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Lady Eagle Basketball: Soaring to New Heights

The Nebraska Christian Lady Eagles have set a new record once again this season! By winning their sub-district game against the Cross County Lady Cougars on Tuesday, February 17, the Lady Eagles earned their 18th win of the 2014-2015 season. During the Cross County game, the Lady Eagles found themselves tied up at half-time with the Lady Cougars. As the game went on, the Lady Eagles pulled ahead in the third quarter, leading by six points going into the fourth, and finished the game with the final score of 47-37. The high scorer of the game was sophomore Alyssa Prettyman with 17 points, making 6 out of 9 free throws and 3 out of 6 three pointers. Freshman Claire Ostrand made 9 out of 12 free throws and contributed 12 points total for the game.

On Thursday, February 19, the girls’ team went up against the Shelby-Rising City Lady Huskies in the C2-4 sub-district finals at York High School. Nebraska Christian’s girls’ basketball team was the number one seed in sub-districts, and the Lady Huskies were number two. The game was a constant battle, but the Lady Eagles were ready for it. The scoring was pretty spread out among the Nebraska Christian players, as the high scorer of the team was junior Cassidy Ostrand with 11 points, and three other girls had 10 points: junior Whitney Heuermann, Prettyman, and Claire Ostrand. The Lady Eagles came out on top against Shelby Rising-City with a score of 45-34.

Senior Emily Simmons said, “Our team had worked hard to get to Thursday night, and our coaches have been a huge blessing this year. We were ready to play hard, play together, and play for the Lord Thursday night. We threw a lot of pressure defense at Shelby-Rising City. Our team played together from the beginning to the end, and we could not be more excited for the district final game!”

Senior Amber Mazankowski said, “Tuesday night’s game was definitely one of the toughest games I think we have played all year. Cross County came out fired up and ready to play. Our team came out a little slow, but we picked it up; I feel like we played the game with great intensity and zeal! We all knew that all of our hard work needed to pay off, and it did in Tuesday night’s game. Thursday night’s game against Shelby was one of the most fun and intense games I think we have played all year. We came out ready to play and compete! It was so surreal when we won, but reality set in a couple hours after the game. I am so thankful for the win and so blessed by my teammates.”

The sub-district final win brought the Lady Eagles to a record of 19-5 took the Lady Eagles to Aurora High School on Friday, February 27, to take on the Sutton Fillies in the district final. Though the Lady Eagles lost the game 28-45, ending the season with a 19-6 record, by far the best in school history!

Pictured Above: Row 1: Hope Baldwin, Amber Mazankowski, Emily Simmons. Row 2: Cassidy Ostrand, Alexis Hower, Katie Entz, Anna Musgrave, Whitney Heuermann, Alyssa Prettyman, Claire Ostrand, Tara Murphy, Assistant Coach Erin Mankin. Row 3: Head Coach Gordon Thiessen, Assistant Coach Nathan Musgrave.