For a recreational game, Alpha Delta Pi 2 and Chi Omega1 proved that it was anything but “just for fun,” as both teams put up a good fight during last night’s intramural game at the Student Recreation Fitness Center.

The action-filled game ended with Chi Omega1 grabbing a 40-23 victory. Much of the scoring was done in the second half of the game with fewer turnovers and tighter defenses.

During the low scoring first half, neither team let up easily, and the score was kept at a relatively even level until the second half.

Within the first minutes of the game, Stefani Fuhrman, Tulsa, Okla., sophomore, shot an easy three-pointer. Cheers came from the ADPi2 sideline as the girls on the court congratulated her.

After that, Chi Omega1 responded by making quick layups through ADPi2’s defense and traveling forcefully down the lane to pick up easy baskets.

Both teams played aggressively throughout the game and drove through the lane with reckless abandon to try to score.

Chi Omega1 used communication to help each other out and constantly kept moving and getting in front of their defenders and blocking out for rebounds.

Just ten minutes into the first half, Erica Lathrop, Blair, Neb., junior, called a timeout for Chi Omega1 and tried to use strategy to get a lead in the game.

“We had to get into the rhythm and take care of the basics,” said Chelsie Harper, Hugoton senior and member of Chi Omega1.

The small pep talk worked for Chi Omega1, and when the game started up again, the defense held ADPi2 in check for the next ten minutes, while the offense made quick passes deep inside the paint.

The first half ended with a score of 13-13 and both teams thinking about what they could do better in the second half.

By the time the second half started, