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Wyoming freshman Kristen Scheffler shoots over the North Dakota State defense Saturday in Casper.
By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
CASPER -- Kristen Scheffler is just a freshman, Wyoming head coach Joe Legerski keeps reminding himself.
With that said, Legerski had Scheffler in mind late against North Dakota State in the BlueCross BlueShield Wyoming Shootout Saturday at the Casper Events Center.
Clinging to a five-point lead with barely three minutes left in the contest, Scheffler scored seven points in exactly a minute to give Wyoming (6-3) some breathing room. The Cowgirls outscored the Bison (4-4) 14-2 for the 68-51 victory.
“It’s a five-point game with three minutes to go and Kristen Scheffler just took over,” Legerski said. “She has that kind of ability.”
The Bison battled back from a 17-point first-half deficit and cut the lead to 54-49 with 3:21 left. Scheffler came back with her only 3-pointer of the game and then canned two straight jumpers just inside of the 3-point arc.
Suddenly, it is a 12-point game again.
“That’s huge for us. She is a great player, she is so talented,” Wyoming senior Megan McGuffey said. “I think we’re trying to get her more comfortable where she can step up and take those shots for us because she is such a great shooter.”
It just so happened that it wasn’t coincidence that Scheffler hit the big shots down the stretch; she was set up to do just that.
“We have a set for her. Whether or not she wants to do it or not, that’s up to her. She is a freshman,” Legerski said. “I think she grew up tonight.”
Scheffler finished with 13 points in the game, all in the second half. She was just 0-for-2 from the field in the first half, despite 14 minutes of court time.
“Coach has told me to be more aggressive offensively,” Scheffler said. “With the motion that we were running, it just sets me up for the shot.”
Legerski said that the most difficult thing for Scheffler is that she is a freshman and they have “greater belief” in her than what she does.
“I think she has grown,” Legerski said. “We keep telling her all of the time that she has the ability to take over and tonight she did.”
Admitted Scheffler: “Sometimes I should be more aggressive the whole game. Sometimes I just focus on passing and giving it to people who are open.”
The Lovell native isn’t a newcomer to the Casper Events Center, as she has a few appearances in the state tournament with the Bulldogs. This may be her best game in the building, though.
“I haven’t always shot well in this building. I guess today wasn’t too bad,” she said. “My 3-point shot wasn’t falling, but that was OK.”
Wyoming freshman Kristen Scheffler shoots over the North Dakota State defense Saturday in Casper.
By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
CASPER -- Kristen Scheffler is just a freshman, Wyoming head coach Joe Legerski keeps reminding himself.
With that said, Legerski had Scheffler in mind late against North Dakota State in the BlueCross BlueShield Wyoming Shootout Saturday at the Casper Events Center.
Clinging to a five-point lead with barely three minutes left in the contest, Scheffler scored seven points in exactly a minute to give Wyoming (6-3) some breathing room. The Cowgirls outscored the Bison (4-4) 14-2 for the 68-51 victory.
“It’s a five-point game with three minutes to go and Kristen Scheffler just took over,” Legerski said. “She has that kind of ability.”
The Bison battled back from a 17-point first-half deficit and cut the lead to 54-49 with 3:21 left. Scheffler came back with her only 3-pointer of the game and then canned two straight jumpers just inside of the 3-point arc.
Suddenly, it is a 12-point game again.
“That’s huge for us. She is a great player, she is so talented,” Wyoming senior Megan McGuffey said. “I think we’re trying to get her more comfortable where she can step up and take those shots for us because she is such a great shooter.”
It just so happened that it wasn’t coincidence that Scheffler hit the big shots down the stretch; she was set up to do just that.
“We have a set for her. Whether or not she wants to do it or not, that’s up to her. She is a freshman,” Legerski said. “I think she grew up tonight.”
Scheffler finished with 13 points in the game, all in the second half. She was just 0-for-2 from the field in the first half, despite 14 minutes of court time.
“Coach has told me to be more aggressive offensively,” Scheffler said. “With the motion that we were running, it just sets me up for the shot.”
Legerski said that the most difficult thing for Scheffler is that she is a freshman and they have “greater belief” in her than what she does.
“I think she has grown,” Legerski said. “We keep telling her all of the time that she has the ability to take over and tonight she did.”
Admitted Scheffler: “Sometimes I should be more aggressive the whole game. Sometimes I just focus on passing and giving it to people who are open.”
The Lovell native isn’t a newcomer to the Casper Events Center, as she has a few appearances in the state tournament with the Bulldogs. This may be her best game in the building, though.
“I haven’t always shot well in this building. I guess today wasn’t too bad,” she said. “My 3-point shot wasn’t falling, but that was OK.”
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