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Girls Basketball Hits The Road For Challenging Pair, Beginning Wednesday At Loveland

Posted on: January 16, 2018

SETTING THE SCENE: Road games against two of the Eastern Cincinnati Conference’s top squads await the Milford High School girls basketball team this week as they look for a measure of payback for defeats earlier this season. The Eagles have been playing well as of late, winning four of their last six outings to carry a 5-9 record into this week’s action. This week tips off with Milford’s nearest league rival as they will travel to Loveland on Wednesday night. Then on Saturday, the Eagles will make their first-ever trip to the new West Clermont High School campus for a 2 p.m. tip-off.

 

A LOOK BACK: January 11 at Hughes: Milford 63, Hughes 26

 

GAME REWIND

Milford shot a season-high 37 percent from the field and forced 28 turnovers on defense as they plowed by Hughes 63-26. The Eagles defense was in top form, recording 15 steals, including 10 by freshman point guard Azyiah Williams. Head coach Kristi McKenney was able to play all 14 players on the roster, with 10 earning at least 13 minutes of action.

 

RECORDS

Milford 5-8

Hughes 3-10

 

KEY PLAYERS

Milford

Abby Thierauf 14 points, 6 rebounds

Azyiah Williams 8 points, 10 steals

Carlie Duesing 8 poin5, 5 rebounds

 

Hughes

Keondra Evans 8 points, 5 rebounds

 

NUGGET OF NOTE: Milford scored 36 of its points in the points, with forwards Abby Thierauf (14) and Carlie Duesing (8) both establishing career-highs in scoring.

 

FINAL GAME STATS

 

January 13 vs. Anderson: Anderson 47, Milford 42

 

GAME REWIND

A nip and tuck, back-and-forth match-up went the way of Anderson as the Redskins scored the game’s final nine points to pull out a 47-42 Eastern Cincinnati Conference victory. Abby Thierauf capped a 9-0 Milford run with 4:36 to play with a pair of free throws to give the hosts their largest lead (42-38), but the Redskins kept the Eagles off the board the rest of the period to score the win.

 

RECORDS

Milford 5-9, 1-7 ECC

Anderson 6-9, 5-3 ECC

 

KEY PLAYERS

Milford

Morgan Hills 9 points

Ali Kirk 8 points, 4 steals

 

Anderson

Elizabeth Homan 15 points

Elizabeth Caldwell 10 points

Karley Steinher 5 points, 12 rebounds

 

NUGGET OF NOTE: Milford matched its season-high in three-pointers made with six, equaling its total from the season-opener at McNicholas. Morgan Hills and Caitlyn Wiscombe each knocked down a pair of triples, while Bryn Rolfsen and Azyiah Williams made one each.

 

FINAL GAME STATS

 

A LOOK AT THE OPPONENTS: A look at Milford’s schedule for this week:

  • Wednesday, Jan. 17 at Loveland, 7:30 p.m.
    • 2017-18 Record: 11-1, 6-1 ECC (6th Division I area coaches’ weekly poll)
    • Top Scorer: Sophomore Jillian Hayes (16.2 ppg)
    • Last Meeting: 2017-18; Loveland 67, Milford 34
  • Saturday, Jan. 20 at West Clermont, 2:00 p.m.
    • 2017-18 Record: 9-5, 5-1 ECC (7th Division I area coaches’ weekly poll)
    • Top Scorer: Senior Jasmine Hale (12.6 ppg)
    • Last Meeting: 2017-18; West Clermont 64, Milford 32

 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: A look at Milford’s statistical leaders:

Points per game: Morgan Hills (8.1), Azyiah Williams (6.8), Ali Kirk (5.6)

Assists per game: Azyiah Williams (2.1), Abby Thierauf (1.0), Morgan Hills/Bryn Rolfsen (0.9)

Rebounds per game: Abby Thierauf (6.5), Ali Kirk (5.1), Azyiah Williams (3.5)

Steals: Azyaih Williams (26), Ali Kirk (22), Bryn Rolfsen (16)

Blocks: Abby Thierauf (24), Carlie Duesing (6), Morgan Hills/Maddie Plucinski/Azyiah Williams (2)

Field goal percentage: Maddie Plucinski (.396), Abby Thierauf (.367), Carlie Duesing (.324)

Three-point percentage: Ali Kirk (.400), Morgan Hills (.318), Bryn Rolfsen (.267)

Free throw percentage: Ali Kirk (.731), Azyiah Williams (.667), Maddie Plucinski (.647)

 

INSIDE THE ECC: Three teams are within a game of each other as the halfway point of the league slate has arrived. Walnut Hills is unbeaten at 6-0, just ahead of Loveland (6-1) and West Clermont (5-1). The schedule for ECC conference games this week includes: Wednesday-Milford at Loveland, Anderson at Kings, Withrow at Walnut Hills and Turpin at West Clermont; Saturday-Milford at West Clermont, Turpin at Walnut Hills, Anderson at Withrow and Loveland at Kings.

