2011-12 Season Overview

Abbie Hein, Emily Hein, Johanna Meyer, Lauren Lisak, Abby Sydow, Rebecca Kazemba, Rachel Schaser, Johanna Ohlmann

Christine Kazemba, Zoe Sippert, Hannah Tiefel

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Season Highlights:

It was an historic season for the 2011-12 Immanuel Girls Varsity Basketball team!  The journey through the season was absolutely amazing as the team started 0-2 in conference and then went on to go 10-1 to finish with a 10-3 conference record to secure the Small Dairyland Conference Championship!  When the team needed to win key games, everyone stepped up and took on the challenge.

Here are some of the team's achievements:

• Small Dairyland Conference Champs!!!
• WIAA Regional Runner-up
• Best-ever record in Immanuel history (19-6) (last record was 14-7 in 2005-06)
•  #13 in WSN Coaches Poll
• Received Votes in AP Poll
• Leader-Telegram's Team of the Week
• Leader-Telegram's article re: Immanuel
• Leader-Telegram's report of WIAA regional semi-final game
• Best-ever attended girls basketball game in Immanuel history, beat Hillsboro to get to WIAA Regional Championship game 
• Only Immanuel season with two WIAA regional wins
• Best-ever free throw shooting as a team with 62.0% (last record was 56.4% in 1988-89)
• Best-ever scoring average as a team with 52.9 points per game (last record was 48.7 ppg in 1996-97)
• Best-ever season scoring total as a team with 1322 points (last record was 1022 in 1989-90)
• Best-ever point differential as a team with 13.1 points per game (last record was 6.0 ppg in 2005-06)
• Most-ever three pointers as a team with 98 (last record was 58 in 2010-11)
• Very likely a team rebounding record with 908 total rebounds
• Scored 2nd most team points in a game with 74 v. New Auburn on 11/29/2011 and v. Melrose-Mindoro on 1/26/2012 (record is 80 points)
• Most-ever three pointers in a game with 11 v. New Auburn on 11/29/2011, more than most entire seasons at Immanuel
• Several individual records broken as well

There was a tremendous improvement in team play and in individual skill set, leading to the team being very competitive and very fun to watch. Each of the girls contributed with her own special role and each had her own special moments to bring about the team's success.

Thanks to the girls, to Coach Sydow, and to Coach Roehl for the memorable season!

The coaches write to the team:

The 2011-12 Immanuel Lutheran High School Girls' basketball team truly performed in a manner that demonstrated the power of synergistic play.  The collective performance of playing together as a team was much greater than the sum of the individual capabilities of the players.  As coaches we enjoyed the journey as we worked with you in facilitating your development and watching you continuously grow and improve throughout this season.

The statistics document that you were part of the best girls' basketball team to play at Immanuel.  The quality of competitive game performance resulted in ever expanding fan interest and increased news media coverage.  The packed barn supporting the Lady Lancers (including CLC grade school tournament players and parents) for the Regional win against Hillsboro with over fifty internet viewing sites was a very memorable night.

We suspected that this would be a different season when we returned from the Christmas break and won five games in a row including beating Lake Holcombe who was rated in the top ten in the state, and Blair-Taylor, who won the Large Dairyland Conference Championship.  We received a rather significant "wake-up" call in our loss at Alma Center Lincoln.  From there on the team played with a renewed vigor and resolve with a must-win mindset that led to eight victories in a row, including wins over Eleva-Strum, Independence, and Alma/Pepin (excitement abounds).  The conference championship was claimed with a home victory over Cochrane-Fountain City, who we also beat in the first round of the regional play-offs.

It is gratifying to see how well you represented your faith, your school, your team and yourselves.  Immanuel was with us.  All glory, honor and praise to our Immanuel.

Coaches Dr. Jim Sydow and Prof. Ross Roehl

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2011-12 Yearbook:

Click to expand yearbook to separate screen:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6dzHZACbyGHUEg2RVJTaDRPNGc
 

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Photographer's Selection of Season Highlight Pictures:

 
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Player Stats and Pictures:

Below is a roster of the 2011-12 Immanuel Lutheran varsity basketball team. Included are links to MaxPreps for stats and to the team photo album for pictures. Each player was tagged appropriately in each photo that is on the team photo album. Therefore you can click on "Pics" beside each player in the roster and find photos of that specific player from the season. These pictures are located on Picasa which gives you the ability to download and/or order prints among other features like doing a slide-show on your computer screen.

#10	Abbie Hein		Pics	MaxPreps Stats WSN Stats HS Sports Stats
#12	Emily Hein		Pics	MaxPreps Stats WSN Stats HS Sports Stats
#14	Hannah Tiefel		Pics	MaxPreps Stats WSN Stats   HS Sports Stats
#20	Christine Kazemba		Pics	MaxPreps Stats WSN Stats HS Sports Stats
#22	Lauren Lisak		Pics	MaxPreps Stats WSN Stats HS Sports Stats
#24	Johanna Meyer		Pics	MaxPreps Stats WSN Stats HS Sports Stats
#30	Zoe Sippert		Pics	MaxPreps Stats WSN Stats HS Sports Stats
#32	Rebecca Kazemba		Pics	MaxPreps Stats WSN Stats HS Sports Stats
#34	Abby Sydow		Pics	MaxPreps Stats WSN Stats HS Sports Stats
#40	Johanna Ohlmann		Pics	MaxPreps Stats WSN Stats HS Sports Stats
#44	Rachel Schaser		Pics	MaxPreps Stats WSN Stats HS Sports Stats
	Coach Jim Sydow		Pics
	Asst. Ross Roehl		Pics

(Team Pics) (Team Stats - MaxPreps) (Team Stats - WSN) (Team Stats - HS Sports)

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Player Stat Summary:

Click to expand yearbook to separate screen:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6dzHZACbyGHRXZCQzhvaU1BUXc



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• 2010-11 Season Overview
• 2009-10 Season Overview

Basketball Rankings: Season End 2011-12

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MaxPrep Rankings
A website ranking system for how Wisconsin teams place in comparison to each other. Immanuel's ranking is as follows:

TEAM RANK 198

• 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
• Last Year's End:  389

NATIONAL RANK 6,953

• Last Year's End:  14,214

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Massey Ratings
A website ratings system for how Wisconsin teams place in comparison to each other. Immanuel's rating is as follows:

TEAM RANK 217
(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)

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2009-10 RANKINGS POST
2010-11 RANKINGS POST

MaxPrep Ranking - March 11, 2012

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

TEAM RANK 190

• -8 from last update, Last Update 182
• 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

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
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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.