You have to make some things happen. Autumn does a good job of that. Cardinal Stritch, bowing out with a 27-5 record, was making its third straight national tournament appearance. Especially on the offensive boards. When we did get them to take a bad shot, they were able to put it back.
Offensive rebounds are one of the most demoralizing things in basketball.
That was the big difference in the game. Central Methodist hauled in a whopping 25 offensive rebounds, including six by Feaker, to just eight for Cardinal Stritch. Mary Placzkowski added 15 in a losing cause. On the inside, 6-1 sophomore Elicia Allen had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Central Methodist scored first and never trailed, charging into a 26-10 lead through the first 10 minutes.