Northeast puts three on All-RVC North squad

Three Rebels were honored for their play with selections to the All-River Valley North team.

Senior Alyssa Fowler landed on the honor squad for a second straight year as she and sophomore Emma Kjergaard both were picked for the second team.

Sophomore Leah Mangelsen, meanwhile, brought home honorable mention accolades.

All three players amassed more than 200 points — no Rebel accomplished the feat last year — with Kjergaard leading the way with 241, Fowler adding 238 and Mangelsen dropping in 209.

Fowler did the bulk of her work inside. She led the team with 88 two-point field goals and attempted just two three-pointers, though she made both of them.

The senior was a frequent visitor to the free throw line. In fact, Fowler’s 56 made free throws were more than any of her teammates, sans Mangelsen, attempted.

Fowler added a team-high 150 rebounds and shined on both the offensive (69) and defensive (81) glass. The Rebel’s strong defense extended beyond rebounds, too, as she also came up with 39 steals and blocked a team-high 14 shots.

The complement to Northeast’s work inside was Kjergaard’s ability to knock down shots from deep.

The sophomore guard accounted for nearly half of the Rebels’ 104 three-pointers, finishing third among River Valley North players with 48 threes.

Not to be outdone, Kjergaard also converted better than half — 40-of-79 — of her two-point attempts and added 17 free throws.

In addition to her own scoring success, Kjergaard also was great at setting up teammates for open looks, leading the team with 79 assists (fourth among North players).

Kjergaard also paced the Rebels with 43 steals and blocked five shots. The sophomore grabbed 85 rebounds with 63 of them coming on the defensive end.

Mangelsen joined Fowler as a force inside — she converted 72 two-pointers — while also knocking down eight three-pointers and being a frequent visitor to the free throw line where she ranked second in both made and attempted foul shots.

The sophomore pulled down 112 rebounds, finishing second on the team in both offensive (33) and defensive (79) boards.

Mangelsen dished out 25 assists and nearly matched that number with 24 steals.