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BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Boys basketball
Bremen 49, Culver 36 (Feb. 25): Jalen King and Auston Zehner had 11 points each for Culver in a home loss to Bremen on Feb. 25 in their regular season finale.
Emiliano Ortiz added five points, Marquez Anderson had four, and Ethan Keller had two for the Cavaliers (6-15).
Carson Miller had 26 points for Bremen.
Bremen led 24-9 at halftime.
Northfield 35, Culver 32 (Feb. 22): Mason Herbert scored 13 points for Culver in a home loss to Northfield on Feb. 22. Auston Zehner added eight, Shane Shuman had six, and Emiliano Ortiz had five.
Northfield led 18-17 at halftime and extended their lead to 29-23 after three quarters.
Culver fell to 6-14.
Culver 58, LaCrosse 29 (Feb. 19): Shane Shuman scored 16 points, and Auston Zehner added 12 as the visiting Cavaliers routed sectional rival LaCrosse on Feb. 19.
Marquez Anderson added nine points, Mason Herbert had six, Ethan Keller and Emiliano Ortiz had five each, Joey Pizur and Oliver Morgan had two each, and Jalen King had one.
Culver led 27-14 at halftime and extended the lead to 47-22 after three quarters.
Culver (6-13) held LaCrosse leading scorer Ben Garwood to one point.
Culver 41, South Central (Union Mills) 40 (Feb. 18): Emiliano Ortiz’s game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer – they were his only three points of the game – gave the Cavaliers a road win over South Central on Feb. 18.
Marquez Anderson and Shane Shuman had 10 points each to lead Culver (5-13). Mason Herbert added seven, Auston Zehner had six, Joey Pizur also had three points, and Ethan Keller had two.
Culver led 21-17, but South Central rallied to take a 35-32 lead after three quarters.
North Judson 36, Culver 22 (Feb. 15): Marquez Anderson and Mason Herbert scored six points each for Culver in a Hoosier North road loss to North Judson on Feb. 15.
Emiliano Ortiz had four points, Shane Shuman had three, Jalen King had two, and Auston Zehner had one.
Ty Schumacher led North Judson with 10 points.
North Judson led 19-12 at halftime.
Culver 44, Pioneer 40 (Feb. 11): Mason Herbert scored 11 points, and Jalen King had 10 for Culver in a home conference win over Pioneer on Feb. 11.
Ethan Keller and Marquez Anderson had six each, Joey Pizur had five, Auston Zehner had four, and Shane Shuman had two.
Drew McKaig had 12 for Pioneer in the loss.
Culver led 19-14 at halftime.
Culver broke a nine-game losing streak and improved to 4-12, 2-4.
John Glenn 64, Culver 46 (Jan. 18): Emiliano Ortiz scored 15 points, and Jalen King had 10 for Culver in a home loss to John Glenn in the Bi-County Tournament quarterfinals at John R. Nelson Gymnasium on Jan. 18.
Shane Shuman contributed eight points, Marquez Anderson had six, Mason Herbert had five, and Ethan Keller had two.
Silas Kaser and Brycen Hannah scored 18 points each to lead Class 3A, No. 2 John Glenn.
John Glenn led 34-27 at halftime.
Triton 60, Culver 34 (Jan. 14): Emiliano Ortiz scored 11 points for the host Cavaliers in a loss to conference and sectional rival Triton on Jan. 14.
Mason Herbert and Auston Zehner scored eight each, Jalen King had three, and Ethan Keller and Shane Shuman had two each.
Ashton Oviedo and Tyson Yates led Triton with 16 points each. Triton led 25-18 at halftime.
