Women still searching for first league win

After working out the kinks, forward Danielle Stewart said she was anxious to play again, and win a league game in basketball for the first time this season.
The unpredictable northwest weather did not let this happen.
The Rangers are still searching for their first win, but in their last two games showed signs of improvement.
“I was hoping we would play and come out and win,” said Stewart. “You can’t work in the snow. We had to rely on inside things; we might be a little rusty, but now we are getting back into things.”
After losses to Skagit Valley College Jan. 14 and Seattle Community College Jan. 16 the Rangers’ next two games were postponed due to snow.
“The hard part was we couldn’t practice either,” said head coach Tammy Helwig. “It only takes six days to get out of shape, I hope the girls took my warning and stepped it up.”
On Jan. 14 at Skagit Valley the Rangers scored a season high of 61 points, but it was no match for the Cardinals who, led by Sophia Baetz’s 29 points, defeated the Rangers 83 - 61.
“We had been working on shooting, we are still not where I would like to be offensively, but I like our defense,” said Helwig.
RaNesha Pace, who is fairly new to the Rangers, scored a team high of 23 points, and also brought down eight rebounds.
“(Pace) brings speed, and we rely on her to be aggressive,” said Stewart. “She has basketball IQ, and is a leader.”
Pace brings a lot to the team, but Helwig said the team relies on her a little too much.
“The girls are just standing around and watching and not moving with the basketball,” said Helwig.
On Jan. 16 against Seattle Community College the Rangers stuck with Seattle much of the way through the game. Stewart led the Rangers, scoring 20 and getting nine rebounds.
“I made it very clear to get the ball inside to Stewart,” said Helwig.
“My problem had been I wasn’t calling for the ball,” said Stewart. “My teammates and I had to work on it.”
The Rangers kept the game close until Seattle brought in one of the last players on their bench, Erica Fonzi. Fonzi was a perfect three-of-three from the three-point range and put the game out of reach for the Rangers.
“She was the dead-last player on the bench and I just thought, ‘are you kidding me, we can’t catch a break.’ Even their coach said they had never shot that well here before,” said Helwig.
Once again OC failed to get their first win of the season, losing 62 - 79.
The Rangers travel to Peninsula Wednesday, and then return home to face Everett Saturday.
“We have come very close,” said Helwig. “When we play the makeup game against Edmonds we should win and (it) will be a good win for us; we need something.”