No slowing down LZ at D-C

If the Lake Zurich girls basketball team didn't have enough condition preparation before the season, the Bears certainly got it at the Dundee-Crown Tournament.

Playing their fourth game in as many days, the Bears showed little fatigue Monday as they blew out Streamwood 45-27.

"It's tough. We're tired," said Lake Zurich coach Chris Bennett, who thought it was "absolutely" a good thing to play so many games in a short period of time.

The Bears, who open their conference play a week from today against Warren, grabbed the lead 30 seconds into Monday's game and were never threatened. Peggie Parhas hit a 3-pointer and layup a minute apart to help Lake Zurich (4-0) to a 13-1 first-quarter lead.

The lead increased to as many as 17, at 26-9, in the second quarter and the Bears took a 26-13 lead into halftime.

Olivia Allen and Lydia Bauer combined for 11 points in the third quarter for Lake Zurich, which led 44-21 heading into the fourth quarter. The Bears were held to 1 point, a Jenna Froehlich free throw, in the fourth as the starters rested.

"We played well in spurts, and in spurts Streamwood did some things that caused us a little bit of trouble," Bennett said.

Though losing by 18 and dropping its fourth consecutive game, Streamwood coach George Rosner called it "the best game" the Sabres had played.

"We played a lot better basketball today," Rosner said. "We didn't turn it over as often. We got good shots. We just missed a lot of easy shots."

Streamwood (0-4) turned the ball over 21 times and went 11-for-40 from the field.

Krissy Kunavich's 11 points and 7 rebounds led the Sabres. Emma Schmidt added 6 points.

Parhas finished with 11 points to lead Lake Zurich. Allen and Bauer each added 10 points. Bauer also had 6 rebounds.