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The Anselmo-Merna (Merna, NE) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Spalding Academy (Spalding, NE) by a score of 40-33.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Spalding Academy51141333
Anselmo-Merna61181540
Final score provided by J. Furrow.
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Game Stats

Spalding Academy

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals3312492426
11Elizabeth Bauer (Jr)104123333
12Brooke Keber (Fr)00200
14Kaitlyn Dozler (Sr)00300
21Grace Glaser (Fr)00100
22Anna Esch (Sr)114113636
25Beth Keber (Jr)5282525
31Kelly Kleffner (Jr)72121721
Anselmo-Merna

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4015433535
10Alexis Zimmer (So)00300
11Rebecca Maring (Jr)20200
13Ellie Wells (Sr)00400
14Megan Christen (Sr)17898989
20Taylan Myers (Jr)00200
21Tiffy Myers (Jr)00200
23Tara Geiser (Sr)73103030
24K. Safranek (Jr)12393333
32Claire Cooksley (Fr)2125050
Spalding Academy

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals33142582040114524
11Elizabeth Bauer (Jr)10245041233
12Brooke Keber (Fr)0020
14Kaitlyn Dozler (Sr)0030030
21Grace Glaser (Fr)0010010
22Anna Esch (Sr)11010365041040
25Beth Keber (Jr)514252825
31Kelly Kleffner (Jr)71333221001911
Anselmo-Merna

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals40060101759153741
10Alexis Zimmer (So)0030
11Rebecca Maring (Jr)222100020
13Ellie Wells (Sr)0040
14Megan Christen (Sr)1712508989
20Taylan Myers (Jr)0010020
21Tiffy Myers (Jr)0020020
23Tara Geiser (Sr)7125031030
24K. Safranek (Jr)1202068753743
32Claire Cooksley (Fr)201011100
Spalding Academy

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals33825336872221
11Elizabeth Bauer (Jr)1024624
12Brooke Keber (Fr)0123113
14Kaitlyn Dozler (Sr)012351
22Anna Esch (Sr)113691384
25Beth Keber (Jr)51671524
31Kelly Kleffner (Jr)7554375
Anselmo-Merna

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals409202951121818
10Alexis Zimmer (So)011111
11Rebecca Maring (Jr)21111
13Ellie Wells (Sr)01341141
14Megan Christen (Sr)1763937113
15M. Bumgarner (Jr)1
20Taylan Myers (Jr)0443
21Tiffy Myers (Jr)0442
23Tara Geiser (Sr)7112125
24K. Safranek (Jr)1244372
32Claire Cooksley (Fr)21
Spalding Academy

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:FBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.270.360.380.33
11Elizabeth Bauer (Jr)0.50
12Brooke Keber (Fr)0.33
22Anna Esch (Sr)0.130.380.75
25Beth Keber (Jr)0.500.251.25
31Kelly Kleffner (Jr)0.570.430.60
Anselmo-Merna

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:FBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.280.610.610.11116
10Alexis Zimmer (So)1.0011
11Rebecca Maring (Jr)1
13Ellie Wells (Sr)0.250.251.002
14Megan Christen (Sr)3.007.002.330.333
20Taylan Myers (Jr)4
21Tiffy Myers (Jr)1
23Tara Geiser (Sr)0.20
24K. Safranek (Jr)0.431.504

Game Story

Nebraska High School Basketball - Anselmo-Merna nips Spalding Academy

January 30, 2018: Merna, NE 68856

Anselmo-Merna Coyotes (Merna, NE) backers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Spalding Academy Shamrocks (Spalding, NE), 40-33 in a league bout.

With the victory, Anselmo-Merna upgrades its record to 9-7 on the campaign. The Coyotes travel to Twin Loup (Sargent, NE) to play the Wolves in a non-league bout on Thursday, February 1. The Wolves come into the bout with a record of 2-13. Twin Loup lost 45-24 in their recent non-league bout against South Loup (Arnold, NE)

Next up, the Shamrocks play the Burwell Longhorns (Burwell, NE) in a non-league bout, on Friday, February 2. Spalding Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 6-8 season record. The Longhorns come into the bout with a 13-5 record after their 56-17 league win over Palmer (Palmer, NE).

Rankings & Records

Spalding Academy (17-18)

NationalNEClass
12,76320023
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
8-135-55-43-70-2.381.5008271,030

Anselmo-Merna (17-18)

NationalNEClass
11,01717217
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
10-104-14-43-43-2.500.800754729

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Spalding Academy
9.38.39.811.46.539.4
Anselmo-Merna
8.610.79.59.1-37.7

Head-to-Head

  • Anselmo-Merna won on 1/30/2018
    1/30Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Spalding Academy51141333
    Anselmo-Merna61181540

    The Spalding Academy (Spalding, NE) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Anselmo-Merna (Merna, NE) by a score of 40-33.

  • Spalding Academy won on 2/13/2018
    2/13Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Anselmo-Merna71712339
    Spalding Academy9891844

    The Anselmo-Merna (Merna, NE) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Spalding Academy (Spalding, NE) by a score of 44-39.

  • 1/29/2019 results not reported

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Team Stat Comparison

Spalding AcademyAnselmo-Merna
39.4Points Per Game37.7
30.0Rebounds Per Game24.8
8.7Assists Per Game9.9
8.4Steals Per Game13.7
3.0Blocks Per Game2.4

Team Leaders

Spalding AcademyAnselmo-MernaNational Avg.
#31 Kelly Kleffner14.4Points Per Game#24 Kourtney Safranek7.44.2
#11 Elizabeth Bauer8.8Rebounds Per Game#14 Megan Christen5.92.8
#31 Kelly Kleffner3.9Assists Per Game#14 Megan Christen3.10.8
#31 Kelly Kleffner3.3Steals Per Game#14 Megan Christen3.21.1
#11 Elizabeth Bauer1.8Blocks Per Game#14 Megan Christen1.10.3

Record Breakdown

Spalding Academy (17-18)

Anselmo-Merna (17-18)

8-13
Overall
10-10
5-5
League
4-1
3-7
Non-League
4-6
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
2-1
Common Opponent
1-0
5-4
Home
4-4
3-7
Away
3-4
0-2
Neutral
3-2
0-0
Playoff
0-0
8-13
In-State
10-10
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0