It was senior night for Henderson and who better for all the seniors on the teams to finish their careers off with than Ouachita Baptist, our arch rivals. It was the seniors last shot to make the Tigers walk back cross the street with their tales between their legs.
Unfortunately, both the Lady Reddies and the Reddies would lose to Ouachita. It would take a last second desperation three pointer by the Lady Tigers to get the 79-77 victory over the Lady Reddies on Thursday, Feb. 25. For more on the game check out this article by Josh Briggs.
As for the Reddies, they came out to a slow start and couldn’t bounce back. Like most of the Reddies’s games they would keep it close, but they could never make that push to get ahead. Because of this the Reddies would lose 81-73.
One positive I saw at the game was there were actually Reddie fans. Most of them didn’t cheer for the teams, but hey at least they showed up. What I would love to see though would be a fan section that was so loud and so into the game that the Tigers were not even able to hear their coach call plays from the sidelines, but I’ll take what I can get. Maybe next season.
Now it was senior night so let’s look at who all we lost.
The Lady Reddies lost:
Danyelle Harris- 4.7(R/G), 1.8 (A/G), 54 (STL), 8 (BLK), 13.1 (PTS/G)
Haley Rogers- 2.2 (R/G), 0.2 (A/G), 7 (STL), 4 (BLK), 4.0 (PTS/G)
Asaiah Lowe- 5.9 (R/G), 0.8 (A/G), 22 (STL), 8 (BLK), 4.0 (PTS/G)
*2009-2010 season statistics
The Lady Reddies finished the season 15-14 overall and 6-8 in conference.
The Lady Reddies’s season ended with all kinds of heartache, first with a last second buzzer beater against OBU and then they would lose a coin toss to see if they would make it into the Gulf South Conference (GSC) tournament as the fourth seed.
With the loss of Harris the Lady Reddies will have to step up offensively to replace Harris’s offensive presents.One highlight is that Jazmine Ellis will be returning for to the Lady Reddies. Ellis is an offensive machine for the Lady Reddies, but I think Coach Matthews should move Ellis to a small forward position instead of posting her up so much. She is able to handle the ball well enough to drive in the lane, she has a pretty good 3 point shot so the defense must respect her on the wing, and she is big enough that most teams will not have a small forward the same size and then you’ve got a mismatch. I think it’s a smart move, but the Lady Reddies will need someone else to step up and play down low for that to work. Overall the Lady Reddies seem to be in good shape for next season.
The Reddies lost:
Lance Smith- 13.3 (R/G), 1.1 (A/G), 13 (STL), 55 (BLK), 18.4 (PTS/G)
Kyle Oldham- 2.1 (R/G), 1.3 (A/G), 13 (STL), 3 (BLK), 11.9 (PTS/G)
Vincent Patterson- 4.5 (R/G), 1.6 (A/G), 40 (STL), 15 (BLK), 10.9 (PTS/G)
Darnei Bates- 2.8 (R/G), 1.9 (A/G), 25 (STL), 1 (BLK), 5.9 (PTS/G)
*2009-2010 season statistics
The Reddies finish the season 8-19 overall and 1-13 in conference.
Overall, this was a really bad season for the Reddies. They are a team will a lot of talent, but they don’t seem to be able to win the game. They lead at half-time many times this season and would lose control of the game in the second half. This is something that must be addressed this off-season.
The Reddies must learn how to execute better in the second half. On offense they need to learn to move more without the ball. When I watch them play it was like watching a bunch of 70 year old men play basketball. None of them wanted to move. This is something else Coach Weaver will have to address during off-season. As always I am looking forward to next season, where hopefully the Reddies will bounce back from this disappointing season.
Now that Henderson’s basketball season is over it is time for me to turn my post towards sports I don’t know as much about- baseball and softball. This weekend I will be attending a Diamond Reddie softball game against OBU. You are all welcome to come and support them with me. The game starts at 1 p.m. at the softball field. It’s a double-hitter, so if you can’t make it at 1, then show up and watch it at 3, and if you can’t make it Saturday, then don’t worry they are also playing Sunday at 1 and 3 p.m. against OBU. There are plenty of chances, so come check it out.
If you’re more of a baseball fan then you are in luck because Reddie baseball team is playing Northern Kentucky at noon on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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