Key Takeaways: Falcon vs Elizabeth

Hannah Burg

Marcell Kelly

February 11, 2021 @ 03:28 PM

Falcon hosted Elizabeth last night, and ended up taking the win. Falcon currently sits on top of their league with an undefeated record 6-0 overall. Falcon led by two upper-classmen averaging a little over 15 points per game. Falcon can truly score the ball as a team averaging 59.8 points per game. Though Elizabeth coming off a rough season last year, they are already showing improvements in this new season.. Elizabeth starts the season with a 2-5 record already 2 wins more than last season. In last night game both teams struggled to get it going on the offensive end, but made it a defensive game. Both teams only scored 4 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter Elizabeth struggled to put the ball in the basket as Falcon went on a scoring run scoring 37 points in the second quarter. Falcon comes into the second half still being dominate scoring 22 points to Elizabeth 4 points. Falcon finally slows down in scoring in the fourth quarter only 8 points, but only allowed Elizabeth to score 6 points which is their highest in this game for Elizabeth. The senior Kayla Harkema was not shy, and had a monster game with 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting (62 percent) from the floor. Harkema scored half of her points in the third quarter, and she was awarded player of the game. Another player that was a stand out was [player_tooltip player_id="116790" first="Hannah" last="Burg"], and Billie Fore combining for 26 points in the game. Elizabeth though struggling to score the ball does has some players that shows that they have a lot of potential. Led by sophomore guard Brigid Griffin who is averaging 9.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assist, and 4 steals per game. She shows that she can be a floor general, and knock down shots extending out to the three point line. <strong>Players on Elizabeth to look for: </strong> Lauren Machado Sadie Schmidt <strong>Players on Falcon to look for:</strong> CJ Long [player_tooltip player_id="116805" first="Kilee" last="Wood"]  