Richards rallies Vikings with double-double


Siuslaw senior Alyssa Richards

Siuslaw senior Alyssa Richards scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds Friday to rally the Lady Vikings to a 67-53 victory over Samuel Robertson (B.C.) in a nonleague girls basketball game at Harrisburg.

The win lifted Siuslaw, 2-3, into the fourth-place game in the eight-school Les Schwab Eagle Booster Club Classic at Junction City and Harrisburg.

The Lady Vikings are scheduled to play co-host Harrisburg at 1:30 p.m. at Harrisburg.

Friday, the Vikings dominated the second half after falling behind 32-23 at the break. Siuslaw outscored the British Columbia school 24-14 in the third quarter to take a 1-point lead, 47-46, then put the game away with a 20-7 run in the final quarter.

Richards hit 9 of 14 field goals and 5 of 6 free throws. Sophomores Lindsey Long and Brea Blankenship added 13 and 10 points, respectively.

NOTE

Expanded boxscores were provided by Lady Vikings first-year coach Chad Smith. Thanks, coach!

Siuslaw 67, Robertson 53
Siuslaw       12-11-24-20—67
Robertson  13-19-14-  7—53
Siuslaw scoring — Alyssa Richards 9 5-6 23, Lindsey Long 3 6-10 13, Brea Blankenship 4 0-1 10, Gracie Freudenthal 4 0-3 8, Mia Collins 3 1-4 7, Zoe Leech 2 0-0 5, Madison Reynolds 0 1-2 1, Savannah Morris 0 0-0 0, Hailie Edgerly 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 13-26 67.
3-point goals (4) — Blankenship 2, Long 1, Leech 1.
Rebounds (49) — Richards 13, Freudenthal 11, Blankenship 8, Collins 5, Long 4, Reynolds 4, Leech 3, Edglery 1.
Assists (19) — Blankenship 4, Richards 4, Long 3, Collins 3, Reynolds 3, Leech 2.
Steals (4) — Long 2, Blankenship 1, Richards 1.
Blocks (6) — Freudenthal 4, Long 1, Collins 1.

Pleasant Hill 50, Siuslaw 48 (Thursday)
Siuslaw  12-13-12-11—48
P. Hill      18-  5-12-15—50
Siuslaw scoring — Gracie Freudenthal 4 3-4 11, Brea Blankenship 4 0-0 10, Mia Collins 5 0-2 10, Alyssa Richards 3 0-0 6, Zoe Leech 2 0-0 5, Lindsey Long 2 0-0 4, Madison Reynolds 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 3-6 48.
3-point goals (3) — Blankenship 2, Leech 1.
Rebounds (48) — Freudenthal 11, Richards 10, Reynolds 8, Long 7, Blankenship 7, Collins 4, Leech 1.
Assists (12) — Long 4, Collins 3, Blankenship 1, Richards 1, Freudenthal 1, Reynolds 1, Leech 1.
Steals (1) — Blankenship 1.
Blocks (7) — Freudenthal 3, Blankenship 2, Collins 1, Richards 1.

LADY VIKINGS ROSTER
  1 Lindsey Long, sophomore, wing, 5-5
  2 Savannah Morris, sophomore, wing, 5-5
  3 Nina Aaron, junior, post, 5-8
  4 Brea Blankenship, sophomore, wing, 5-3
  5 Mia Collins, junior, post, 6-0
11 Kelsey Larson, junior, wing, 5-4
12 Alyssa Richards, senior, post, 5-11
14 Gracie Freudenthal, sophomore, wing, 5-9
22 Madison Reynolds, senior, post, 5-8
23 Lizbeth Garcia-Galvin, sophomore, wing, 5-3
24 Lillian Wenham, senior, post, 5-8
25 Zoe Leech, senior, wing, 5-3
30 Hailie Edgerly, senior, post, 5-8
Coach: Chad Smith, first season

LADY VIKINGS SCHEDULE
Record: 0-0 in Sky-Em League, 2-3 overall
Nonleague
Wednesday, Nov. 28 — Siuslaw 75, at Mapleton 21 (Collins 20 points, Long 10, McClellan 10)
Friday, Nov. 30 — Tillamook 47, at Siuslaw 41 (Long 15 points, Freudenthal 12)
Tuesday Dec. 4 — at Newport 67, Siuslaw 27 (Blankenship 9, Richards 9)
Thursday, Dec. 6 — Pleasant Hill 50, Siuslaw 48, Les Schwab tournament at Harrisburg
Friday, Dec. 7 — Siuslaw 67, Samuel Robertson (B.C.) 53, Les Schwab tournament at Harrisburg
Saturday, Dec. 8 — vs. Harrisburg, Les Schwab tournament at Harrisburg, 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 11 — at Sutherlin, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 14 — Pleasant Hill, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 18 — Stayton, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 20 — vs. Douglas, Bandon Dunes Holiday Invitational, 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 21 — Bandon Dunes Holiday Invitational, TBA
Thursday, Dec. 27 — Reedsport, 5:30 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Jan. 4-5 — Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover, Cottage Grove, times and opponents to be announced
Sky-Em League
Friday, Jan. 11 — Cottage Grove, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 15 — at Marist, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 18 — at Marshfield, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 22 — at Elmira, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 25 — Junction City, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 1 — at Cottage Grove, 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 5 — Marist, 5:45 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 8 — Marshfield, 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 12 — Elmira, 5:45 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 14 — at Junction City, 5:45 p.m.