Gators Hold Off Mercy San Francisco for Another Senior Night Win

Administrator — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:21:57 +0000

Castilleja won it’s ninth consecutive Senior Night and clinched 2nd place in the WBAL – Foothill Division away from visiting Mercy San Francisco Friday night. The Skippers of Mercy came ready to prove that their 30-point loss to Castilleja weeks ago was an aberration and found themselves in a nip-and-tuck game with the score tied at 24 at halftime. The Gators did all they could to pull away from Mercy, building a six point lead going into the final frame. Castilleja would eventually push the lead to nine with five minutes left, but the Skippers refused to quit. Mercy would pull to within two in the final minute aided by senior Ericka von Kaeppler (14 points, 11 rebounds, eight blocks) fouling out with 2 ½ remaining, but clutch free throws from senior Laura Martinez (six points) and junior Eve Zelinger (19 points, eight assists, three steals) salvaged the game for Castilleja. Senior Natalie Vais recorded new career highs in the victory with six points, three assists, and a block.

Notes: Eve Zelinger hit her 500th career field goal in the game, joining Mika Peterman as the only other player in school history with 500 career baskets…Ericka von Kaeppler recorded her 40th career double-double while becoming the first player in school history to record 100 blocks in a single season…Sophomore Natasha von Kaeppler became the fastest player to record 500 career rebounds reaching that milestone in only 49 games…Castilleja and Mercy San Francisco scored 22 and 20 4th quarter points respectively, marking the first quarter in Castilleja School history in which both teams tallied 20 or more points.

Games Needed to Accumulate 500 Career Rebounds
Player                          Games
Natasha von Kaeppler, 2007-     49
Ericka von Kaeppler, 2005-      56
Nikki Perlman, 2001-2005        61
Eve Zelinger, 2006-             62
Lindsay Taylor, 2004-2008       74
Kate Vander Ploeg, 2001-2004    80

Eve Zelinger: Athlete of the Week

Administrator — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:57:20 +0000

Eve Zelinger earned Athlete of the Week honors from the Palo Alto Weekly by helping Castilleja to it’s second 4-0 week in school history. In the four victories, Zelinger totaled 80 points, 33 rebounds, 26 assists, eight steals, and six blocks, while shooting 48.5% from the floor and 42.9% on threes. 33 of those 80 points came in a victory over Liberty Christian at the Bentley Shootout, tying her own single-game school record. Zelinger’s 26 assists is the most in a calendar week in school history.

       Most Points in a Calendar Week
Player               Week of       Games   Points
Ericka von Kaeppler  Nov 25, 2007  4       90
Eve Zelinger         Nov 30, 2008  4       87
Mika Peterman        Feb 16, 2003  4       82
Mika Peterman        Nov 30, 2003  4       81
Eve Zelinger         Feb  1, 2009  4       80
Eve Zelinger         Dec 10, 2006  4       80

       Most Assists in a Calendar Week
Player               Week of       Games   Assists
Eve Zelinger         Feb  1, 2009  4       26
Mika Peterman        Jan 26, 2003  3       22
Eve Zelinger         Nov 25, 2007  4       21
Eve Zelinger         Jan 28, 2007  3       21
Lindsay Taylor       Nov 25, 2007  4       21

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