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Bear River senior Lauren Juric rises above swarming Mesa Verde players to score Thursday night at Bear River High School.
Sometimes a game against a weaker opponent is all a person needs to get back on track.
It certainly worked for Bear River's Tanya Copeland during Thursday night's matchup against a struggling Mesa Verde team. Copeland scored 12 points - including two 3-pointers in the first half - to help get herself out of a tough stretch.
Bear River (8-2 in the Pioneer Valley league, 18-7 overall) downed the Mavericks 58-34.
"I think I've been a little intimidated for the past few games," Copeland said. "I felt good out there tonight. I just felt really focused."
On a night when the rest of the Bruins struggled - Bear River finished 25 of 73 shooting on the night - Copeland was five of six from the field, including nailing two of her three 3-point attempts. The rest of the Bruins combined to go two of 21 from behind the arc.
"She played hard and did a good job out there," Bruins coach Jeff Bickmore said. "She played point guard for a while for us, too. She hadn't been shooting well for 3-pointers, so it was nice to see her hit a couple today."
It certainly worked for Bear River's Tanya Copeland during Thursday night's matchup against a struggling Mesa Verde team. Copeland scored 12 points - including two 3-pointers in the first half - to help get herself out of a tough stretch.
Bear River (8-2 in the Pioneer Valley league, 18-7 overall) downed the Mavericks 58-34.
"I think I've been a little intimidated for the past few games," Copeland said. "I felt good out there tonight. I just felt really focused."
On a night when the rest of the Bruins struggled - Bear River finished 25 of 73 shooting on the night - Copeland was five of six from the field, including nailing two of her three 3-point attempts. The rest of the Bruins combined to go two of 21 from behind the arc.
"She played hard and did a good job out there," Bruins coach Jeff Bickmore said. "She played point guard for a while for us, too. She hadn't been shooting well for 3-pointers, so it was nice to see her hit a couple today."
With the game well under control in the second half, Copeland saw more time on the court than a typical game.
"I was really happy about that," Copeland said. "I just stayed really focused and got some pretty good looks."
Bear River started off a little sluggish. Neither team scored in the first one minute, 55 seconds of the game and in that period the Bruins missed five 3-point attempts and a two-pointer. Leading scorer Lauren Juric, who finished with 18 points, finally broke through for the Bruins and Bear River never trailed in the game.
The Bruins jumped out to a seven-point lead but then gave up two quick baskets to the Mavericks.
"Every once in a while it's nice to play one of those games you know you're going to win because you can work on some things," Bickmore said. "We didn't play as well as I would have liked defensively, but it's still a win. You hope you don't have a letdown, which I think we did a little tonight, but we won.
"We had a bad first quarter and our defense gave up a lot of easy shots, but we played hard."
"I was really happy about that," Copeland said. "I just stayed really focused and got some pretty good looks."
Bear River started off a little sluggish. Neither team scored in the first one minute, 55 seconds of the game and in that period the Bruins missed five 3-point attempts and a two-pointer. Leading scorer Lauren Juric, who finished with 18 points, finally broke through for the Bruins and Bear River never trailed in the game.
The Bruins jumped out to a seven-point lead but then gave up two quick baskets to the Mavericks.
"Every once in a while it's nice to play one of those games you know you're going to win because you can work on some things," Bickmore said. "We didn't play as well as I would have liked defensively, but it's still a win. You hope you don't have a letdown, which I think we did a little tonight, but we won.
"We had a bad first quarter and our defense gave up a lot of easy shots, but we played hard."
In the second quarter, Mesa Verde pulled within seven with 4:39 to play before the half. The Mavericks didn't score again until 1:13 had ticked off the clock in the third quarter. The Bruins scored 11 in that span and went on an 11-1 run at the end of the third and start of the fourth quarters to put the game away.
The Bruins' last regular season home game is at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday against Whitney. The regular season ends Thursday with a bout at rival Colfax, also at 7:30 p.m.
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To contact Sports Writer Ross Maak, e-mail rossm@theunion.com or call 477-4244.
BEAR RIVER 58, MESA VERDE 34
The Bruins' last regular season home game is at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday against Whitney. The regular season ends Thursday with a bout at rival Colfax, also at 7:30 p.m.
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To contact Sports Writer Ross Maak, e-mail rossm@theunion.com or call 477-4244.
BEAR RIVER 58, MESA VERDE 34
MESA VERDE (34)
Tessa Ennenga 0-1 2-2 2, Tina Wilson 4-7 0-0 8, Alyssa Amaya 1-8 2-2 4, Stephanie Blue 0-1 0-0 0, Rebecca Rand 0-3 1-5 1, Chantae Edwards 0-2 0-0 0, Suisami Atagi 5-9 0-5 10, Constance Brimage 4-6 0-2 9. Totals 14-37 5-16 34.
BEAR RIVER (58)
Chandre Uno 1-6 0-0 2, Brittany Lawton 0-2 0-0 0, Erin Noud 2-11, 0-0 5, Melanie Fry 2-8, 0-0 4, Rachel Harter 2-10 0-0 4, Tanya Copeland 5-6 0-0 12, Ariel Miller 2-4 0-0 4, Katie Thompson 2-10 0-0 5, Lauren Juric 8-15 2-3 18, Annie Osterholt 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 25-73 4-5 58.
MV 11 4 8 11 - 34
BR 17 16 10 15 - 58
3-pointers - Mesa Verde 1-4 (Brimage 1-2, Amaya 0-1, Ennenga 0-1). Bear River 4-24 (Copeland 2-3, Thompson 1-4, Noud 1-5, Harter 0-1, Fry 0-1, Lawton 0-2, Juric 0-3, Uno 0-5). Total fouls - Mesa Verde 6, Bear River 11. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.
Tessa Ennenga 0-1 2-2 2, Tina Wilson 4-7 0-0 8, Alyssa Amaya 1-8 2-2 4, Stephanie Blue 0-1 0-0 0, Rebecca Rand 0-3 1-5 1, Chantae Edwards 0-2 0-0 0, Suisami Atagi 5-9 0-5 10, Constance Brimage 4-6 0-2 9. Totals 14-37 5-16 34.
BEAR RIVER (58)
Chandre Uno 1-6 0-0 2, Brittany Lawton 0-2 0-0 0, Erin Noud 2-11, 0-0 5, Melanie Fry 2-8, 0-0 4, Rachel Harter 2-10 0-0 4, Tanya Copeland 5-6 0-0 12, Ariel Miller 2-4 0-0 4, Katie Thompson 2-10 0-0 5, Lauren Juric 8-15 2-3 18, Annie Osterholt 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 25-73 4-5 58.
MV 11 4 8 11 - 34
BR 17 16 10 15 - 58
3-pointers - Mesa Verde 1-4 (Brimage 1-2, Amaya 0-1, Ennenga 0-1). Bear River 4-24 (Copeland 2-3, Thompson 1-4, Noud 1-5, Harter 0-1, Fry 0-1, Lawton 0-2, Juric 0-3, Uno 0-5). Total fouls - Mesa Verde 6, Bear River 11. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.
