Spencerville‘s Heidi Keller starts off the scoring Tuesday night at LCC, hitting a three over Maria Pignataro.
Nate Reynolds | The Lima News
LIMA – From start to finish visiting Spencerville controlled Tuesday night’s non-conference clash at Msgr. E.C. Herr Gymnasium.
In last year’s meeting, a 56-24 win for the Bearcats, Heidi Keller connected on seven three-point field goals to etch her name into Spencerville’s record books for most threes made in a single game.
Keller outdid herself on Tuesday night by knocking down eight triples, including five in the third quarter, breaking her own record and setting a new career high of 30 points.
“I was just feeling it tonight,” Keller said. “We have been working hard on both ends My teammates have been giving me great looks and I’ve been able to knock them down.”
Out of the gate, both Keller and Briley Cook led the charge, combining for 23 points in the first quarter. Spencerville (9-3) had a consistent cushion in their 63-18 win over Lima Central Catholic (2-15).
Cook continued her strong freshman campaign by recording 10 points in the first quarter, two more in the second, and six in the third to set her new career high of 18 points. She also controlled the boards for the Cats with 11 rebounds.
LCC was limited to just one field goal in the first half against the stingy Bearcat defense. At halftime, Spencerville led 40-3.
“The last two weeks we have struggled to do what we want to do. In practice, we have talked about what we need to change,” Spencerville head coach Greg Ekis said. “We want to run the floor, communicate, and spread the ball and we did that really well tonight.”
After dominating the first half, Spencerville maintained control in the final two quarters by outscoring LCC 23-15.
Tuesday night’s win for the Bearcats is their third in a row and sets them up for a big Northwest Conference matchup on Thursday night against Columbus Grove.
Score by quarters
Spencerville 29 11 21 2 – 63
LCC 1 2 7 8 – 18
