Tyrone coach Luke Rhoades believes the day is coming soon when the Lady Eagles break through with the kind of big win that can give his young and inexperienced team the confidence it needs to win again and again.
\nAfter games like last night\u2019s on the road against Indian Valley, that day can\u2019t come soon enough for the Lady Eagles, which fell to 2-6 with a 63-45 loss, their fourth straight.
\nIt was a game Tyrone led early and was on the cusp of breaking wide open. But without starting post Lindsey Christine \u2013 out with an illness \u2013 and with only 10 total players dressed on both jayvee and varsity, when the early lead evaporated, there was little for the Lady Eagles to fall back on offensively.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re one spurt away right now,\u201d said Rhoades. \u201cEventually it will happen and the experience will kick in and things will be fine.\u201d
\nTyrone jumped ahead 8-0 in the first quarter, but was behind the eight ball quickly after junior guard Kayla Corle picked up her second foul. By the end of the period, Valley had climbed all the way back and led 14-13.
\nCorle was tagged with her third foul early in the second quarter and the Lady Warriors extended their lead to 26-21 by halftime.
\nThe lead grew to 11 in the third quarter, and by that time the depleted Lady Eagles were running on empty.
\n\u201cWe played hard, but once we get down, we\u2019re not a team that can battle back,\u201d said Rhoades. \u201cWe exert so much effort trying to stay with a team, it\u2019s hard to battle back.\u201d
\nOne case in point is senior Liz Tepsic, the Lady Eagles\u2019 top scorer. In the first half, when Tyrone led briefly and battled with Valley, Tepsic scored 13 points and dominated the paint. But fatigue became a factor in the third quarter, and Tepsic finished the game with 15 points.
\n\u201cLiz dominated the first half, but she was a little tired in the second half,\u201d said Rhoades. \u201cAnd that\u2019s not to say she doesn\u2019t deserve to be tired because she\u2019s playing the whole game, but we really can\u2019t take her out.\u201d
\nTyrone was able to limit the Lady Warriors\u2019 top scorer, Jesse Mernin, to just three points on one field goal. In her place, Jesse Mernin poured in 16 points, as did sophomore Steph Zewe.
\nKassie Faretta scored nine for Tyrone, while Corle managed eight in her limited action.
\nTyrone hosts Huntingdon Friday, and Rhoades is hoping his team\u2019s psyche is up to the task after two weeks of playing the top teams in three of the District\u2019s four classifications.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s frustrating right now,\u201d he said. \u201cI just hope the girls don\u2019t get too down. They\u2019re working so hard right now.\u201d
\n Indiana Valley 63 Tyrone 45
\nTyrone \u2013 Tepsic 7 1-3 15; Turiano 1 1-1 3; Corle 2 4-4 8; Faretta 4 0-0 9; Garbinsky 1 2-2 5; Emigh 1 1-2 3; Fogel 0 0-0 0; Kobuck 1 0-0 2; Harden 0 0-0 0; Hunter 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 17 9-12 45.
\nIndian Valley \u2013 Ruby 0 2-2 2; Corbin 2 0-0 4; Narehood 4 0-0 9; Sward 0 0-0 0; Harmon1 0-0 3; Mernin 8 1-1 18; Schucze 2 5-9 9; Zewe 6 4-5 16; Shearer 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 22 11-14 63.
\nTyrone 13 8 12 12 45
\nIndian Valley 14 12 18 15 63
\nThree-point goals: Tyrone 2 (Faretta, Garbinsky); Indian Valley 3 (Narehood, Harmon, Mernin)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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