Lady Ranger cagers stymie S.C. Saints
By Jesse Phelps

Nordhoff's girls' varsity basketball team faced a big league challenge against long-time rival Santa Clara Tuesday night - and they made it look easy. When all was said and done, Nordhoff claimed a dominant, 72-48 win over the Saints and Nordhoff completely dominated throughout the game.
Santa Clara's Ashley Morton hit a pair of three-pointers down the stretch and consistently drove through a porous fourth-quarter defense made up mostly of Ranger reserves to narrow a gap that stood at more than 30 points much of the second half.

Sarah Nylander was the offensive star for Nordhoff. Normally a starter, Nylander came off the bench in this one for what coach Ted Cotti called "disciplinary reasons" but that never affected her play.

"She's very mature," said Cotti of his star forward. By night's end, Nylander's line was 18 points, five rebounds and four steals. With Alison Bennett struggling uncharicteristically from the field, Nordhoff relied more on its perimiter game and on transition opportunities created by its full-court trap.
With the win, Nordhoff moved to 12-10 overall and 2-1 in league play.

© 2003 The Ojai Valley News

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