Kyla Briscoe (left) and Wolf hoops teammate Hope Lodell.
“There is nothing more disappointing as a coach when a win is so close but just falls out of reach.”
That was the sentiment Sarah Stuurmans was left with Monday, after her Coupeville Middle School 7th grade girls’ basketball squad failed to hold on to a five-point lead with three minutes to play at Northshore. Killed by a rash of turnovers, the Wolves watched as a 23-18 lead slipped away, ending in a 26-23 loss.
“Turnovers really killed us today and most of the mistakes are coming from a lack of game time experience,” Stuurmans said. “I can tell that the game is coming at the girls so fast. With some playing experience and time on the court, the game will start to slow down for them so they can make better decisions with the ball.”
Coupeville came out aggressively on defense, with Katrina McGranahan and Sage Renninger pounding the boards.
Meanwhile, Mia Littlejohn paced the Wolves on offense, hitting for a game-high 12, including several nice drives to the hoop and a long put-back for three.
Kyla Briscoe banged home “two nice jumpers in the short corner off rebounds” on her way to six points, while McGranahan popped for three and Payton Aparicio tossed in a bucket off a “great inbounds pass.”
The Wolves play their next two games at home, with Lakewood coming to the Island Wednesday, Feb. 27, followed by King’s on Monday, March 4.
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