By Abigail Hodgson
UCA Sportswriting
St.
Joseph girls’ basketball coach Chris Kordsmeier celebrated his 600th
win for the program on Tuesday night at the St. Joseph Family Activity Center.
The Lady Bulldogs rolled over Marshall, 61-21, improving their record to 6-0. The team and fans awarded Kordsmeier after the
monumental win with a plaque and a celebration later that night after the boy’s
game.
In
his 23rd year at the helm of the Lady Bulldog basketball program,
Kordsmeier holds an impressive 600-202 record and said he felt honored to have the
historic win at home at his alma mater.
“I
told the girls that I was real proud of the fact that they could do this,”
Kordsmeier said. “It’s a good group so it’s good that they were here to share
that with me.”
Kordsmeier credited everyone involved in the St. Joseph
athletic programs for reaching this mark for the girls’ basketball team.
“I’ve been blessed and I’ve
obviously had a lot of good players, families, parents and a good
administration,” Kordsmeier said. “Coach (Brent) Bruich has been a big help for me, and
Coach (Luke) Davis, all of our pee-wee coaches. It’s just been a team kind of thing
and it’s been really nice.”
During the game, the Lady Bulldogs dominated not only on offense but also on defense where they played in a zone
formation. Marshall rarely passed half-court, and the Lady Bulldogs were able
to limit them to just 21 points. With some Marshall
players injured and out, the competition was a bit down against St. Joseph.
“We’re doing a better job [on
defense] and that competition was a little bit down,” Kordsmeier said. “Marshall
will get better when their players return, but we still did a good job as far as
that goes. There’s always room for improvement. We let them drive us a little
bit and didn’t quite cover like I wanted to, but I can’t complain too much when
we only allowed them 21.”
The Lady Bulldogs are looking to
continue their undefeated ways traveling to England on Friday night.
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