Okoboji picked up a conference road win vs Sheldon, 49-33 on Thursday night. The Pioneers raced out to an 11-1 lead with 6 points from Peyton Schmitz and 5 from Ava Packebush. Okoboji would maintain that lead at the quarter break, up 18-8. Sheldon started the second quarter with a 6-0 run to trim the lead to 18-14, but the Pioneers would answer with a 9-0 run to end the half and take a 27-14 lead into halftime. Okoboji would build that lead to 39-22 at the end of the third quarter and the Orabs could get no closer than 14 the rest of the way. Ava Packebush led Okoboji with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals; Peyton Schmitz added 16 points and 7 rebounds. Taya Sudbeck led Sheldon with 12 points and 8 rebounds and Charlotte Kuiper added 11 points and 6 rebounds. Okoboji improves to 4-12 on the season while Sheldon falls to 0-15.
Quotes from Coach Adams
“Ava and Peyton were just awesome for us on both ends of the court and provided a great inside/out punch on offense. Addison Johnson and Cambrie Kleckner came in and really dictated tempo with how they guarded. Give Sheldon credit, we couldn’t put them away in that second half, but we were proud of how the girls answered every run and kept control of the game.”
