[ t o u r n e y t o w n . c o m -- 2005 Class 2A state tournament ]

Steilacoom -- Esmeralda 7-26 0-0 15, Gacad 0-2 0-0 0, Rich 2-4 1-2 5, McLendon 0-0 0-0 0, Grivas 0-1 0-2 0, Rueter 4-9 5-6 13, Herd 0-2 0-0 0, Scala 3-8 1-4 7, Done 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-52 7-14 40.

Connell -- Cerna 0-1 0-0 0, Eppich 2-8 0-0 5, Booker 0-1 0-0 0, Koelzer 1-4 2-2 4, Hadley 3-5 2-3 8, Quinton 0-0 0-0 0, Bennett 0-0 0-0 0, Pierson 0-0 0-0 0, Wood 4-7 6-6 14, Lyle 4-7 6-8 14, Cottrell 0-1 0-0 0, Knight 4-6 3-5 11. Totals 18-40 19-24 56.

Steilacoom

Connell

3-point goals--S 1-13 (Esmeralda 1-10, Gacad 0-1, Rich 0-1, Herd 0-1), C 1-10 (Eppich 1-5, Cerna 0-1, Booker 0-1, Koelzer 0-3). Rebounds--S 37 (Rueter 9), C 28 (Kyle 6). Assists--S 7 (Gacad 3), C 13 (Koelzer 5). Steals--S 11 (Rich 4), C 5 (Wood 2). Blocked shots--S 1, C 3. Fouled out --Scala, Wood. Total fouls--S 19, C 14. Technical fouls--None. Turnovers--S 18, C 19.

Coriann Wood and Anny Lyle each pumped in 14 points as third-ranked Connell beat Steilacoom 56-40 Friday in the consolation bracket of the Class 2A girls state tournament.

The win sends the Eagles (21-6) into Saturday’s 9 a.m. game for fifth place against Central Washington Athletic Conference rival East Valley of Yakima. Steilacoom ended its season at 19-6.

Wood scored 10 of her points in the first half as the Eagles built a 28-21 halftime lead. Connell put the game away in the third with an 11-5 run that featured four points from Lyle.

Both Wood and Lyle made 4 of 7 shots from the field, and each sank six free throws.

Darcelle Esmeralda led the Sentinels with 15 points, and Kaycie Rueter added 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds.