[Vision2020] GO BEARS!!! - Cinderella

Sat Feb 18 08:24:36 PST 2006

Moscow 43, Burley 33

The Bears continued their Cinderella run — and looked like a team that could 
give Vallivue problems.

The Bears, once 3-12, have won 10 of their past 11 games to reach the title 
game. They're led by 6-foot-3 post Kelsey Taylor, who scored 13 points in 
the semifinal win, but feature an inexperienced roster full of athletes.

"We match up with (Vallivue's) size pretty well," Moscow coach Lisa 
Carscallen said. "If our guards can handle the pressure from their guards 
defensively, I think we'll be able to give them a game."

The Bears certainly are better than their record. The rough start was a 
combination of new players (they had nine seniors last year) and tough 
scheduling (they played some top Washington teams and their conference 
includes 5A teams).

Many of the newcomers are multi-sport athletes with minimal basketball 
experience.

Still, Moscow committed just nine turnovers against Burley — a season low — 
and played fantastic team defense, filling the passing lanes with 
outstretched arms.

"We just have to play defense and make up for some of the skills we maybe 
don't have offensively," Carscallen said.

They'll try that formula one more time tonight — at an arena many Bears 
didn't even know was hosting the state final until Friday.

"It feels kind of unreal," Taylor said, "but it feels really good. We have 
so much potential individually. At the end of the season, we just all came 
together."

McKel Baker and Nicole Tolman scored eight points apiece for Burley in the 
loss.

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