The Colfax girls basketball team gave Markesan a good run Thursday morning, but fell a bit short. As coach Joe Doucette said in the postgame press conference (and in my game story), the Vikings seemed to be one or two baskets away from grabbing control of the game in the third quarter.
Had Colfax built a two- or three-possession lead, it would have been content to go into what Doucette called "the weave," which is an offensive set designed to make the other team chase you around the floor. It could lead to an easy basket, but at the very least, it takes big chunks of time off the scoreboard.
But the Vikings could never get that run going.
Markesan did a pretty good job of following around Courtney Doucette wherever she went. Kelsi Knutson made a couple of big shots and took the ball to the hoop and the Vikings had others step up in spots but never developed a third scoring threat.
Defensively, the Vikings did a great job on Markesan's Jadee Rooney. The UW-Parkside recruit was held to just six points on 2-of-11 shooting. Marieanna Dulas, the other half of the Hornets' talented backcourt duo, was the benefit of some of that additional help on Rooney, and she finished with 15.
But I thought it was Markesan's inside game that did the most damage. Caitlyn Krenz and Jecel Gerner combined for 15 points and 15 rebounds. Gerner didn't miss a shot, and Krenz hit a backbreaking 18 footer that gave Markesan some momentum in the second half.
This is far from Colfax's swan song. While it loses Knutson and Abby Johnson to graduation, the team does return Courtney Doucette, Adrien Sarauer, Kasey Laramy, and Jenni Gust, a freshman who didn't shy away from getting involved Thursday.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Colfax back here again next year.
- John Casper Jr.
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