0   0   0  0  0  0  2  0  0  12+
30 Sippert, Zoe            0   0  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0   1+
32 Kazemba, Rebecca        0   0  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0+
TEAM REBOUNDS                                    0   0   0           0          
Team Totals               19  42  6  15  8  11  11  24  35 17 52 13 16 11 11 160

Total FG%  - 1st:  9/25  0.360  2nd:  10/18 0.556  Game:  0.442         Deadball
3-PT FG%   - 1st:  6/13  0.462  2nd:   0/2  0.000  Game:  0.400         Rebounds
Total FT%  - 1st:  1/3   0.333  2nd:   7/8  0.875  Game:  0.727           (2,3) 

Technical Fouls: Hlsbr (0)  
               : ECIL (0)  

OFFICIALS      :          
ATTENDANCE     : 0

SCORE BY PERIODS              1st    2nd    3rd    4th   TOTAL 
            Hillsboro Tigers   9      6      2      23     40  
   Immanuel Lutheran Lancers   14     11     11     16     52  

From the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

Immanuel girls 52, Hillsboro 40: Hein propels Lancers to regional final

By John Casper Jr. Leader-Telegram staff 
The Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran girls basketball team is going places it's never been, and Abbie Hein is leading the way.
The junior guard had 21 points, six assists and five rebounds in leading the Lancers to a 52-40 victory over Hillsboro in a WIAA Division 5 regional semifinal on campus Friday night.

"It feels really good," said Hein, who's receiving college interest from all levels and already holds Immanuel's all-time scoring record. "We've been playing as a team lately. It's so much fun to be a part of this."

It's the first time in school history Immanuel won two playoff games in the same season. The third-seeded Lancers (19-5) can win the school's first WIAA regional title in either boys or girls basketball by beating second-seeded New Lisbon (19-4) on the road tonight.

"This whole thing, being seeded third, is uncharted territory," Lancers coach Jim Sydow said. "It's special. This group of girls has come together."

They take their cues from Hein, who raises the play of everyone around her.

"She's a special player," Hillsboro coach Mark Kocyan said. "She has the ability to shoot well beyond the 3-point line, and it's a very quick release. If you don't have your hand up, you don't have a chance. She's good at getting to the basket off the dribble with either hand and because she can shoot you have to stay up on her, so that sets up the drive. When we came off the help, she found the open person."

That's exactly what happened Friday night. Hein knocked down four 3-pointers and had 15 points in the first half, helping the Lancers build a 25-15 halftime lead. When the Tigers (14-10) paid a little more attention to her, she got to the basket or found an open teammate.

Hein had five of her six assists in the second half, three during an 11-2 run to open the second half that all but put away the game.

But the Lancers are far from a one-man show.

Sophomore Rachel Schaser was the beneficiary of two of Hein's assists and finished with eight points, giving the Lancers a much-needed contribution inside after forward Johanna Ohlmann left the game in the first quarter with an ankle injury. Freshman Emily Hein, Abbie's younger sister, had nine points. Senior Hannah Tiefel scored seven points and grabbed five offensive rebounds.

They all contributed on defense as Hillsboro made just 5 of 28 field goals in the first three quarters. The Lancers had a 50-27 lead late before Hillsboro ended on a 13-2 run.

Tonight's opponent, New Lisbon, won the Scenic Bluffs Conference but twice lost to Hillsboro, including a 35-30 setback last Thursday.

"It'd be tremendous for these girls," Sydow said of a regional championship. "They've worked so hard for what they've done."

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN 52, HILLSBORO 40

Hillsboro — Hilary Stanek 14, Ali Brey 8, Sami Levy 2, Kelsey Skala 3, Macy Mislivecek 3, Kelli Janecek 8, Catherine Rueckhiem 2. Totals (FGM FT-FTA TP): 15 8-16 40.

Immanuel Lutheran — Abbie Hein 21, Emily Hein 9, Hannah Tiefel 7, Lauren Lizak 2, Abby Sydow 5, Rachel Schaser 8. Totals: 19 8-11 52.

Hillsboro 9 6 2 23 — 40

Immanuel 14 11 11 16 — 52

3-point goals: Hillsboro 2 (Skala, Mislivecek), Immanuel 6 (A. Hein 4, E. Hein, Teifel). Total fouls: Hillsboro 15, Immanuel Lutheran 17. Rebounds: Hillsboro 22 (Brey, Levy 4), Immanuel Lutheran 32 (Schaser, Tiefel 6). Records: Hillsboro 14-10, Immanuel Lutheran 19-5.

