Lady Pirates hit 15th win

 

Staff Report
Published/Last Modified on Sunday, February 7, 2010 4:11 AM MST

ASPEN-The Olathe Lady Pirates basketball team's winning streak reached 15 games, as they defeated Aspen 62-34 Saturday afternoon.

Olathe is now 15-0 overall and 12-0 in the Western Slope League.

After a Friday night game, the Lady Pirates came out strong in the first quarter Saturday and improved on defense and their fast breaks, said Olathe head coach Paul Althaus.

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The Pirates lead in the first quarter 18-11. They went on to score 17 more points in the second quarter to Aspen's seven.

Sophomores Tawni Middleton and Kylie Tait stepped up in the first half, Althaus said. Middleton had four rebounds and seven assists, while Tait had five rebounds and seven steals.

Morgan Stansberry also "attacked the board," he said, and had 10 rebounds.

Coming out in the second half, the Lady Pirates continued to dominate despite Aspen's pressure.

"We don't see a press very often in our league and it's good for us to work under that kind of pressure," Althaus said.

The Lady Pirates extended their lead and held onto it into the fourth quarter. They outscored Aspen in the fourth 12-5.

Contributing to the victory was Middleton with 17 points, Emily Brummitt with 14 points, Stansberry with 13 points, Tait with 10 points, and Bretta Prosser and Maddie Byers both with four points.

The Lady Pirates hit the road Thursday to face off against Gunnison.

The Olathe boys basketball results weren't available at press time.
 

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    mary Adams wrote on Feb 8, 2010 9:40 AM:

    " Fun to watch Olathe Lady Pirates this basketball season. They are a young team but have put forth a great team effort to be 1st in the league. Good luck Lady Pirates in the rest of the games and then it is on to district playoffs. "

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