A halftime adjustment by Shawano Community High School’s girls basketball team slowed Autumn Voigt, but the nonconference matchup with visiting Clintonville was a battle to the end nonetheless.
Voigt, a 5-foot-11 junior, had 12 points in the first half of Monday night’s showdown before Shawano shifted defenses en route to a 47-41 win.
Shawano coach Ryan Koenig changed at intermission from the zone defense that Voigt had solved through the first 16 minutes to a man-to-man alignment.
“We had to box her out,” Koenig said. “She was getting every offensive rebound and putting them back for them,”
The transition was effective, sparking a second-half wherein the Hawks tied the game at 20 on a hoop by senior Courtney Vomastic and went ahead for good on a pair of free throws by junior Megan Klitzke.
After the two teams traded buckets, Sydney Schreiber gave the Hawks (7-12, 5-9 Bay Conference) a big lift with a pair of 3-pointers that put them up 30-24 after three periods.
Schreiber and Vomastic had eight points each for the Hawks, who needed the sharpshooting of senior Briana Boda down the stretch to hold off Clintonville (6-12, 6-8 Eastern Valley Conference). The Truckers had battled back to within 34-32 when Boda (13 points) hit back-to-back shots, one a 3-pointer, to give Shawano the breathing room it would need the rest of the way.
Koenig said aggressiveness was key to putting Shawano ahead in the second half, and holding Voigt to four second half points before she fouled out in the closing seconds of the game.
“We had to be aggressive,” Koenig said. “In the first half we sat back and used our zone, and did not attack the paint. But in the second half we made some adjustments, and Sydney (Schreiber) made some key shots that turned the game around.
“Briana was ready to play, too. She had a couple of illnesses and is just getting over them. I think she is back to normal now. She really stepped up when we needed it, making shots. That is what seniors should do.”
The Truckers never quit, as they drilled four 3-pointers with less than a minute remaining, including two from senior guard Allison Johnson, to pull within 43-41.
That’s as far as the comeback would go, though, as Voigt fouled out with :30 remaining and Shawano shut out Clintonville the rest of the way.
“(Voigt) fought hard and she did not get some calls,” Clintonville coach Stephanie Wengelski said. “She didn’t get any baskets down the stretch, but she kept fighting hard and that is all you can ask for.”
Clintonville (41)
Sorenson 3 0-0 7, Wagenson 2 0-0 4, Betz 2 0-0 4, Voigt 5 6-9 16, Johnson 4 0-0 10.
Shawano (47)
Monfils 2 0-0 4, Mo. Klitzke 0 3-4 3, Me. Klitzke 0 1-2 1, Vomastic 3 2-2 8, Boda 5 2-4 13, Ainsworth 0 2-2 2, Hokenstad 0 5-8 5, Schreiber 3 0-0 8, Dunnam 1 1-2 3.
Clintonville 10 8 6 17 - 41
Shawano 7 11 12 17 - 47
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