Next Up:  WIAA Regional Final:  Sat., Mar. 10, 7:00 pm - Eau Claire Immanuel #3 @ New Lisbon #2 (map) (MaxPreps pre-game) (Massey pre-game)

Varsity Pics:     

WSN's WIAA Regional Semifinal Predictions

WSN predicts the following for tonight's WIAA Regional Semifinal Games:

Predictions for Friday's regional semi-final girls hoops games

DIVISION 5

Sectional 1

Northwood over Shell Lake
Mellen over South Shore
Washburn over Luck
Winter over Frederic
Owen-Withee over Loyal
Clayton over Greenwood
Prentice over Turtle Lake
Lake Holcombe over Columbus Catholic

Sectional 2

 Newman Catholic over Almond-Bancroft
Marion over Elcho
Tigerton over Wabeno
Assumption over Laona
Goodman/Pembine over Green Bay NEW Lutheran
Sheboygan Lutheran over Oneida Nation
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah over Florence
Hilbert over Stockbridge

Sectional 3 

McDonell Central over Royall
Alma/Pepin over Wonewoc-Center
Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran over Hillsboro
New Lisbon over Eleva-Strum
Seneca over River Ridge
Ithaca over North Crawford
Potosi over Kickapoo
Belmont over Cashton

Sectional 4

Black Hawk over Rio
Randolph over Juda
Fall River over Highland
Barneveld over Monticello
Heritage Christian over Williams Bay
Living Word Lutheran over Racine Lutheran
Hustisford over Lake Country Lutheran
Catholic Central over Abundant Life

Leader-Telegram Video Mentions Immanuel

Today the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram beat writers mentioned Eau Claire Immanuel in its preview of the WIAA tournament (starts at 4:35 mark)
http://youtu.be/vn8BdnzG0Ts?hd=1&t=4m35s

MaxPrep Ranking - March 8, 2012

MaxPrep Rankings have been updated for how Wisconsin teams place in comparison to each other. Immanuel's ranking is as follows:

TEAM RANK 182

• -10 from last update, Last Update 172
• Season High 172 on 3/4/2012, Season Low 316 on 1/1/2012
• All-Time High 172 on 3/4/2012, All-Time Low 442 on 12/9/2009

Leader-Telegram Inside Girls Hoops - March 8

From Justin Harings' list of "Big Games" in the weekly Inside Girls Hoops section of today's Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

HILLSBORO AT IMMANUEL LUTHERAN*

7 p.m. Friday

Immanuel Lutheran, the No. 3 seed, can continue its upswing against No. 11 seed Hillsboro, a 14-9 team that took fifth in the Scenic Bluffs and upset Elmwood on Tuesday. It'll be a test, but give the Lancers an edge on campus.

HARINGS' PICK: Imm. Lutheran.

Also to be noted, Immanuel is listed as #10 in the top ten teams in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram coverage area (this includes all divisions of basketball, meaning all sized-schools!):

RANKINGS

Justin Harings' top 10 teams, regardless of enrollment, from the Leader-Telegram coverage area:

Team Record LW

1. Neillsville 22-0 2

2. Regis 20-2 1

3. Chippewa Falls 21-1 4

4. Ladysmith 21-1 3

5. Colfax 19-3 5

6. Cameron 19-2 6

7. Owen-Withee 20-3 8

8. Hayward 16-5 7

9. Barron 17-5 10

10. Immanuel Lutheran 18-5 9

Game 23: Cochrane-Fountain City @ Immanuel (WIAA Regional Quarterfinal)

WIAA Regional Quarterfinal
at Eau Claire Immanuel
March 6, 2012

Eau Claire Immanuel (#3):  70 (18-5, 10-3) 
Cochrane-Fountain City (#14):  44 (7-13, 4-9)


NOTE:  The Lady Lancers broke away from CFC tonight to get a Regional victory!  During it's history, Immanuel had only gotten four regional victories.  This makes it number five!  Last Monday the Lancers beat CFC 64-52.  Now the Lancers move on to their next opponent on Friday ...  Hilsboro.  Hillsboro, a # 11 seed, beat #6 seeded Elmwood, 59-48.  According to the Eau Claire Leader-Telelgram, Hillsboro shot 21 for 21 from the free-throw line.  There are a couple of errors in the L-T box score for this evening, points between two players.  The WSN box score has it correct.