TRITON (60) (7-2, 2-0)
McKinney 1 0-0 2, Oviedo 4 6-6 16, Shively 4 1-2 9, Johnson 4 0-0 10, Yates 7 2-4 16, Graham 2 1-1 5, Workman 1 0-0 2, Briles 0 0-0 0, Large 0 0-0 0, Pitney 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 23 10-13 60
CULVER (34) (3-8, 1-3)
Ethan Keller 1 0-0 2, Emiliano Ortiz 4 1-1 9, Jalen King 2 0-2 5, Mason Herbert 3 1-1 8, Marquez Anderson 0 0-0 0, Oliver Morgan 0 0-0 0, Joey Pizur 0 0-2 0, Shane Shuman 0 2-2 2, Auston Zehner 2 2-2 8
TEAM: 12 6-10 34
Three-point field goals:
Triton 4 (Oviedo 2, Johnson 2),
Culver 4 (Zehner 2, Herbert, King)
Total fouls: Triton 10, Culver 15
Turnovers: Triton 9, Culver 14
Score by quarters
Triton 11 14 16 19 – 60
Culver 6 12 8 8 – 34
Trinity Greenlawn 32, Culver 15 (Dec. 18): Shane Shuman scored seven points, Mason Herbert added six, and Ethan Keller had two for Culver in a home loss to sectional rival Trinity Greenlawn on Dec. 18.
Henry Lee had 16 points, and Jacob Palmer added seven for the Titans.
Trinity Greenlawn led 9-6 at halftime and extended the lead to 25-8 at halftime.
Winamac 40, Culver 29 (Dec. 14): Emiliano Ortiz scored eight points, and Ethan Keller added seven for the host Cavaliers in a Hoosier North loss to Winamac at John R. Nelson Gymnasium on Dec. 14.
Jalen King and Mason Herbert had four each.
Beau Brandt scored a game-high 11 points for Winamac, who led 18-12 at halftime.
WINAMAC (40) (3-2, 2-0)
Gregor 0 1-2 1, Compton 3 1-2 8, Malchow 0 3-4 3, Terry 1 5-8 7, Brandt 4 2-2 11, Loehmer 1 2-2 4, Stark 1 2-2 4, Schultz 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 11 16-22 40
CULVER (29) (3-4, 1-1)
Ethan Keller 2 2-2 7, Emiliano Ortiz 1 5-10 8, Jalen King 2 0-1 4, Mason Herbert 1 2-7 4, Marquez Anderson 1 0-0 2, Shane Shuman 1 0-0 2, Joey Pizur 1 0-0 2, Auston Zehner 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 9 9-20 29
Three-point field goals:
Winamac 2 (Compton, Brandt),
Culver 2 (Keller, Ortiz)
Total fouls: Winamac 15, Culver 17
Fouled out: Malchow (WIN)
Turnovers: Winamac 9, Culver 13
Score by quarters
Winamac 13 5 9 13 – 40
Culver 6 6 6 11 – 29
Culver 35, Knox 27 (Dec. 11): Mason Herbert scored 11 points for the Cavaliers in a Hoosier North road win over Knox on Dec. 11.
Emiliano Ortiz had eight, Ethan Keller and Auston Zehner had six each, and Shane Shuman had four.
Declan Austin, a 6-6 center, led Knox with 14 points.
Knox led 15-11 at halftime. Culver outscored Knox 15-4 in the fourth quarter.
Culver 64, Covenant Christian (DeMotte) 55 (Dec. 10): Jalen King led three players in double figures with 17 points for the visiting Cavaliers in a win over Covenant Christian on Dec. 10.
Mason Herbert added 13 points, and Emiliano Ortiz added 10 for Culver. Marquez Anderson had eight, Joey Pizur had five, Shane Shuman had five, Ethan Keller had four, and Auston Zehner had two.
Culver (2-3) led 31-19 at halftime.
North Miami 61, Culver 46 (Dec. 7): Mason Herbert scored 14 points, and Marquez Anderson added 11 for Culver in a road loss to North Miami on Dec. 7.
Emiliano Ortiz added eight, and Jalen King had five.
Landen Hunt led North Miami with 17 points. Patriks Reimanis and Keagan Donaldson had 13 each, and Braden Burns had 10.
Culver led 14-3 after one quarter, but North Miami rallied to take a 24-20 halftime lead.
Lakeland Christian 54, Culver 51 (Dec. 3): Mason Herbert scored 14 points, and Emiliano Ortiz added 13 for Culver in a home loss to Lakeland Christian at John R. Nelson Gymnasium on Dec. 3.
Jalen King added eight, Shane Shuman added six, Ethan Keller had four, and Marquez Anderson and Auston Zehner had three each for Culver (1-2).
