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No. 6-ranked Cougars beat No. 5 Sandburg
November 25, 2008
By JOURNAL STAR STAFF
Reprinted with permission of the Journal Star
Freshman Kathleen Donoho, from Mahomet-Seymour High, led the Cougars with 17 points.
Freshman Sara Hamilton, from Washington, and classmate Haley Jones, from Knoxville, added 12 points each.
ICC trailed 35-34 at halftime.
"We pulled it out in the last six minutes," said ICC coach Steve Garber, whose squad beat Sandburg 47-43 in the 2007 national tournament at East Peoria.
The Cougars went on to place third in the tournament.
This time, ICC made 12 of 26 from the field. Carl Sandburg was 18 of 23.
The Cougars took advantage of 12 of 17 free throw shooting, while Carl Sandburg was 4 of 7.
Sandburg struggled from 3-point range, making only 3 of 15 attempts. ICC was 2-for-9 on treys.
The victory raised ICC's record to 6-1.
Sandburg dropped to 3-2.
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