Box Score and Team Stats on WSN
Box Score and Team Stats on MaxPreps.com (Pre-Game)  
Box Score on HighSchoolSports.net 
Game play-by-play    
Shot Charts (Both Teams)
Shot Charts (Immanuel Players)
Shot Charts (Opponent Players)


See sports highlight video from WQOW.
(Immanuel highlight at the 4:30 min. mark) 


See sports highlight video from WEAU.



Game Video
Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

Date: 3/6/2012            Arena:  
Time: 7:00 pm             City, State: Eau Claire, WI                       

VISITOR: Cochrane-Fountain City (7-13, 4-9)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT           REBOUNDS  
NO PLAYER               P FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP  A TO BK  S
10 Kramer, Laura        F  3   5  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  4  6  0  0  0  0 
12 Schmitt, Bethany     G  2   6  2   6  0   2   0   0   0  3  6  0  0  0  0 
22 Bagniewski, Becca    G  3   7  0   0  3   7   0   0   0  5  9  0  0  0  0 
30 Zeller, Michaela     G  5  17  3  11  0   0   0   0   0  3 13  0  0  0  0 
32 Hunger, Kelly        G  0   1  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  4  0  0  0  0  0 
14 Murphy, Mikahla         2   6  0   1  1   2   0   0   0  2  5  0  0  0  0 
20 Wolfe, Brianna          0   1  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  1  0  0  0  0  0 
24 Halverson, Mackenzie    0   1  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  1  0  0  0  0  0 
34 Hunger, Nichole         2   6  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  1  4  0  0  0  0 
40 Tollefson, Kaitlin      0   1  0   0  1   2   0   0   0  0  1  0  0  0  0 
44 Hiebert, Laurie         0   0  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
TEAM REBOUNDS                                   10  19  29          24      
Team Totals               17  51  5  18  5  13  10  19  29 24 44 11 24  2  9

Total FG%  - 1st: 12/25  0.480  2nd:  5/26  0.192  Game:  0.333         Deadball
3-PT FG%   - 1st:  4/8   0.500  2nd:  1/10  0.100  Game:  0.278         Rebounds
Total FT%  - 1st:  3/7   0.429  2nd:   2/6  0.333  Game:  0.385           (6,2) 

HOME: Immanuel Lutheran Lancers (18-5, 10-3)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT           REBOUNDS  
NO PLAYER               P FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP  A TO BK  S MIN
10 Hein, Abbie          G  4   8  1   2  7  10   1   7   8  4 16  3  3  0  1  20+
34 Sydow, Abby          G  5  12  0   0  5   7   2   0   2  1 15  5  2  0  8  20-
14 Tiefel, Hannah       W  3   7  1   1  1   2   3   0   3  3  8  0  3  0  1  25-
40 Ohlmann, Johanna     W  3   4  0   0  0   0   1   1   2  2  6  1  2  0  2  20-
44 Schaser, Rachel      P  0   3  0   0  2   5   1   6   7  2  2  0  1  0  1  24+
12 Hein, Emily             6   9  3   5  0   0   2   0   2  1 15  0  1  1  2  16-
20 Kazemba, Christine      1   1  0   0  0   0   1   1   2  0  2  0  1  0  0   4-
22 Lisak, Lauren           0   0  0   0  0   0   1   1   2  0  0  0  1  0  3  11-
24 Meyer, Johanna          1   4  1   3  3   5   0   3   3  1  6  2  3  0  1  17-
30 Sippert, Zoe            0   1  0   1  0   0   0   0   0  1  0  0  1  0  0   2+
32 Kazemba, Rebecca        0   2  0   0  0   0   0   0   0  1  0  0  0  0  0   2+
TEAM REBOUNDS                                    0   0   0           0          
Team Totals               23  51  6  12 18  29  12  19  31 16 70 11 18  1 19 160

Total FG%  - 1st: 15/32  0.469  2nd:  8/19  0.421  Game:  0.451         Deadball
3-PT FG%   - 1st:  2/6   0.333  2nd:   4/6  0.667  Game:  0.500         Rebounds
Total FT%  - 1st:  5/9   0.556  2nd:  13/20 0.650  Game:  0.621           (7,8) 

Technical Fouls: C-FC (0)  
               : ECIL (0)  

OFFICIALS      :          
ATTENDANCE     : 0

SCORE BY PERIODS              1st    2nd    3rd    4th   TOTAL 
      Cochrane-Fountain City   19     12     7      6      44  
   Immanuel Lutheran Lancers   21     16     17     16     70  

From Prep Roundup in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

(3) Immanuel Lutheran 70, (14) Cochrane- Fountain City 44: Abbie Hein and Abby Sydow scored 16 points each as the Lancers pulled away from the Pirates in the second half.