Seth Martin had 22 points for Lakeland Christian, who led 25-23 at halftime. The game was tied 35-35 after three quarters.
Culver 80, West Central 31 (Nov. 30): Emiliano Ortiz outscored the entire West Central team with 32 points, and the Culver boys basketball team earned their first win of the season over host West Central on Nov. 30.
Mason Herbert scored 14 points; Jalen King had 11; Ethan Keller, Joey Pizur and Marquez Anderson had five each; Shane Shuman and Steven Pugh had three each; and Auston Zehner had two points and grabbed 17 rebounds.
Culver (1-1) led 42-14 at halftime.
Girls basketball
LaVille 46, Culver 27 (Jan. 29): Rose Peterson hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points for Culver in a loss to host LaVille in the Lady Cavs’ regular season finale on Jan. 29.
Lizzie Pugh had three points and a team-high six rebounds.
LaVille held Culver scoreless in the second quarter in building a 20-5 halftime lead.
Culver finished 0-7 in Hoosier North play; LaVille finished 1-6 and broke a 13-game conference losing streak.
CULVER (27) (4-17, 0-7)
Grace Sieber 0 0-0 0, Rose Peterson 4 2-2 14, Lizzie Pugh 1 0-0 3, Avery Garland 0 0-0 0, Luci Overmyer 0 0-0 0, Ashley Pugh 0 0-0 0, Brynn Berndt 0 0-0 0, Kaylee Hamilton 1 0-0 3, Kassidy Banks 2 0-0 5, Amiyah Williams 0 0-0 0, Livi Overmyer 1 0-0 2, Maisy McCuen 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 9 2-2 27
LAVILLE (46) (10-12, 1-6)
Smith 3 0-0 9, Rock 2 2-3 6, H. Kwiatkowski 3 1-2 7, B. Edison 0 0-0 0, L. Edison 2 0-0 5, L. Kwiatkowski 0 0-0 0, Sherk 6 4-6 16, Foster 1 1-2 3
TEAM: 17 8-13 46
Three-point field goals:
Culver 7 (Peterson 4, Hamilton, Banks, L. Pugh),
LaVille 4 (Smith 3, L. Edison)
Total fouls: Culver 13, LaVille 7
Turnovers: Culver 15, LaVille 11
Score by quarters
Culver 5 0 15 7 – 27
LaVille 10 10 13 13 – 46
West Central 50, Culver 34 (Jan. 27): Rose Peterson hit three 3-pointers and scored 14 points, but the Lady Cavaliers lost a road game to sectional rival West Central on Jan. 27.
Avery Garland added eight points for Culver (4-16).
Annika Smith led West Central with 21 points.
West Central outscored Culver 17-4 from the foul line.
Culver led 22-20 at halftime, but West Central outscored Culver 18-5 in the third quarter to take a 38-27 lead going into the fourth.
CULVER (34) (4-16)
Grace Sieber 1 0-0 2, Brynn Berndt 2 0-0 4, Rose Peterson 5 1-4 14, Luci Overmyer 0 0-0 0, Avery Garland 3 2-3 8, Kaylee Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Kassidy Banks 0 0-0 0, Amiyah Williams 1 0-0 2, Livi Overmyer 0 1-2 1, Lizzie Pugh 1 0-0 3, Maisy McCuen 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 13 4-9 34
WEST CENTRAL (50) (5-14)
Allen 2 1-2 6, Bishop 5 3-8 13, Sharpe 2 4-4 8, Smith 6 9-16 21, Mellon 0 0-0 0, Glasford 1 0-0 2, Toenjes 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 16 17-30 50
Three-point field goals:
Culver 4 (Peterson 3, Pugh),
West Central 1 (Allen)
Total fouls: Culver 24, West Central 7
Fouled out: Pugh (CUL)
Turnovers: Culver 16, West Central 13
Score by quarters
Culver 12 10 5 7 – 34
West Central 6 14 18 12 – 50
Covenant Christian (DeMotte) 51, Culver 39 (Jan. 25): Rose Peterson hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points, but the host Lady Cavaliers lost to Covenant Christian on Jan. 25.
Avery Garland had a team-high seven rebounds for Culver.
Skylar Bos scored 16 points for Covenant Christian. Sophie Bakker had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Gabbi Zeilenga had 10 points and 12 rebounds.
