Coupeville Sports

Kacie Kiel runs the action in an earlier game. (John Fisken photos)

Lindsey Roberts sneaks a peek over the defense.

Five beat nine.

Despite having their opponent outnumbered Sunday, the Coupeville “fall ball” girls’ basketball squad got bounced, hard, falling 30-19 to Sehome.

The loss dropped the Wolves to 3-1.

While Coupeville had plenty of help coming off the bench, Sehome went with the same core group of five girls from opening tip to the final buzzer.

It kind of had to, since those were the only five players in uniform.

The victors benefited from mistakes by the Wolves as much as anything else.

“Nothing clicked offensively. We didn’t show up much defensively,” said CHS assistant coach Amy King, who is merely a fan during “fall ball,” as the team is coached by Scott Hay and Lark Gustafson. “Had a lot of shots go up but not many fell.

“Turnovers were the name of the game as well,” she added. “A lot of rushed passes that didn’t work out in our favor. Early foul trouble and that continued the rest of the game.”

Coupeville did continue its strong turnout this season, with nine Wolves rolling out of bed and into uniform.

Kacie Kiel, Makana Stone, Rachael Arand, Monica Vidoni, Kailey Kellner, Mia Littlejohn, Tiffany Briscoe, Lauren Grove and Lindsey Roberts all suited up.

While they had their winning streak snapped, the Wolves are fully capable of getting back on a hot streak. Commitment is the key word.

“We had more height, we had more players … it should have had a different outcome,” King said. “But we need to want to play defense the whole game, stay disciplined on offense, spreading the floor and actually running the plays, finishing our shots and playing with the desire to do well and win.

“Sehome went for everything, pushed everything and it worked out for them.”