{"id":128550,"date":"2020-02-24T04:54:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T09:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=128550"},"modified":"2020-02-24T04:55:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T09:55:26","slug":"vw-falls-to-bath-in-d-ii-sectional-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2020\/02\/24\/vw-falls-to-bath-in-d-ii-sectional-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"VW falls to Bath in D-II sectional finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong><em>independent sports editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SPENCERVILLE &#8212; Just nine days after giving up 61 points to Bath in the regular season finale, Van Wert\u2019s defense held the second seeded Wildkittens to just 38 points, but the Lady Cougars struggled offensively in a 38-28 Division II sectional championship loss at Spencerville High School on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jamison-Clouse-2-23-2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-128549\"\/><figcaption><strong>Van Wert&#8217;s Jamison Clouse scored 10 points against Bath during Saturday&#8217;s Division II sectional championship game.<\/strong> <em>Bob Barnes\/file photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bath made just one of 10 shots to start the game and Van Wert led 9-6 at the end of the first quarter, with Jamison Clouse scoring four of her team high 10 points with a basket and a pair of free throws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a great first quarter,\u201d Van Wert head coach Hannah Phlipot said. \u201cThe girls came out energetic and executed our game plan perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bath was able to recover in the second quarter by connecting on three triples to help grab a 21-12 halftime lead, including two by Chandler Clark, who went on to finish with a game high 15 points. Van Wert\u2019s only points of the quarter came on a trey by Sofi Houg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTurnovers hurt us in the second quarter and Bath knocked down a couple of threes,\u201d Phlipot explained. \u201cThey gained the momentum and kept it the remainder of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Wert had 18 turnovers in the game and shot 31 percent (9-29), while Bath hit 32 percent from the floor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esther Bolen scored six of Bath\u2019s eight third quarter points, but Van Wert was held to just five in the period, with three of those coming on foul shots by Clouse and Caylee Phillips and the Wildkittens led 29-17 entering the final period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the loss, Phlipot saw some positive things in the game and as the season progressed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe saw a lot of progress as the season went along,\u201d Phlipot said. We consistently had 5-7 girls scoring each night, which is what we need to do to win games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur offseason priority is to continue to better our skill set,\u201d Phlipot added. \u201cWe need to focus on becoming a better and more consistent shooting team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scoring summary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bath   6  15   8   9 \u2013 38<br>VW    6    3   5  11 \u2013 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bath: Abbie Dackin 1-0-2; Ja\u2019Dasia Hardison 2-0-5; Esther Bolen 3-1-8; Chandler Clark 6-1-15; Ruby Bolen 2-0-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Wert: Kyra Welch 1-0-2; Carly Smith 1-0-2; Jamison Clouse 2-6-10; Jaylyn Rickard 1-0-3; Caylee Phillips 1-1-4; Sofi Houg 2-0-5; Allison Schaufelberger 1-0-2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor SPENCERVILLE &#8212; Just nine days after giving up 61 points to Bath in the regular season finale, Van Wert\u2019s defense held the second seeded Wildkittens to just 38 points, but the Lady Cougars struggled offensively in a 38-28 Division II sectional championship loss at Spencerville High School on Saturday. 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