COVENANT CHRISTIAN (DEMOTTE) (51) (17-4)
DeFries 0 0-0 0, Mellon 0 0-0 0, Bakker 2 8-10 13, Zeilenga 2 5-9 10, Walstra 3 2-2 8, Zeldenrust 1 1-5 3, Bos 7 1-2 16
TEAM: 15 18-28 51
CULVER (39) (4-15)
Grace Sieber 2 0-0 6, Brynn Berndt 4 0-0 9, Rose Peterson 6 2-2 18, Lizzie Pugh 0 0-0 0, Avery Garland 1 0-0 2, Ashley Pugh 0 0-0 0, Kaylee Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Kassidy Banks 1 0-0 2, Luci Overmyer 0 0-0 0, Amiyah Williams 0 0-0 0, Livi Overmyer 0 0-0 0, Maisy McCuen 1 0-0 2, Anniek Buis 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 15 2-2 39
Three-point field goals:
Covenant Christian 3 (Bakker, Zeilenga, Bos),
Culver 7 (Peterson 4, Sieber 2, Berndt)
Total fouls: Covenant Christian 7, Culver 21
Fouled out: Bos (CC)
Turnovers: Covenant Christian 14, Culver 16
Score by quarters
Covenant Christian 12 9 17 13 – 51
Culver 16 7 5 11 – 39
John Glenn 65, Culver 20 (Jan. 18): Grace Sieber had five points for host Culver in a loss to John Glenn in the Bi-County Tournament quarterfinals at John R. Nelson Gymnasium on Jan. 18.
John Glenn led 42-10 at halftime.
JOHN GLENN (65) (13-7)
Fansler 5 3-3 15, Hayden 8 0-0 17, Turnage 1 0-0 3, Romer 2 3-4 7, Lang 0 0-0 0, Hooten 6 2-5 14, Yelaska 4 0-0 9, Bradley 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 26 8-12 65
CULVER (20) (4-13)
Grace Sieber 2 0-0 5, Rose Peterson 1 0-0 2, Lizzie Pugh 1 0-0 3, Maisy McCuen 1 1-2 3, Avery Garland 2 0-0 4, Kaylee Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Luci Overmyer 1 0-0 3, Anniek Buis 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 8 1-2 20
Three-point field goals:
John Glenn 5 (Fansler 2, Hayden, Turnage, Yelaska),
Culver 3 (Sieber, Overmyer, Pugh)
Total fouls: John Glenn 5, Culver 8
Turnovers: John Glenn 10, Culver 25
Score by quarters
John Glenn 23 19 15 8 – 65
Culver 2 8 7 3 – 20
Triton 71, Culver 34 (Jan. 14): Grace Sieber had eight points, Rose Peterson had seven, and Lizzie Pugh had six for Culver in a Hoosier North home loss to Triton on Jan. 14.
Addyson Viers had 32 points and 18 rebounds for Triton. Taren Yates added 19.
Triton had a 40-16 advantage in rebounds and forced 22 Culver turnovers.
Culver would later avenge this loss in the sectional quarterfinals.
TRITON (71) (12-7, 4-2)
Yates 8 3-5 19, Groves 0 0-0 0, Faulkner 4 0-0 9, Atkins 2 1-2 6, Viers 10 11-12 32, Bules 0 2-4 2, Kuntz 0 0-0 0, King 0 0-0 0, M. Hensley 1 0-0 2, Bugg 0 1-2 1
TEAM: 25 18-25 71
CULVER (34) (4-12, 0-5)
Grace Sieber 4 0-0 8, Kaylee Hamilton 1 0-0 2, Rose Peterson 3 0-0 7, Luci Overmyer 1 0-0 3, Avery Garland 2 0-0 4, Brynn Berndt 1 0-0 2, Kassidy Banks 0 0-0 0, Livi Overmyer 1 0-0 2, Lizzie Pugh 2 0-0 6, Maisy McCuen 0 0-0 0, Amiyah Williams 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 15 0-0 34
Three-point field goals:
Triton 3 (Faulkner, Atkins, Viers),
Culver 4 (Pugh 2, Peterson, Luci Overmyer)
Total fouls: Triton 5, Culver 17
Turnovers: Triton 12, Culver 22
Score by quarters
Triton 21 14 27 9 – 71
Culver 9 8 4 13 – 34
Frontier 47, Culver 35 (Jan. 12): Grace Sieber scored a team-high 14 points for the Lady Cavaliers in a home loss to Frontier on Jan. 12. Brynn Berndt and Avery Garland added six each.
