Ben Davis 69 Fort Wayne Snyder 45

Ashley Allen led the victorious team with 20 points on a 9 of 19 shooting night. Allen also contributed with 4 boards and 6 assists. Shyra Ely totaled 19 points for the evening. She shot 7 of 10 from the charity stripe and was 6 of 14 from the floor. Ely also has 5 rebounds to her credit and dished out 3 assists. 5-10 freshman Janese Banks scored 12 points on a 4 of 9 shooting effort and made 4 out of 5 free throws. Banks contributed with 2 boards and three steals. 6-3 senior Kristin Van Vailin led everyone on the boards with 8 rebounds. Van Vailin also had 2 assists and a steal. Coach Stan Benge had high praise for Van Vailin in the post game news conference and has hope that a college will pick her up. He reported that she is eagerly interested in participating with a college team.

No Snyder athlete broke into double figures, but four players share team high scoring honors. Erin Heffner, Sasmine Fullove Suzanne Hayden and Amy Hayden each led with 7 points. Lydia Harris also contributed with 6 points and team high 6 assists. 5-11 Snyder senior Erin Heffner led with 6 rebounds.

Lindsey Deason (Fort Wayne Snyder)

Adrienne Jones (Ben Davis)

Lydia Harris (Fort Wayne Snyder)

Ashley Allen (Ben Davis)

Ashley Allen (Ben Davis)

Ashley Allen (Ben Davis)

Ashley Allen (Ben Davis)

Ashley Allen (Ben Davis)

Ashley Allen (Ben Davis)

Ashley Allen (Ben Davis)

Ashley Allen (Ben Davis)

Shyra Ely (Ben Davis)

Shyra Ely (Ben Davis)

Shyra Ely (Ben Davis)

Lydia Harris/Amy Hayden (Fort Wayne Snyder)

Lydia Harris/Amy Hayden (Fort Wayne Snyder)

Lydia Harris/Erin Heffner (Fort Wayne Snyder)

Janese Banks (Ben Davis)

Megan Jones (Ben Davis)

Megan Jones/Shyra Ely (Ben Davis)

Suzanne Hayden/Amy Hayden (Fort Wayne Snyder)

Suzanne Hayden (Fort Wayne Snyder)

Suzanne Hayden (Fort Wayne Snyder)

Suzanne Hayden (Fort Wayne Snyder)

Ashlee Arthur (Number 24) applies tight defence on Triton's Brandie Ganshorn.

Triton 55 White River Valley 38

Never overlook the value of a good start in a state finals game. When all was said and done the Triton Lady Trojans executed early and it made all the difference. Did it EVER make a difference. Triton hit 10 of 17 first period shots which is good for 58.8 percent. The Lady Trojans began the game on a 16-0 run and ended the first stop leading 20-3. The Lady Wolverines made only 1 of their first 12 shots from the field. The lone WRV goal was scored by Ashlee Arthur on a layup with 1:33 left. Triton's Amber Feldman snared 4 of her game high 5 steals in the first period which led to six of her final 10 points.

While Triton had the advantage in overall quickness, it was the strength and board play of 5-11 Elizabeth Salyer who controled the game for the Lady Trojans. Salyor fought hard against her taller oppontents and snared 15 rebounds. Ten of her boards came from the defensive end of the floor. As a team, Triton outrebounded White River Valley 40 to 19. Sayler hit 6 of her 12 shots and finished with 13 points. Amber Feldman nailed 5 of 7 shots to score 10 points and 5-7 Ashli Senff also contributed with 10.

Despite the early onslaught, White River Valley fought back and showed some spunk. The Lady Wolverines trailed by 9 points early in the fourth quarter. Ashlee Arthur scored a game high 14 points. The 5-6 senior also contributed with 5 boards and 1 assist. 5-9 standout Rachael Beach was held to 5 points but lead her team with 6 rebounds.

Amber Feldman (Triton)

Elizabeth Salyer sets a pick for Amber Feldman who drives and scores.
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Ashlee Arthur (White River Valley)

Ashlee Arthur spins around her opponent to score.
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Ashli Senff (Triton)

Ashli Senff rebounds her own shot and scores two points.
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Gina Westafer (Triton)

Gina Westafer runs down a tough pass to score two points.
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Holly Halt (White River Valley)

Holly Halt scores off the dribble.
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Christy Herrington (White River Valley)

Christy Herrington scores and is fouled by her opponent.
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Elizabeth Salyer (Triton)

Elizabeth Salyer catches the ball from her teammate, turns and shoots for two.
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Elizabeth Salyer (Triton)

Elizabeth Salyer scores off a missed shot attempt by a teammate.
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Elizabeth Salyer (Triton)

Elizabeth Salyer (Number 50) utilizes her strengh and fights off two opponents for a rebound.
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Ashli Senff/Elizabeth Salyer (Triton)

Ashli Senff gets the ball to Salyer who scores on the shot attempt.
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April Williams (White River Valley)

April Willams hits a three in the midst of a WRV rally.
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April Williams/Ashlee Arthur (White River Valley)

April Willams finds Ashlee Arthur open for the three.
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Plymouth's Lindsay Houin prepared to go up strong on her shot.