From Prep Statistics in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 70, Cochrane-Fountain City 44

Cochrane-Fountain City — Laura Kramer 6, Bethany Schmitt 6, Mikahla Murphy 5, Becca Bagniewski 9, Michaela Zeller 13, Nicole Hunger 4, Kaitlin Tollefson 1. Totals (FGM FT-FTA TP): 18 5-11 44.

Immanuel Lutheran — Abbie Hein 16, Emily Hein 15, Hannah Tiefel 8, Christine Kazemba 2, Johanna Meyer 5, Abby Sydow 16, Johanna Ohlmann 6, Rachel Schaser 2. Totals: 23 18-29 70.

CFC 19 12 7 6 — 44

Immanuel 21 16 17 16 — 70

3-point goals: Cochrane-Fountain City 5 (Schmitt 2, Zeller 3), Immanuel Lutheran 6 (A. Hein, E. Hein 3, Tiefel, Meyer). Total fouls: Cochrane-Fountain City 24, Immanuel Lutheran 16. Fouled out: Bagniewski (CFC). Records: Cochrane-Fountain City 7-13; Immanuel Lutheran 18-5.

Next Up:  WIAA Regional Semifinal:  Fri., Mar. 9, 7:00 pm - Hillsboro #11 @ Eau Claire Immanuel #3 (map) (MaxPreps pre-game) (Massey pre-game)

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WSN Basketball Rankings - Mar 6 (Week 15)

WSN Basketball Rankings for March 6, Week 15 of 2011-12 season, Division 5 (See WSN Commentary):

NOTE:  Immanuel climbed up one spot, up to #13 from being #14 last week.  This is the last poll of the year with the playoffs beginning tonight.

Division 5
1	Newman Catholic	21-1
2	Assumption	21-2
3	Seneca	22-0
4	Barneveld	20-3
5	Black Hawk	20-2
6	Heritage Christian	18-4
7	Owen-Withee	20-3
8	Fall River	20-3
9	Randolph	18-5
10	Winter	19-2
11	Belmont	20-3
12	New Lisbon	18-4
13	Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran	18-5
14	Potosi	17-6
15	Northwood	17-5

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WQOW's Picks

WQOW's Sports Director, Bob Bradovich, made his picks for this year's WIAA tournament in his blog post:

Gils H.S. Basketball Picks


Division 5
Regional quarterfinals: Shell Lake over Drummond, S. Shore over Solon Springs, Mellen over Butternut, Washburn over Birchwood, Siren over Luck, Frederic over Bayfield, Winter over Mercer, O-W over Granton, WI Valley Lutheran voer Loyal, Clayton over New Auburn, Greenwood over Bruce, Prentice over Gilman, Turtle Lake over Prairie Farm, Cornell over Marshfield Columbus, Lake Holcombe over Rib Lake, McDonell over Gilmanton, Independence over Royall, Alma/Pepin over Brookwood, Wonewoc-Center over Plum City, ECIL over C-FC, Elmwood over Hillsboro, Augusta over E-S, New Lisbon over Lincoln
Regional semifinals: Northwood over Shell Lake, Mellen over S. Shore, Washburn over Siren, Winter over Frederic, O-W over WVL, Clayton over Greenwood, Prentice over Turtle Lake, Lake Holcombe over Cornell, McDonell over Independence, Alma/Pepin over Brookwood, ECIL over Elmwood, New Lisbon over Augusta
Regional finals: Northwood over Mellen, Winter over Washburn, O-W over Clayton, Lake Holcombe over Prentice, McDonell over Alma/Pepin, ECIL over New Lisbon
Sectional semifinals: Winter over Northwood, O-W over Lake Holcombe, McDonell over ECIL, Seneca over Belmont
Sectional finals: O-W over Winter, McDonell over Seneca
Other sectional winners: Wausau Newman, Black Hawk
-BOB BRADOVICH