Emma Blissett scored 25 points for Frontier.
Frontier outscored Culver 16-3 from the foul line. Culver made just four of 34 3-point tries.
Frontier led 24-11 at halftime.
FRONTIER (47) (7-6)
Jay 5 0-1 10, Blissett 7 9-10 25, Sorenson 1 3-8 5, Anderson 1 0-0 3, Newcom 0 3-4 3, Tarr 0 0-0 0, Minnear 0 1-2 1
TEAM: 14 16-25 47
CULVER (35) (4-11)
Grace Sieber 5 2-4 14, Brynn Berndt 3 0-0 6, Kaylee Hamilton 1 0-0 2, Rose Peterson 1 0-0 3, Lizzie Pugh 1 0-0 3, Avery Garland 3 0-0 6, Kassidy Banks 0 0-0 0, Luci Overmyer 0 1-2 1, Amiyah Williams 0 0-0 0, Maisy McCuen 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 14 3-6 35
Three-point field goals:
Frontier 3 (Blissett 2, Anderson),
Culver 4 (Sieber 2, Peterson, Pugh)
Total fouls: Frontier 13, Culver 19
Fouled out: Peterson (CUL)
Turnovers: Frontier 20, Culver 15
Score by quarters
Frontier 9 15 6 17 – 47
Culver 7 4 13 11 – 35
North Judson 47, Culver 28 (Dec. 16): Grace Sieber hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 10 points, but the Lady Cavaliers lost a Hoosier North home game to North Judson Dec. 16.
Culver shot 23 percent from the field and committed 18 turnovers.
Olivia Burkett scored a game-high 15 points for the Lady Jays. Morgan Hensley had 13 points and 12 rebounds.
North Judson led 24-9 at halftime.
NORTH JUDSON (47) (3-10, 1-1)
Mitmoen 1 0-0 2, Burkett 7 0-2 15, Boyd 2 0-0 4, Radtke 1 1-1 3, Frasure 3 4-6 10, Chaffins 0 0-0 0, Chalmers 0 0-0 0, Garbinson 0 0-0 0, Hensley 5 3-4 13, Minix 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 19 8-13 47
CULVER (28) (3-10, 0-4)
Grace Sieber 4 0-0 10, Rose Peterson 1 3-4 6, Lizzie Pugh 0 0-0 0, Avery Garland 0 0-0 0, Luci Overmyer 0 0-0 0, Ashley Pugh 0 0-0 0, Brynn Berndt 0 1-3 1, Kaylee Hamilton 1 0-0 3, Kassidy Banks 1 1-2 3, Amiyah Williams 0 2-2 2, Livi Overmyer 0 3-4 3, Maisy McCuen 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 7 10-15 28
Three-point field goals:
North Judson 1 (Burkett),
Culver 4 (Sieber 2, Hamilton, Peterson)
Total fouls: North Judson 15, Culver 17
Fouled out: Sieber (CUL)
Turnovers: North Judson 11, Culver 18
Score by quarters
North Judson 11 13 13 10 – 47
Culver 2 7 8 11 – 28
Knox 49, Culver 14 (Dec. 11): Grace Sieber and Brynn Berndt had five points each, and Amiyah Williams and Maisy McCuen had two points each for Culver in a road loss to conference rival Knox Dec. 11. Berndt also had a team-high five rebounds.
Addison Eskridge scored 14 points, and Megan Bolen added 13 points and 13 rebounds for Knox.
Knox led 17-0 after one quarter and extended the lead to 23-5 at halftime.
