Three Point Shooters Help Marion Upsets Harlan, Advance to Semifinals
A young Marion team hit a slew of early 3-pointers, then countered Harlan's comeback attempt to post a 46-38 quarterfinal victory during the 2016 Iowa High School Girls Basketball State Tournament.
With the win by the seventh-ranked Indians, the top four teams in the rankings were out of the tournament before the semifinal round. No. 1 Western Dubuque, No. 2 Lewis Central and No. 4 Ballard also were eliminated.
Marion starts three sophomores and two freshmen, but they played relaxed and easy from the start. The Indians' first six field goals were 3-pointers as they bolted to a 20-4 lead, forcing Harlan into a near impossible game of catchup.
The Cyclones went without a field goal in the first quarter, trailed 20-6 at halftime and were down 32-16 late in the third quarter. But they finally started hitting some shots and fashioned a 13-1 run that Taylor Frederick capped with a banked 3-pointer, cutting the lead to 33-29 midway through the fourth quarter.
Harlan twice more got the lead down to four, the last time at 38-34 on Emma Ahrenholtz's corner 3 with 2:18 remaining. The Indians stemmed the comeback there by making six free throws down the stretch, getting a key offensive rebound from Mia Laube along the way.
Laube rebounded Chloe Rice's missed free throw and that resulted in two more free throws for Rice, who made both for a 45-36 lead with 39.2 seconds left.
Freshman Sophie Willette led Marion with 12 points and Rice, a sophomore, scored 10. Freshman Maddie Knapp added nine points in three 3-pointers.
Jordyn Moser and Taylor Frederick, veterans of Harlan's title teams, led the Cyclones with 13 points each. The 5-foot-7 Moser also grabbed 14 rebounds. Frederick was bottled up early by a collapsing defense but broke free for 10 fourth-quarter points.
Story Courtesy of IGHSAU
Marion vs Harlan
03/02/16 11:45 a.m. at Wells Fargo Arena- Des Moines, Iowa
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VISITORS: Marion 20-4
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 Rice, Chloe......... * 1-8 0-2 8-10 0 5 5 1 10 2 2 0 3 32
05 Smith, Caitlyn...... * 1-7 1-6 0-0 2 4 6 1 3 2 1 0 1 29
10 Wright, Randi....... * 0-0 0-0 3-4 0 4 4 3 3 0 0 3 1 14
21 Laube, Mia.......... * 1-5 1-2 1-2 1 3 4 3 4 3 2 1 1 20
22 Willette, Sophie.... * 5-10 2-6 0-0 1 4 5 0 12 2 1 0 1 20
03 Knapp, Maddie....... 3-8 3-8 0-1 0 1 1 1 9 1 1 0 1 14
23 Herold, Elle........ 1-4 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 12
32 Sade, Isabella...... 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 1 3 13
33 Jordan, Tessa....... 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6
TEAM................ 2 1 3
Totals.............. 13-46 8-26 12-17 8 23 31 16 46 10 9 5 12 160
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-25 24.0% 2nd Half: 7-21 33.3% Game: 28.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-17 35.3% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 30.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100 % 2nd Half: 10-15 66.7% Game: 70.6% 1
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HOME TEAM: Harlan 20-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
12 Bruck, Allison...... * 1-5 0-2 0-1 0 4 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 25
14 Klein, Clare........ * 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 3 3 3 2 0 4 0 2 28
34 Moser, Jordyn....... * 4-15 2-6 3-4 4 10 14 4 13 2 3 0 0 32
44 Frederick, Taylor... * 5-13 1-2 2-7 1 6 7 3 13 1 2 0 1 32
52 Ahrenholtz, Emma.... * 2-5 1-1 0-0 3 3 6 2 5 0 4 1 0 18
20 Juhl, Emily......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
24 Hansen, Bailey...... 1-2 1-2 0-0 2 0 2 1 3 3 4 0 1 22
54 Hoffmann, Lexi...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 13-41 5-14 7-14 10 28 38 15 38 7 18 1 6 160
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 2-15 13.3% 2nd Half: 11-26 42.3% Game: 31.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-3 0.0% 2nd Half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 35.7% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 50.0% 2,1
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Officials: Rich Choponis, Dave Rittman, Scott Koch
Technical fouls: Marion-None. Harlan-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Marion........................ 12 8 12 14 - 46
Harlan........................ 2 4 13 19 - 38