WIAA Girls Playoffs Breakdown

Justin Harings of the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram writes the following about the WIAA tournament which begins this evening:

WIAA girls basketball playoffs division-by-division breakdown

Division 5

Area teams involved: Spooner Sectional, Abbotsford bracket — Owen-Withee, Lake Holcombe, Greenwood, Cornell, Prairie Farm, New Auburn, Bruce, Gilman. La Crosse Central Sectional, Neillsville bracket — Chippewa Falls McDonell, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, Alma/Pepin, Elmwood, Augusta, Independence, Eleva-Strum, Plum City, Alma Center Lincoln, Gilmanton.

Overview: After advancing to the sectional semifinals in Division 4 last season, Eastern Cloverbelt runner-up Owen-Withee (19-3) is a No. 1 seed in the Spooner Sectional. The Blackhawks open against No. 16 Granton (0-12), which didn’t play a varsity schedule in the conference this season. The No. 2 seed is East Lakeland runner-up Lake Holcombe (17-5), which starts off against No. 15 Rib Lake (1-19) on Tuesday. Prentice (15-7), which qualified for state last season and won the Marawood North championship, is the No. 3 seed. The No. 4 seed is Greenwood (12-10), which took sixth in the Eastern Cloverbelt. Other teams involved include No. 5 Clayton (11-10), No. 6 Turtle Lake (13-9), No. 7 Cornell (8-12), No. 8 Wisconsin Valley Lutheran (8-14), No. 9 Loyal (7-15), No. 10 Marshfield Columbus (6-15), No. 11 Prairie Farm (3-19), No. 12 New Auburn (3-17), No. 13 Bruce (4-15) and No. 14 Gilman (0-20).

No. 1 McDonell, coming off a top-half finish in the Western Cloverbelt for the first time since 2004-05, leads one half of the La Crosse Central Sectional. The Macks, who started fast and tied for third in the conference, face No. 16 Gilmanton (7-13) — the team they beat in their season  opener — on Tuesday. Scenic Bluffs champion New Lisbon (17-4) is the No. 2 seed. Immanuel Lutheran (17-5), which rode a second-half hot streak to a share of the Small Dairyland title, is the No. 3 seed and opens against No. 14 Cochrane-Fountain City (7-12). The Lancers beat the Pirates, 64-52, just last week. Alma/Pepin (15-5), the other champion in the Small Dairyland, is the No. 5 seed. Elmwood (15-7), the fourth-place finisher in the Dunn-St. Croix, could cause some trouble as the No. 6 seed. An improved team from Augusta (13-9) is the No. 7 and hosts No. 10 Eleva-Strum (11-11), a co-champion in the Large Dairyland. Others teams involved include No. 4 Wonewoc-Center (16-6), No. 8 Independence (13-9), No. 9 Royall (13-9), No. 11 Hillsboro (13-9), No. 12 Brookwood (9-13), No. 13 Plum City (9-11) and No. 15 Lincoln (5-15).

Underdog nobody wants to play: Out of the Dunn-St. Croix, Elmwood could make a Division 5 run as a No. 6 seed. The Raiders beat Boyceville — twice — Elk Mound and Alma/Pepin. They’ve won four straight and six of seven. With a win, they could meet Immanuel Lutheran on Friday. The Lancers beat the Raiders, 39-26, on Dec. 10.

Players to watch: Immanuel Lutheran guard Abbie Hein is a game-changer. She can handle the ball, drill it from 3-point range and get to the rim. And she’s the all-time leading scorer for a program that won its first conference championship since 2006 this season. Perhaps most importantly, an improved supporting cast is making a difference. Led by Hein, the Lancers are threatening to make some noise.

Also keep an eye on standouts like McDonell’s Sarah Schoch, Augusta’s Allie Nelson and Lake Holcombe’s Tiffany Marshall. Alma/Pepin can rely on a pair of good guards in Sophia Reidt and Ali Murray.

