ROCHELLE — When the Lady Hubs needed a basket, Jacie Wyatt answered the call.
Wyatt was the top performer for the Rochelle girls varsity basketball team on Tuesday, scoring eight points …
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ROCHELLE — When the Lady Hubs needed a basket, Jacie Wyatt answered the call.
Wyatt was the top performer for the Rochelle girls varsity basketball team on Tuesday, scoring eight points and grabbing 10 rebounds in the Lady Hubs’ 46-34 loss to LaSalle-Peru at Rochelle Township High School.
“Jacie’s the heart of the team,” head coach Tony Rowan said. “We try to get Jacie as many touches as we can. She’s one of those extremely unselfish players who always makes the best reads, whether it’s a shot or penetration and a pass… We just need her to be a little more selfish with the basketball and take more shots.”
Rochelle (3-6, 0-3 NIB-12 West) entered Tuesday’s game against the Lady Cavs seeking its first conference victory of the season after dropping a nail biter to Ottawa two weeks ago and falling to Geneseo in its home opener last Friday. Both teams came out with a defensive mindset early on, with LaSalle-Peru (6-3, 2-1 NIB-12 West) holding a 7-3 lead after the first quarter.
“The girls caused a lot of chaos and they forced a lot of turnovers,” Rowan said. “We got them to panic a little bit and we caused a lot of travels and bad passes. I’m very happy on the defensive side, but we just need to click on the offensive side.”
But behind a strong effort from senior Riley Brovelli, who finished with a game-high 25 points, the Lady Cavs squashed Rochelle’s comeback and held on in the fourth quarter to escape RTHS with a victory. Junior Allison Lehn added 13 rebounds for the Lady Cavs, who attempted 34 free throws in the game to help extend their lead.