 

POLL WATCH: Milford did not receive any votes in the most recent Division I area coaches’ poll sponsored by the Cincinnati Enquirer and released on Jan. 15. The back-and-forth between Lakota West and Mount Notre Dame shows the former No. 1 this week by a single point, despite the latter holding a 6-5 edge on first place votes. Third place Mason earned the final top vote. Walnut Hills of the ECC and McAuley complete the top-five. Also representing the ECC are Loveland in sixth and West Clermont in seventh.

 

The coaches’ poll is released every Monday at Noon at preps.cincinnati.com/coachespolls.

 

Milford Eagles Season/Career Highs

Emily Bientz

Points—Season: 4 at Walnut Hills; Career: 4 at Walnut Hills (2017-18)

Rebounds—Season: N/A; Career: N/A

Assists—Season: N/A; Career: N/A

 

Kyrsten Brown

Points—Season: 6 vs. Northwest; Career: 6 vs. Northwest (2017-18)

Rebounds—Season: 9 at Anderson; Career: 9 at Anderson (2017-18)

Assists—Season: 1 twice; Career: 1 four times

 

Izzy Dadosky

Points—Season: N/A; Career: N/A

Rebounds—Season: 3 at Hughes; Career: 3 at Hughes (2017-18)

Assists—Season: N/A; Career: N/A

 

Carlie Duesing

Points—Season: 8 at Hughes; Career: 8 at Hughes (2017-18)

Rebounds—Season: 5 at Hughes; Career: 5 at Hughes (2017-18)

Assists—Season: 1 at Hughes; Career: 1 at Hughes (2017-18)

 

Brookelyn Edgar

Points—Season: 5 vs. Withrow; Career: 5 vs. Withrow (2017-18)

Rebounds—Season: 2 twice; Career: 2 twice (2017-18)

Assists—Season: 2 at Hughes; Career: 2 at Hughes (2017-18)

 

Hannah Gallimore

Points—Season: N/A; Career: N/A

Rebounds—Season: 1 at Hughes; Career: 1 at Hughes (2017-18)

Assists—Season: N/A; Career: N/A

 

Morgan Hills

Points—Season: 14 twice; Career: 14 twice (2017-18)

Rebounds—Season: 6 vs. Withrow; Career: 6 vs. Withrow (2017-18)

Assists—Season: 4 at Hughes; Career: 4 at Hughes (2017-18)

 

Ali Kirk

Points—Season: 14 vs. Hillsboro; Career: 14 vs. Hillsboro (2017-18)

Rebounds—Season: 10 at Clark Montessori; Career: 10 at Clark Montessori (2017-18)

Assists—Season: 2 at Clark Montessori; Career: 2 twice

 

Maddie Plucinski

Points—Season: 11 twice; Career: 11 twice (2017-18)

Rebounds—Season: 6 at Hughes; Career: 6 at Hughes (2017-18)

Assists—Season: 2 at McNicholas; Career: 2 at McNicholas (2017-18)

 

Sydney Poleski

Points—Season: 1 at McNicholas; Career: 1 at McNicholas (2017-18)

Rebounds—Season: 2 vs. Withrow; Career: 2 vs. Withrow (2017-18)

Assists—Season: N/A; Career: N/A

 

Bryn Rolfsen

Points—Season: 9 at McNicholas; Career: 9 at McNicholas (2017-18)

Rebounds—Season: 4 four times; Career: 7 vs. Oak Hills (2016-17)

Assists—Season: 3 vs. Withrow; Career: 3 vs. Withrow (2017-18)

 

Abby Thierauf

Points—Season: 14 at Hughes; Career: 14 at Hughes (2017-18)

Rebounds—Season: 14 vs. Northwest; Career: 14 vs. Northwest (2017-18)

Assists—Season: 2 four times; Career: 2 four times (2017-18)

Blocks—Season: 6 vs. Shroder; Career: 6 vs. Shroder (2017-18)

 

Caitlyn Wiscombe

Points—Season: 7 three times; Career: 7 three times (2017-18)

Rebounds—Season: 5 vs. Turpin; Career: 5 vs. Turpin (2017-18)

Assists—Season: 5 at Hughes; Career: 5 at Hughes (2017-18)

 

Azyiah Williams

Points—Season: 14 vs. Northwest; Career: 14 vs. Northwest (2017-18)

Rebounds—Season: 6 at McNicholas; Career: 6 at McNicholas (2017-18)

Assists—Season: 6 vs. Northwest; Career: 6 vs. Northwest (2017-18)

Steals—Season: 10 at Hughes; 10 at Hughes (2017-18)

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