Cold start proves too much to overcome Photos by Matthew Zerfas Story by Ken De Laat Spring Lake 58 Fremont 29 The Packers remarkable season came to an end Monday night in Sparta as they ran into a buzzsaw when they took to the court to face the Lakers. Spring Lake got on the board first and was quickly answered by a Taylor DeKuiper bucket for a 2-2 tie. Then the Lakers led by all-state shoo-in Erin Andree ran off the next 13 points to end the quarter with the Pack facing a 15-2 deficit. In the second Fremont made a mini run early with DeKuiper hitting another basket and following it with a three pointer then Mia Clemance making a welcome return to the lineup also canned a triple. Eliana Vandenberg scored and the Packers found themselves within 10 and with the ball. A turnover, one of many that plagued the Pack on this night, led to a Spring Lake score and once again they finished the quarter running off the last 9 points to get to intermission with a 31-12 lead. Riley Chase, Jessica Bennett and DeKuiper all scored in the 3rd as the Packers played the Lakers even but the comfortable lead Spring lake had built proved too much to overcome. Coach Zerfas: “We got off to our normal slow start but against a really good Spring Lake team, we were not able to come back and make it competitive. Bottom line is Spring Lake earned the win and was better than us. “ The Packers ended their season the same way they began with a loss to the Lakers. Coach Z.: “It doesn't diminish from the historic season our girls had though. We finished overall at 20-5, the most wins in 46 years and second most in program history. We went undefeated in League at 12-0, also the first outright conference championship in 46 years and we won districts for the first time since 2009. Tonight wasn't our night, but our girls have a lot to be proud of. I would like to recognize the outstanding contribution of our seniors, who without such great effort and leadership we would not have been successful. Thank you Jessica Bennett, Katie Ackerman, Olivia Hansen and Elise Pfeiffer....you will be missed.”
Dekuiper led the Packers with 9 points, Bennett finished with 7 and Clemance hit for a half dozen. There are 167 teams in Division 2. Fremont was one of only 32 who made it to the Regionals. And just one team of those 167 ends their season with a win.
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