Edmonds-Woodway girls knock off defending champs

Published 10:30 pm Thursday, December 29, 2011

EDMONDS — The Edmonds-Woodway girls basketball team went 14-for-16 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to defeat last year’s state champions Lewis and Clark 42-39.

Sidney Eck had nine points and 14 rebounds in the win.

E-W head coach Duane Hodges said the team the Warriors faced Thursday wasn’t quite the same team that won that state championship, but they were still a challenge.

“They were down a couple of players due to injuries (tonight), but they are still really, really good,” Hodges said. “They are a great defensive team. We were able to execute a few things, get inside. Maybe in the fourth quarter they got in a little foul trouble. … They had to foul, I should say.”

Natalie Kasper led the Warriors with 14 points and connected twice from 3-point range.

At Edmonds-Woodway H.S.

Lewis and Clark515109—0

Edmonds-Woodway88818—0

Lewis and Clark—Tampien 3, Arquette 10, Keenan 7, Moravec 12, Howlett 7, Kuhta 2, Kay 0, Bates 0, Romasko 0, Richard 0. Edmonds-Woodway—M. Kasper 2, Eck 9, N. Kasper 14, Spencer 0, Vogel 0, Jackson 9, Olajoyegbe 8. 3-point goals—N. Kasper 2, Jackson 2, Tampien 1, Arquette 1, Keenan 2, Howlett 1. Records—Edmonds-Woodway 6-4 overall.