Team that can make a run: Bringing back all five starters and dropping to Division 5 bode well for Owen-Withee. Of the team’s three losses, two came to undefeated Division 4 power Neillsville. The other was a one-point loss to Spencer — another Division 4 team — before the holidays. The school reached the Division 4 state title match in volleyball this fall. The basketball team — coached by Al Guthman, the winningest girls coach in state history — could be going back to the big stage for the first time since 2005.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Preview

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Division 5: Girls basketball tournament preview

LA CROSSE CENTRAL SECTIONAL

Defending champion: River Ridge.
Top seeds: Chippewa McDonell (16-6), No. 3 Seneca (22-0).
Other top teams: New Lisbon (17-4), Belmont (19-3), Potosi (16-6), Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (17-5), Alma/Pepin (15-5).
Lowdown: Seneca, the Ridge and Valley champion, has won all but three games by double digits. Senior forward Kalli Boland leads the team with 18.1 ppg. McDonell, the other No. 1 seed, tied for third in the Cloverbelt West behind Eau Claire Regis and Osseo Fairchild. New Lisbon, which won the Scenic Bluffs, received the No. 2 seed on McDonell's side of the bracket. Two other teams in the top half of the bracket are Dairyland Small co-champs Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran and Alma/Pepin. Immanuel Lutheran junior guard Abbie Hein led the league with 20.4 ppg.

WIAA Tournament - Pierce County Herald Article

The following was an interesting article in the Pierce County Herald about the regional Immanuel is in:

Girls hoops' regional tourneys begin tonight

All five Pierce County girls prep basketball teams will be in action in the first round of WIAA regional tournaments this evening.

Two of those teams will be in county playing their first round games. No. 7 seed Prescott will host No. 10 seed Black River Falls and No. 6 seed Elmwood hosts No. 11 seed Hillsboro.

For an 11th seed the Tigers of Hillsboro are pretty good. They only finished fifth in a very competitive Scenic Bluffs Conference but they have a 13-9 overall record. They are led by a pair of sharp-shooting guards, juniors Hilary Stanek and Ali Brey, each averaging 15.4 and 10.1 points per game. Another junior guard, C.J. Hofmeister, averages over seven points per game and is the team's third leading scorer.

The top-heavy nature of Elmwood and Plum City's semi-sectional bracket (the top five teams in the Scenic Bluffs all have winning records and the whole sectional bracket has five ranked teams in it) in Division 5 meant match-ups that would pit teams of similar records such as Hillsboro and Elmwood (the Raiders are 15-7), making the seeds only important in terms miles traveled for a Tuesday ballgame. This, plus unfamiliarity of the coaches with the other teams in the bracket outside of one's own conference meant one tough seeding meeting and perhaps lower seeds than perhaps Elmwood and or Plum City would have liked.

"It is what it is," EHS head coach Mike Birtzer said. "You have the play the games regardless of the opponent we feel confident in ourselves given who we've played and how we're playing right now (The Raiders have won their last four in a row and six out of their last seven).

Like Elmwood, PC has been a late roll, winning four in a row. But that only got them to a No. 13 seed and they have to travel the many hours and miles to Wonewoc Center to take on a 19-4 Wolves squad who is the No. 4 seed. This is only the second winning season in the last 10 years for WC. Their top two scorers are 5-3, senior guard Stefanie Kopenhafer and 5-11 junior center Erin Laack.

A win by the Blue Devils could set up a Friday showdown between PC and their rivals Alma/Pepin in Alma if the No. 5 seeded Eagles can down No. 12 seed Brookwood tonight. Elmwood's semifinal opponent will more than likely be No. 14 ranked and third seed Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, 17-5 overall, in Eau Claire.
Tonight's game will test the theory playing a schedule of mostly Division 3 and 4 schools will give Plum City and Elmwood a leg up in Division 5 competition. ...

Immanuel as a Potential State Tournament Pick

Eau Claire Immanuel is picked by a couple of different journalists as making the run to the WIAA State Tournament at Kohl Center in Madison ...

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From:
WisSports.net Staff and Media Partner Girls Basketball State Tournament Picks

As we did with boys basketballl, we have expanded our traditional girls hoops staff state tournament picks to include some of our great media partners from around the state. To check out last year's picks please click here. Below are our predictions for the state tournament field and state champion in each division.


