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36 | February 15, 2018 | The Mokena Messenger sports mokenamessenger.com Girls basketball Warriors slam door on Knights’ win streak RANDY WHALEN Freelance Reporter There was more at stake for the Lincoln-Way West girls basketball team than just a victory over its crosstown rival in the rubber match of the season last week. Like an outright Red Division SouthWest Suburban Conference championship. Taylor Gugliuzza poured in a game-high 18 points as the Warriors got that with a 63-39 victory over Lincoln- Way Central on Thursday, Feb. 8, at West. Not only did their 14th straight win give the Warriors (26-3, 11-1) their first outright SWSC Red title, the victory also establishes a new West school record for wins with 26. The old mark was 25, set with a 25-2 record in the 2014-15 season. That was also the same season that the Warriors won their only other SWSC Red title, a shared one with Lincoln-Way North. Central (14-14, 7-5) saw its four game win streak snapped. “We looked at this game as a playoff game,” Central coach Dave Campanile said. “It was a great atmosphere and I wanted us to play a hard fought game. West won the conference championship and that’s good for them. But afterward I was completely positive. We all hit the reset button now and are 0-0 going into the postseason.” The door opened for West “With West it’s pick your poison. Do you try to take away their dribble penetration, or do you help too much and give them the open looks? They hit 10 threes and we didn’t pass the ball too well.” Dave Campanile — Lincoln-Way Central head coach, on the loss to Lincoln-Way West to take the conference title outright when 2-time defending league champion Bradley-Bourbonnais was upset Feb. 6 in a 54-50 loss to Thornwood. West had split its games with the Boilermakers (20-7, 10-2) this season. “Coach [Ryan White] told us at practice [on Wednesday, Feb. 7],” West freshman guard Tara Gugliuzza said of Bradley-Bourbonnais losing. “So we knew [what was at stake]. I’m really excited and it’s really good. All the hard work we’ve put into the season paid off.” As has been the case numerous times this season, Tara Gugliuzza (14 points) saw her older sister, sophomore guard Taylor Gugliuzza, lead the team in points. Junior guard Tara Hastings (16 points) also made big scoring contributions in the win. “No, honestly I didn’t think so,” Tara Gugliuzza said when asked if she thought she’d step into a team this good her freshman year. “I knew we’d be good, but not this good.” Neither did her coach, who has been the head coach at West for all of the nine seasons of its varsity existence. “We lost three seniors from last seasons team and two of them [Emily Atsinger and Courtney O’Donnell] were 4-year varsity kids,” said White of last years group, which finished with a record of 24-6. “So I’m just amazed how everyone on the team has stepped up to fill a role. I couldn’t be more pleased with everything.” Central and the Warriors split their previous two meeting this season. The Knights won by a score of Please see basketball, 35 LennanII Phase II -Now Open Decorated Models areOpen Mon-Thu 10am-4pm | Sat/Sun Noon-4pm | Friday byAppt. Since 1970 Contactthe Sales Center fordetails at 708.479.5111 and visit online anytime at www.cranahomes.com Exit I-80 at La Grange Road south for just under twomiles to La PorteRoad andturn east for one-half mile to Brookside Meadows. OPPORTUNITY
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