SHAKOPEE WENT UP AGAINST WHITE BEAR LAKE IN A GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL GAME

Shakopee and White Bear Lake squared off at the Target Center in a girls’ state basketball game.

Shakopee move the ball down the court well. They were able to get everyone involved in the offense.

Shakopee came up with steals and layups. White Bear Lake had a difficult time scoring in the first half. They couldn’t get their shots to fall.

White Bear Lake’s Brianna Karg and Alison Hinck both came up with mid-range jump shots and layups in the first half. Their teammates did a good job of getting them the ball where they could shoot it. On the defensive end they were able to slow down the person that they were guarding.

Shakopee switched up between man-to-man and zone defense. They wanted to confuse White Bear Lake on offense.

Both teams looked to score on fast breaks.

At halftime the score was Shakopee 29, White Bear Lake 20.

As second half got underway Shakopee looked to get the ball into the hands of Taylor Koenen.

Koenen was able to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. Her teammates did job of getting them the ball in spots where they could shoot it.

White Bear Lake went to a pressing defense. They looked to turn Shakopee over.

Shakopee kept on feeding Koenen the ball. Koenen was able to get to the basket and make mid-range jump shots and layups. The White Bear Lake defense had a hard time slowing her down.

Shakopee continued to make layups late in the game. On the defensive end they were able to slow down the White Bear Lake’s offense.

Koenen, Mateya Hutton and Haley Zerr all stepped up and were able to knock down mid-range jump shots and layups in the second half.

Shakopee came up with the 62-56 victory over White Bear Lake.

The leading scorers for White Bear Lake were Hinck with 19 points, Karg with 13 points.

The leading scorers for Shakopee were Koenen with 26 points, Rodning with 11 points, and Hutton with 10 points.