The Prediction Panel:
Nicholas Kartos, WSN President & Founder
Travis Wilson, WSN Content Manager
Martenzie Johnson, WSN Content Producer
Dennis Semrau, Wisconsin State Journal & Madison.com
John Casper, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
JR Radcliffe, Sports Director - Lake Country Publications, NOW Newspapers
Dick Knapinski, WSN Contributor

Division 5:
Kartos:  Newman Catholic over Heritage Christian; Owen-Withee, Seneca
Wilson:  Newman Catholic over Heritage Christian; Owen-Withee, McDonell Central
Johnson:  Newman Catholic over Heritage Christian; Seneca, Owen Withee
Semrau:  Newman Catholic over Heritage Christian; Owen-Withee, Seneca
Casper:  Newman Catholic over Black Hawk; Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, Owen-Withee
Radcliffe:  Newman Catholic over Seneca ; Owen Withee, Heritage Christian
Knapinski:  Black Hawk over Assumption; Owen-Withee, McDonell Central

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Rob Hernandez of the Wisconsin State Journal based in Madison also picks Immanuel:

WIAA girls basketball: Hernandez and Semrau forecast the tournament

Division 5

Hernandez's take

What to watch: Eastern Six Rivers Conference rivals Black Hawk and Barneveld split their regular-season meetings and will probably meet again in a sectional semifinal. But Milwaukee Heritage Christian (18-4), which played a rugged regular-season schedule, stands in their way of a trip to the Kohl Center. Seneca (22-0) is unbeaten, but its weak non-conference schedule won’t help the Indians handle the heavyweight that comes flying at them from the upper half of the La Crosse Central sectional.
See you at the Kohl Center: Owen-Withee, Wausau Newman, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, Milwaukee Heritage Christian.

Massey Ratings - Mar 5

Massey Ratings have been updated for how Wisconsin teams place in comparison to each other. Immanuel's rating is as follows:

TEAM RANK 215
(-11 from last week, Last week 204)
(Pre-Season 380, Season High 204 on 2/27/2012, Season Low 380 on 11/28/2011)
(All-Time High 204 on 2/27/2012, All-Time Low 450 on 11/2009)

• Schedule 357 .....(Last week 363)
• Offense 209 .....(Last week 213)
• Defense 230 .....(Last week 222)
• Power 214 .....(Last week 217)

MaxPrep Ranking - March 4, 2012

MaxPrep Rankings have been updated for how Wisconsin teams place in comparison to each other. Immanuel's ranking is as follows:

TEAM RANK 172*

• +1 from last update, Last Update 173
• Season High 172 on 3/4/2012, Season Low 316 on 1/1/2012
• All-Time High 172 on 3/4/2012, All-Time Low 442 on 12/9/2009

 * Since the inception of the MaxPreps in 2006, this is the highest ranking ever for the Immanuel girls. Previous high: 173 on 3/1/2012 

Upcoming Week: Mar 4-10

For the upcoming week:

• WIAA Regional Quarterfinal:  Tue., Mar. 6, 7:00 pm - Cochrane-Fountain City #14 @ Eau Claire Immanuel #3 (map) (MaxPreps pre-game) (Massey pre-game)
• (IF WIN)  WIAA Regional Semifinal:  Fri., Mar. 9, 7:00 pm - Elmwood #6 or Hillsboro #11 @ Eau Claire Immanuel #3 (map)
• (IF WIN)  WIAA Regional Final:  Sat., Mar. 10, 7:00 pm - Opponent & Location TBD

Dairyland - Small Standings 

Conference Standings

	Conf	GB	CW%	CPF	CPA	Total	TW%	TPF	TPA
Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran	10-3	-	0.769	674	563	17-5	0.773	1161	862
Alma/Pepin	10-3	-	0.769	674	581	15-5	0.750	1074	910
Independence	8-5	2	0.615	608	535	13-9	0.591	982	871
Cochrane-Fountain City	4-9	6	0.308	589	644	7-12	0.368	877	929
Gilmanton	4-9	6	0.308	551	657	7-13	0.350	828	995

Team Stats

	W%	OW%	OOW%	OAVG	DAVG	MOV	RPI
Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (121)	0.773	0.500	0.476	52.8	39.2	19.3	0.56
Alma/Pepin (166)	0.750	0.444	0.508	53.7	45.5	13.8	0.53
Independence (124)	0.591	0.454	0.491	44.6	39.6	17.4	0.5
Cochrane-Fountain City (182)	0.368	0.500	0.488	46.2	48.9	9.2	0.45
Gilmanton (59)	0.350	0.524	0.484	41.4	49.8	16.1	0.47

