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Article: Lady Crusaders pull away: Notre Dame nearly solves Holy Trinity, but Steffensmeier steps up in victory.
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- The Hawk Eye (Burlington, IA)
- Article date:
- January 24, 2009
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Byline: Matt Levins
Jan. 24--FORT MADISON -- Notre Dame High School girl basketball coach Kollin Alfred had the perfect game plan for Friday night's SEI Superconference South Division game against Holy Trinity.
Alfred's plan was simple -- pack the paint and make the usually erratic-shooting Lady Crusaders beat them from the outside.
The Nikes carried out Alfred's plan to perfection -- for nearly three quarters.
The only thing the Nikes weren't counting on was senior guard Ashli Steffensmeier's red-hot shooting from the outside. Steffensmeier buried two 3-pointers, then had a steal and a clutch basket at the end of the third quarter on ...