Indianapolis Cathedral 54 Plymouth 39

The Cathedral Fighting Irish wanted a fast start against Plymouth and the request was answered via Asjah Zinnerman's 3 of 5 first quarter shooting. Zinnerman would score 8 of her 10 point in the pivital first set. Cathedral shot 60 percent from the perimeter in the first period and led 13 to 3 over the Lady Pilgrims. The first quarter stats are nearly identical all across the board except for shooting percentages. Cathedral shot a mere 29.4 percent after hitting 5 of 17 shots from the field, but Plymouth shot a frigid 7.7 percent after hitting only 1 of 13. Leslie Blackburn scored Plymouth's only first quarter goal on a 15 foot jumper to make the score 3-2 in Cathedrals favor.

Cachedral would finish the game with three players in double figures. Jessica Wright led all scorers with 16 points. The 6-0 Junior would also snare 8 boards, 3 steals and an assist for the evening. 5-8 Sharika Webb hit 4 of 9 her shots from the floor and totaled 12 points. The junior guard also pulled down 8 boards with 4 steals and an assist. Senior Asjah Zinnerman added 10 points with 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Ellen Rahme had to fight through foul problems but managed to lead the team with 10 rebounds, 9 points and 2 assists.

Plymouth 6-0 senior Brandy Swihart totaled 14 points and led everyone with a 14 rebounding effort. Eight of her rebounds came from the offensive end of the floor. Swihart also has an assist and a steal to her credit. Teammate Lindsay Houin totaled 6 points, 6 rebounds and a steal in the Plymouth effort.

Andrea Bunton (Plymouth)

Andrea Bunton hits a nice jumper just inside the perimiter.
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Andrea Bunton (Plymouth)

Brandy Swihart finds Andrea Bunton outside who hits her perimiter shot.
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Jenny Van Vactor (Plymouth)

Jenny Van Vactor steps up and nails her jumper.
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Lindsay Houin (Plymouth)

Lindsay Houin drives inside, finds the defense ready and goes up straight on her shot.
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Ellen Rehme (Cathedral)

Ellen Rehme move to the basket without the ball, catches the pass, is fouled and scores.
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Ellen Rehme (Cathedral)

Ellen Rehme scored on a putback opportunity.
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Brandy Swihart (Plymouth)

Brandy Swihart shows that she can score away from the basket.
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Brandy Swihart (Plymouth)

Brandy Swihart slashes toward the basket and pull up for her shot.
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Brandy Swihart (Plymouth)

Brandy Swihart scores on a putback opportunity.
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Jessica Wright (Cathedral)

Jessica Wright scores from three point land.
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Asjah Zinnerman (Cathedral)

Ashah Zinnerman scores two point off a rebound.
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Asjah Zinnerman/Jessica Wright (Cathedral)

Ashah Zinnerman fakes the shot and hits the slashing Jessica Wright who scores 2 points.
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Asjah Zinnerman (Cathedral)

Ashah Zinnerman earns one of her three steals on this play.
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Asjah Zinnerman/Jessica Wright (Cathedral)

Ashah Zinnerman throws a baseball pass to Jessica Wright who scores in transistion.
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Tracie Hancock (Number 32) attempts to avert a fast break opportunity by her opponent.

Bishop Luers 55 Shenandoah 39

Bishop Luers held a fifteen point lead over Shenandoah at intermission. The depth of the Luers squad would overcome any challenge in the second half to become 2001 2A State Champions. The Lady Knight shot 44.7 percent for the game and ended the first quarter hitting 7 of 13 shots (53.8 %).

Senior Rachael King led all participants with 20 points on an 8 of 15 shooting night. King was a perfenct 2 of 2 from the charity stripe. The 5-8 guard also led the team with 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Megan Dossen came up big for Luers and hit 8 of 13 shots which is good for 23 points. She made 7 of 8 shots from the free throw line.

Tracie Hancock was the only shenandoah athlete to reach double figures. Hancock was held to 10 points and contributed with 3 turnovers 1 assist and 2 steals. 6-0 Teran Warned led the Lady Raiders with 9 boards and 5 points.

Amanda Norris (Shenandoah)

Amanda Norris slashes to the hole and scores.
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Amanda Norris (Shenandoah)

Amanda Norris rebounds a missed shot attempt and scores on the putback.
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Ashley Smith (Shenandoah)

Ashley Smith catches the inbounds pass and scores.
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Ashley Smith (Shenandoah)

Ashley Smith slashes in and scores off the dribble.
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Emily Brown (Luers)

Emily Brown rebounds a missed shot and puts it back up and in.
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Emily Loomis (Luers)

Emily Loomis rebounds a missed shot and puts it back up and in.
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Kaycie Keesling (Shenandoah)

Kaycie Keesling catches the pass from her teammate and scores off a baseling move.
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Kelly Troxell (Shenandoah)

Kelly Troxell scores from the perimiter off a pass from teammate Ashley Smith.
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Kelly Troxell (Shenandoah)

Kelly Troxell squares up and knocks down another three.
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Rachel King (Luers)

Rachel King scores off one of her 4 steals.
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Rachel King (Luers)

Rachel King earns a steal and quickly scores in transition.
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Rachel King (Luers)

Rachel King sets the fast paced tempo and scores.
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Megan Dossen (Luers)

Megan Dossen squares up and hits from three point land.
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Teran Warner (Shenandoah)

Teran Warner blocks the shot of her opponent.
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Tracie Hancock (Shenandoah)

Tracie Hancock drives to the hole and scores.
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