Cottage Grove spoils Siuslaw home opener


The Siuslaw Vikings girls basketball team opened a five-game home stand Tuesday with a 40-20 loss to the Cottage Grove Lions at Glenn Butler Court.

It was Siuslaw's first home game after opening the season with six games on the road.

Freshman Lindsey Long and junior Madison Reynolds led the Lady Vikings with 8 points each.

Freshmen Brea Blankenship and Gracie Freudenthal added 2 points each.

Long, Freudenthal, sophomore Mia Collins and junior Alyssa Richards had 6 rebounds each to lead Siuslaw.

Siuslaw next hosts Sweet Home at 6 p.m. Monday and Reedsport at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Vikings scoring:

Lindsey Long 2 4-5 8, Madison Reynolds 2 3-3 8, Brea Blankenship 1 0-0 2, Gracie Freudenthal 1 0-0 2, Mia Collins 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Richards 0 0-0 0, Carreina Greenburg 0 0-0 0, Marika White 0 0-0 0, Lexi Curtis 0 0-1 0, Kelsey Larson 0 0-0 0, Savannah Morris 0 0-0 0, Nina Aaron 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 7-9 20.
3-point goals — Reynolds 1.

2017-18 VIKINGS SCHEDULE

Record: 0-7 overall, 0-0 in Far West League
Nonleague
Nov. 29
— at Creswell 42, Siuslaw 30
Dec. 1 — at Elmira 54, Siuslaw 42
Dec. 5 — at Newport 54, Siuslaw 20
Dec. 7 — Pleasant Hill 31, Siuslaw 19, at Harrisburg
Dec. 8 — at Harrisburg 51, Siuslaw 28
Dec. 9 — Colton 38, Siuslaw 23, at Harrisburg
Dec. 12 — Cottage Grove 40, at Siuslaw 20
Monday, Dec. 18 — Sweet Home, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 19 — Reedsport, 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 29 — Corbett, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 2 — Waldport, 6 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Jan. 5-6 — Far West League-Skyline League Crossover Tournament at North Valley High School, Grants Pass, to be announced
Tuesday, Jan. 9 — at Junction City, 7:15 p.m.
Far West League
Friday, Jan. 12 — Marshfield, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 16 — at Brookings-Harbor, 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 19 — at Douglas, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 23 — North Bend, 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 26 — South Umpqua, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 2 — at Marshfield, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 6 — Brookings-Harbor, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 9 — Douglas, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 13 — at North Bend, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 16 — South Umpqua, 6 p.m.

2017-18 VIKINGS ROSTER
Coach:
Greg Reynolds
Assistant coach:
Sarah Girard
No. Player, position, height, year in school
  1 Lindsey Long, G, 5-5, freshman
  2 Savannah Morris, G, 5-5, freshman
  3 Nina Aaron, G/F, 5-8, sophomore
  4 Brea Blankenship, G, 5-3, freshman
  5 Mia Collins, P/F, 6-0, sophomore
11 Kelsey Larson, G, 5-4, sophomore
12 Alyssa Richards, P/F, 5-11, junior
14 Gracie Freudenthal, F/P, 5-9, freshman
22 Madison Reynolds, F/P, 5-8, junior, co-captain
23 Carreina Greenburg, G, 5-7, senior, co-captain
24 Breann Vergara, G, 5-5, sophomore
30 Lexi Curtis, G/F, 5-10, senior
33 Marika White, P, 6-1, senior, co-captain