Fremd edges Hersey

Hersey threw a scare at undefeated Fremd on Tuesday night in Arlington Heights but the Vikings recovered for a 49-41 triumph at the Ken Carter Gymnasium.

Senior Jessi Wiedemann (16 points) and freshman Haley Gorecki (13) led the Vikings (5-0), who were held to under 50 points for the first time this season.

The Huskies (2-3) trailed by 13 in the second but rallied for a 3-point lead early in the fourth quarter before the Vikes re-rallied and made 10-of-11 free throws in the final quarter.

Junior guard Ashley McConnell chipped in 8 points for Fremd, including 3-of-4 free throws in the fourth quarter.

Senior guard Jen Hall led the Huskies with 16 points while Maggie Hogen added 7. Corinne Busby and Meg Cerniglia each chipped in 5.

"We did a really nice job against their zone defense," said Hersey coach Mary Fendley. "The girls were really patient and able to work for some good shots. After that big turnaround from being down 13 and going up 3, we just ran out of gas. But I'm really proud of how they played against a very good team."

Prospect 51, Schaumburg 40: Junior guard Michele Molini led Prospect (4-2) with 14 points, including three 3-point baskets in the first half.

"Michele came out firing," said Prospect coach Martha Kelly. "She had 11 points in the first quarter. That really set the tone and changed what Schaumburg had to do defensively, The came out of their zone and went man-to-man."

Senior Maura Benson added 10 points, 10 rebounds, 6 blocked shots and 3 steals for the Knights.

"Maura was very aggressive on defense," said Knights coach Martha Kelly. "She was all over the place. It was her best game of the season."

Kelly said the Knights came out full of energy.

"That was one of the keys we wanted to set the tone early, especially with it being our first home game," she said. "The girls did a great job defensively and on boards following the game plan."

Taylor Will chipped in 8 points for the Knights followed by Andriane Falagrio (7), Christina Brucci (6) and Jessica Petrovski (6).

Alyssa Saklak led Schaumburg (2-4) with 10 points while Kiley Williams had 6.

Rolling Meadows 56, Hoffman Estates 45: Senior Anne Marie Lynch and sophomore Alexis Glasgow each scored 16 points while sophomore Jackie Kemph added 15 for Rolling Meadows which evened its record at 3-3.

Hoffman, which led 17-16 at half, was led by junior Destinee Young's 19 points. Senior guard Sara Burns (9 points) hit 3 3-pointers for the Hawks (1-4).

Conant 36, Buffalo Grove 33: Senior forward Natalie Kutrames (14 points) scored 8 points with 6-of-6 free throws in the final quarter to help lead the Cougars (2-5).

Freshman guard Katie Lomas added 9 points while Sarah Mazurek added 5 for Conant.

Buffalo Grove (1-5) was led by Bailey North (10 points), Emily Cho (9) and Kim Herzog (9).

Elk Grove 37, Palatine 29: Junior Diamond Boyd (9 points), sophomore Melissa Solorio (8), junior Kelly Naughton (7) and freshman Amber Lindfors (6) led host Elk Grove (3-2).

Katelyn Mayer (11 points), McKenzie Wiedemann (8) and Nia Pappas (6) paced Palatine (5-2).

Pappas had 2 3-pointers for the Pirates while Kari Czeszewski had one for Elk Grove.

Maine South 52, Maine West 34: Senior guard Amanda Hoye scored a game-high 15 points for the Warriors (0-5) while sophomore Brittany Collins collected 10 rebounds with 8 points.

St. Viator 53, Gordon Tech 37: Erin Fabbri (16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 assists) and Lauren Rooney (9 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks, 5 assists) led the Lions (4-2) in Arlington Heights.

Teammates Katie Gavin and Mallory Hess each chipped in 6 points.

"On the defensive end of the floor we had another solid team effort holding our opponent under 40 points," said Lions coach Paul Bjerkness. "The girls did a terrific job of rotating, blocking some key shots, and scrapping for a lot of loose balls."

Eleven different players scored for St. Viator.

"It is always nice to win at home, especially the home opener," Bjerkness added. "Once again we had a balanced attack on the offensive end of the floor."

Hiawatha 41, Christina Liberty 21: Guard Jess Moriarty led CLA with 8 points.