CULVER (14) (3-9, 0-3)
Grace Sieber 2 0-0 5, Brynn Berndt 2 0-0 5, Rose Peterson 0 0-0 0, Luci Overmyer 0 0-0 0, Maisy McCuen 1 0-0 2, Kaylee Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Kassidy Banks 0 0-0 0, Amiyah Williams 1 0-2 2, Livi Overmyer 0 0-0 0, Avery Garland 0 0-0 0, Anniek Buis 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 6 0-2 14
KNOX (49) (5-5, 1-2)
Messer 3 2-6 8, Bolen 6 1-4 13, Quals 0 2-2 2, Webb 0 0-0 0, Moss 3 0-1 6, Minix 1 4-4 6, Fairchild 0 0-0 0, Eskridge 4 5-6 14
TEAM: 17 14-23 49
Three-point field goals:
Culver 2 (Sieber, Berndt),
Knox 1 (Eskridge)
Total fouls: Culver 17, Knox 2
Turnovers: Culver 25, Knox 16
Score by quarters
Culver 0 5 5 4 – 14
Knox 17 6 14 12 – 49
Culver 53, Lakeland Christian 38 (Dec. 3): Rose Peterson scored a game-high 29 points, and the Lady Cavaliers rolled to a win over visiting Lakeland Christian at John R. Nelson Gymnasium on Dec. 3.
Peterson knocked down four 3-pointers and made 11 of 13 free throws. Peterson made more free throws than the entire Lakeland Christian team (9).
Grace Sieber had a team-high four assists to go along with her seven points. Peterson and freshman Livi Overmyer had five rebounds each.
Culver trailed 20-11 after one quarter but held Lakeland Christian to three points in the second quarter.
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN (38) (2-4)
Calizo 5 5-6 15, Vawter 0 0-0 0, Norris 2 0-0 5, Reimink 0 0-0 0, Daley 0 0-0 0, Stonebraker 5 3-5 15, McCrum 1 1-2 3, Sibert 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 13 9-14 38
CULVER (53) (3-8)
Grace Sieber 2 3-6 7, Rose Peterson 7 11-13 29, Brynn Berndt 2 0-0 5, Kaylee Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Avery Garland 2 0-0 4, Ashley Pugh 0 0-0 0, Kassidy Banks 0 0-0 0, Luci Overmyer 1 0-0 3, Amiyah Williams 0 0-0 0, Livi Overmyer 2 1-2 5, Lizzie Pugh 0 0-0 0, Maisy McCuen 0 0-2 0
TEAM: 16 15-23 53
Three-point field goals:
Lakeland Christian 3 (Stonebraker 2, Norris),
Culver 6 (Peterson 4, Berndt, Luci Overmyer)
Total fouls: Lakeland Christian 22, Culver 11
Fouled out: Calizo (LCA), McCrum (LCA)
Turnovers: Lakeland Christian 23, Culver 14
Score by quarters
Lakeland Christian 20 3 6 9 – 38
Culver 11 16 14 12 – 53
Argos 52, Culver 42 (Nov. 23): Grace Sieber had 14 points for Culver in a road loss to Argos in the Bell game on Nov. 23.
Sieber also had five rebounds to tie for team-high honors, and she also led the team with four assists. Lizzie Pugh also had five rebounds.
Argos had a 42-28 rebounding advantage, and they also made more free throws (17) than Culver attempted (10).
Argos led 24-19 at halftime.
Bella Stults had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Argos. Samantha Redinger had 13.
CULVER (42) (2-7)
Grace Sieber 6 1-2 14, Rose Peterson 2 3-4 9, Luci Overmyer 2 2-4 7, Lizzie Pugh 0 0-0 0, Avery Garland 0 0-0 0, Brynn Berndt 2 0-0 5, Kaylee Hamilton 1 0-0 2, Kassidy Banks 2 0-0 5, Livi Overmyer 0 0-0 0, Maisy McCuen 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 15 6-10 42
ARGOS (52) (6-1)
Emma Dunlap 0 1-2 1, Samantha Redinger 3 7-9 13, Bella Stults 7 2-2 17, Sophia Bollenbacher 2 2-4 6, Lizzy Edmonds 2 3-6 7, Allison Zahm 0 0-0 0, Carleigh Miller 1 0-0 2, Amanda Fajardo 2 2-3 6
TEAM: 17 17-26 52
Three-point field goals:
Culver 6 (Peterson 2, Sieber, Berndt, Banks, Luci Overmyer),
Argos 1 (Stults)
Total fouls: Culver 18, Argos 7
Turnovers: Culver 18, Argos 15
Score by quarters
Culver 9 10 9 14 – 42
Argos 15 9 13 15 – 52
Culver 38, Elkhart Christian 33 (Nov. 18): Rose Peterson scored 16 points, and the Lady Cavaliers rallied for a road win after scoring just one point in the first quarter on Nov. 18.
