Streamwood tops Elgin for 1st win
Streamwood broke into the win column in dramatic fashion Tuesday night.
The host Sabres earned their first "W" of the season with a 69-27 defeat of Elgin in Upstate Eight action.
"It feels good. We really needed that one," said Streamwood coach George Rosner said. "We needed to get a win. You can't get the second one until you get the first one."
"I have no qualms losing to them," Elgin coach Nick Bumbales said. "Streamwood (1-8, 1-4) is better team than their record. They have played a pretty difficult schedule at the beginning of the year. Most of the teams that they have played have a winning record."
Mandy Mien, the most recent addition to the Streamwood 1,000-point club, led the way. The senior scored a game-high 15 points, handed out 13 assists and pulled down 7 rebounds.
"We wanted to get Mandy in the open court and we did. She makes things happen," Rosner said. "She's either going to finish or she's going to give it to someone to finish."
Classmates Vicki Kopko and Kaylee Angle benefited the most from Mien's passes. Kopko scored 13 points and Angle tallied 11.
"Vicki Kopko did a good job of finishing," said the Streamwood coach. "Thirteen points is a career high for her."
"Mandy has kind of been that person all season - able to dish the ball to us," Angle said.
Streamwood used its speed to score numerous baskets in transition and worked a trapping defense to force Elgin turnovers.
"We wanted to play a full court game and we wanted to run. Those two things got us started," Rosner said. "We felt we had a speed advantage overall all and especially with Mandy."
Elgin's Margaretha Troyke connected on free throws for the first two points of the game. Mien sank her first bucket on a layup after catching an inbounds pass the tie the contest. Streamwood then went on a 20-2 run to take a 22-4 lead after the first eight minutes.
The Maroons' offense found traction in the second quarter, scoring 15 points in the period. Elgin's Sabrina Moskow scored 8 of her 10 points in the frame. However, Streamwood scored 23 points to take a 45-19 halftime lead.
Elgin's shooting went cold in the third quarter, managing only 4 points and faced a 61-23 deficit at the end of the quarter.
The Maroons (2-6, 0-5) scored four points to Streamwood's eight in a running clock fourth quarter.
"We are still working on things. The kids have a lot of inexperience," said Bumbales. "We didn't handle the press well and had too many turnovers but we did shoot better from the free-throw line (10 for 15) which is something we have been looking to do."