Dairyland - Large Standings

Conference Standings

	Conf	GB	CW%	CPF	CPA	Total	TW%	TPF	TPA
Blair-Taylor	9-4	-	0.692	656	571	14-8	0.636	1096	1024
Eleva-Strum	9-4	-	0.692	684	555	11-11	0.500	1062	964
Whitehall	5-8	4	0.385	610	664	8-12	0.400	894	998
Melrose-Mindoro	3-10	6	0.231	541	705	6-16	0.273	929	1170
Alma Center Lincoln	3-10	6	0.231	467	579	5-15	0.250	760	887

Team Stats

	W%	OW%	OOW%	OAVG	DAVG	MOV	RPI
Blair-Taylor (215)	0.636	0.508	0.484	49.8	46.6	13.3	0.53
Eleva-Strum (192)	0.500	0.527	0.491	48.3	43.8	16.3	0.51
Whitehall (258)	0.400	0.461	0.484	44.7	49.9	11.4	0.45
Melrose-Mindoro (228)	0.273	0.498	0.487	42.2	53.2	7.8	0.44
Alma Center Lincoln (184)	0.250	0.492	0.492	38.0	44.4	11.4	0.43

Wisconsin Division 5 RPI Leaders

#	Team	W%	OW%	OOW%	OAVG	DAVG	MOV	RPI
1	Newman Catholic(21-1)	0.95	0.55	0.53	59.1	37.8	22.4	0.645
2	Assumption(20-2)	0.91	0.51	0.53	48.4	34.1	16.0	0.613
3	Black Hawk(19-2)	0.90	0.50	0.50	44.5	33.8	13.2	0.600
4	Heritage Christian(18-4)	0.82	0.54	0.51	63.9	46.5	24.9	0.599
5	Owen-Withee(19-3)	0.86	0.49	0.52	61.1	32.8	34.2	0.591
6	Barneveld(19-3)	0.86	0.47	0.51	47.9	33.9	17.1	0.581
7	New Lisbon(17-4)	0.81	0.49	0.50	44.9	31.2	18.3	0.571
8	Northwood(17-5)	0.77	0.50	0.51	42.3	34.8	12.4	0.570
9	Randolph(17-5)	0.77	0.51	0.48	51.0	35.6	23.1	0.570
10	Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran(17-5)	0.77	0.50	0.48	52.8	39.2	19.3	0.562

Dairyland All-Conference 2011-12

From 2012-03-03 Dairyland Crossover

From 2012-03-03 Dairyland Crossover

Yesterday the All-Conference teams were announced for both the Small Dairyland and Large Dairyland. Congratulations to Abbie Hein for making First Team (unanimous), Hannah Tiefel for making Second Team, and Abby Sydow for being an Honorable Mention pick.

DAIRYLAND ALL-CONFERENCE
Small Dairyland 1st Team
Sophia Reidt	Alma/Pepin	Senior
Ali Murray	Alma/Pepin	Junior
Laura Kramer	Cochrane-Fountain City	Junior
Abbie Hein	Eau Claire Immanuel	Junior
Francie Halama	Independence	Senior
Small Dairyland 2nd Team
Molly Grisen	Alma/Pepin	Senior
Michaela Zeller	Cochrane-Fountain City	Senior
Hannah Tiefel	Eau Claire Immanuel	Senior
Brittany Laehn	Gilmanton	Sophomore
Liz Killian	Independence	Senior
Small Dairyland Honorable Mention
Katie Kujak	Alma/Pepin	Senior
Abby Sydow	Eau Claire Immanuel	Junior
Courtney Bork	Gilmanton	Junior
Jenna Speltz	Independence	Senior
Large Dairyland 1st Team
Maygan Mitchell	Blair-Taylor	Senior
Stephanie Knutson	Eleva-Strum	Senior
Mikayla Simmons	Alma Center Lincoln	Sophomore
Kendra Antony	Melrose-Mindoro	Junior
Jordan Cruz	Whitehall	Sophomore
Large Dairyland 2nd Team
Rachel Klevgard	Blair-Taylor	Senior
Kara Enos	Eleva-Strum	Sophomore
Dana Karlstad	Eleva-Strum	Senior
Katie Boone	Melrose-Mindoro	Junior
Monica Skaar	Whitehall	Senior
Large Dairyland Honorable Mention
Amanda Nyen	Blair-Taylor	Senior
Lexy Severson	Eleva-Strum	Senior
Laura Olson	Alma Center Lincoln	Senior
Rachel Davis	Alma Center Lincoln	Junior