Grace Sieber added eight points. Lizzie Pugh had two assists. Peterson also had seven steals.
Culver scored 23 points in the fourth quarter after scoring just 15 in the first three quarters combined.
Allison Russell scored 12 points, and Camille Annan had 10 for Elkhart Christian.
Elkhart Christian led 13-1 after one quarter and 18-8 at halftime.
Elkhart Christian made just 4 of 12 free throws.
CULVER (38) (2-5)
Grace Sieber 3 0-1 8, Kaylee Hamilton 1 2-4 4, Rose Peterson 3 8-13 16, Lizzie Pugh 1 1-3 3, Avery Garland 1 0-0 2, Brynn Berndt 1 0-0 2, Luci Overmyer 0 0-0 0, Amiyah Williams 0 0-0 0, Livi Overmyer 1 0-0 2, Maisy McCuen 0 1-2 1
TEAM: 11 12-23 38
ELKHART CHRISTIAN (33) (0-2)
Ott 1 4-10 7, Allison Russell 6 0-1 12, Smith 1 0-0 2, Adaline Russell 1 0-1 2, Annan 5 0-0 10, Crouse 0 0-0 0, Liggitt 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 14 4-12 33
Three-point field goals:
Culver 4 (Sieber 2, Peterson 2),
Elkhart Christian 1 (Ott)
Total fouls: Culver 12, Elkhart Christian 19
Fouled out: Allison Russell (ECA)
Turnovers: Culver 19, Elkhart Christian 24
Score by quarters
Culver 1 7 7 23 – 38
Elkhart Christian 13 5 6 9 – 33
Winamac 43, Culver 27 (Nov. 16): Grace Sieber hit five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 15 for Culver in a Hoosier North road loss to Winamac on Nov. 16.
Seven of Culver’s nine field goals were 3-pointers. Winamac pulled away by outscoring Culver 13-2 in the fourth quarter.
Kingsley Kroft scored 13 points, and Kaya Campbell and Piper Link had 11 each for Winamac.
The game was tied 16-16 at halftime.
CULVER (27) (1-5, 0-1)
Grace Sieber 5 0-0 15, Rose Peterson 1 2-2 5, Luci Overmyer 0 0-0 0, Lizzie Pugh 0 0-0 0, Avery Garland 1 0-0 2, Brynn Berndt 1 0-0 2, Kaylee Hamilton 1 0-0 3, Maisy McCuen 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 9 2-2 27
WINAMAC (43) (2-3, 1-1)
Link 5 1-1 11, Smith 1 2-2 4, Kroft 3 4-4 13, Attinger 1 0-0 2, Collins 0 0-0 0, Gearhart 1 0-0 2, Bennett 0 0-0 0, Campbell 3 3-4 11, Loehmer 0 0-0 0, Rausch 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 14 10-11 43
Three-point field goals:
Culver 7 (Sieber 5, Hamilton, Peterson),
Winamac 5 (Kroft 3, Campbell 2)
Total fouls: Culver 14, Winamac 9
Score by quarters
Culver 3 13 9 2 – 27
Winamac 9 7 14 13 – 43
Westville 53, Culver 32 (Nov. 13): Rose Peterson hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 10 points, but Westville held Culver to 22 percent shooting from the field and forced 19 turnovers in recording the road win at John R. Nelson Gymnasium on Nov. 13.
Westville led 16-2 after one quarter before Culver trimmed the lead to 24-21 at halftime.
