Girls Basketball Holiday Tournament: Preview

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK


BETHANY CHRISTIAN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT: December 18, 2010.
Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,665) and New Menno Lands Arena (capacity 300), Goshen, Ind.


Rosters: Bethany, Elkhart, LCA

Schedule:

• Lakeland Christian (1-6) vs. Bethany (4-5), 10:00 a.m. (NMLA)
• Cornerstone Christian vs. ECA (1-6), 11:45 a.m. (NMLA)
• 11:45 loser vs. 10:00 loser, 2:30 p.m. (ML)
• 11:45 winner vs. 10:00 winner, 6:00 p.m. (ML)

Coaches:

• Elkhart: Jim Bigler (13-35, 3rd season at ECA)
• Cornerstone: not available
• Bethany: Krysten Parson (34-66, 5th season at BCHS)
• LCA: Jay Lavender (112-118, 10th season at LCA)

Leading scorers:

• Elkhart: Kayley Baughman (20.3 ppg); Natalie Allen (10.3); Lexi Rambadt (4.4)
• Cornerstone: not available.
• Bethany: Marla zumFelde (16.2 ppg); Natalie Thorne (7.3); Mattie Lehman (5.0)
• LCA: not available.

In The Mirror:

• Elkhart: lost 55-35 to Argos, Dec. 9; lost 50-27 to Westview, Dec. 7; lost 65-44 to Ind. Ritter, Dec. 4 
• Cornerstone: not available
• Bethany: lost 76-29 to FW Canterbury, Dec. 11; def. John Glenn 52-40, Dec. 7; def. Lakewood Park 46-43, Dec. 4
• LCA: def. SB Trinity 49-39, Dec. 11; lost 57-52, Dec. 3; lost 53-33 to Lakewood Park, Nov. 30

Looking Ahead:

• Elkhart: Dec. 20 at Bremen, 7:00; Dec. 21 at South Bend St. Joseph's, 7:30; Jan. 7 at Lakeland Christian, 6:00
• Cornerstone: not available.
• Bethany: Dec. 21 vs. Jimtown, 7:30; Jan. 6 at Bremen, 7:30; Jan. 8 at FW Blackhawk, 11:30
• LCA: Dec. 29 vs. Huntington Eagles, noon; Dec. 29 vs. Ind. Trailblazers, 6:00; Dec. 30 vs. SB Trinity, 4:00

Last Meetings:

• Elkhart 47, Bethany 33, 2/1/2010 at ECA
• Elkhart 62, LCA 49, 1/8/2010 at ECA
• LCA 49, Cornerstone 29, 12/19/2009 at BCHS (holiday tournament consolation)
• Bethany 39, Cornerstone 8, 12/19/2009 at BCHS (holiday tournament semifinal)
• Bethany 61, LCA 43, 12/18/2008 at BCHS (holiday tournament semifinal)
• Elkhart vs. Cornerstone unavailable.

Sagarin Ratings Predict:

• Bethany (-16½) over LCA
• Bethany (-7½) over Elkhart
• Elkhart (-9) over LCA
• Cornerstone not included in rankings