East Linn Christian’s girls came away with a split after a loss to Central Linn last week, which left them in a three-way tie in the Valley Coast Conference with the Cobras and Crosshill Christian at 3-1 coming into this week.
The Eagles rebounded at Monroe Friday, Jan. 23, exiting with a 57-29 win.
“That was a fun game to bounce back from the heartbreaker we experienced Tuesday,” Coach Sierra Carrier said. “The girls were fired up after the loss so they came out strong.”
East Linn started the game with a press, in which Lexy Kauffman and Maya Van Dyke were “like having two unstoppable missiles in the front line,” Carrier said.
“Those two were ready for anything Monroe tried against them.”
Participation in the dominating win was pretty much roster-wide, she said.
“Everyone got minutes, everyone hustled, and we put another W in the column. Great team win.”
Maci Modderman led the Eagles with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Van Dyke added 16 points, 10 boards and six steals – her first double-double this season, and Kauffman chipped in eight points and 11 rebounds.
Central Linn 46, ELCA 39
Against East Linn on Tuesday, it was a “tough but exciting game,” which the Eagles led by five at halftime.
“Coach (Wendi) Farris is a great coach who gets her kids very well prepared for any situation,” Carrier said, adding that the visitors “adjusted” at halftime and East Linn “could not adjust fast enough to what they threw at us.”
“We all took this game as a learning experience and will be ready for Central Linn when we meet again,” she said.
Van Dyke led the hosts with 12 points and five rebounds, with Audrey Garber adding nine points and six boards and Modderman six points and 10 rebounds.
East Linn plays back-to-back road games this week at Waldport and Crosshill.