WESTVILLE (53) (1-3)
Weston 4 1-1 11, Stark 0 0-0 0, B. Benefield 1 0-0 2, A. Benefield 11 6-10 28, Sonaty 1 0-1 2, Mallon 4 0-1 10
TEAM: 21 7-13 53
CULVER (32) (1-4)
Grace Sieber 1 2-2 5, Rose Peterson 3 2-3 10, Luci Overmyer 1 0-0 3, Lizzie Pugh 1 0-0 3, Avery Garland 3 1-2 7, Ashley Pugh 0 0-0 0, Brynn Berndt 1 0-0 2, Kaylee Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Amiyah Williams 1 0-0 2, Livi Overmyer 0 2-2 2, Maisy McCuen 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 11 7-9 32
Three-point field goals:
Westville 4 (Weston 2, Mallon 2),
Culver 3 (Peterson 2, Sieber)
Total fouls: Westville 15, Culver 15
Turnovers: Westville 11, Culver 19
Score by quarters
Westville 16 8 15 14 – 53
Culver 2 19 7 4 – 32
LaCrosse 51, Culver 42 (Nov. 9): Grace Sieber scored 16 points, and Rose Peterson added 10, but the host Lady Cavaliers fell to sectional rival LaCrosse on Nov. 9.
Peterson also had nine rebounds and six steals.
Culver made just 6 of 17 free throw attempts.
LaCrosse led 24-16 at halftime, but Culver came back to take a 34-30 lead going into the fourth quarter.
LACROSSE (51) (1-0)
O’Brien 0 0-0 0, Gurzki 4 1-4 11, Wozniak 4 0-1 8, Frazier 0 2-2 2, Hendrixson 3 5-6 12, Lanfadt 1 2-2 4, Pryor 2 2-4 6, Bartels 4 0-0 8
TEAM: 18 12-19 51
CULVER (42) (1-2)
Grace Sieber 6 3-10 16, Rose Peterson 4 0-1 10, Luci Overmyer 0 3-4 3, Lizzie Pugh 2 0-1 5, Avery Garland 2 0-0 4, Kaylee Hamilton 1 0-1 2, Maisy McCuen 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 16 6-17 42
Three-point field goals:
LaCrosse 3 (Gurzki 2, Hendrixson),
Culver 4 (Peterson 2, Sieber, Pugh)
Total fouls: LaCrosse 21, Culver 20
Fouled out: Peterson (CUL), Overmyer (CUL)
Turnovers: LaCrosse 21, Culver 24
Score by quarters
LaCrosse 11 13 6 21 – 51
Culver 8 8 18 8 – 42
Culver 50, Trinity Greenlawn 28 (Nov. 6): Grace Sieber scored 15 points, and Rose Peterson added 10 for Culver in a road win over sectional rival Trinity Greenlawn on Nov. 6.
Luci Overmyer added eight; Kaylee Hamilton, Livi Overmyer and Avery Garland had four each; and Lizzie Pugh had three.
Peterson also led the team with four rebounds and nine steals. Culver went 16 for 25 from the foul line.
Culver led 22-6 at halftime.
Culver Academy 32, Culver 21 (Nov. 4): Rose Peterson hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored eight points for Culver in a season-opening loss to host Culver Academy on Nov. 4.
Grace Sieber and Luci Overmyer added five points apiece. Lizzie Pugh had a team-high eight rebounds.
Taylor Bowen had 16 points for Culver Academy, who led 14-5 at halftime.
CULVER (21) (0-1)
Grace Sieber 2 0-0 5, Rose Peterson 3 0-0 8, Luci Overmyer 2 0-0 5, Lizzie Pugh 0 0-0 0, Avery Garland 0 0-0 0, Brynn Berndt 1 0-0 2, Kaylee Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Maisy McCuen 0 1-2 1
TEAM: 8 1-2 21
CULVER ACADEMY (32) (1-1)
Magee 0 0-0 0, Craig 4 0-0 8, Orendain 2 0-0 4, Spiller 0 0-2 0, Seddelmayer 0 0-0 0, Kerr 0 0-0 0, Bowen 6 3-3 16, Miller 2 0-2 4
TEAM: 14 3-7 32
Three-point field goals:
Culver 4 (Peterson 2, Overmyer, Sieber),
Culver Academy 1 (Bowen)
Total fouls: Culver 9, Culver Academy 7
Turnovers: Culver 19, Culver Academy 15
Score by quarters
Culver 0 5 8 8 – 21
Culver Academy 9 5 12 6 – 32
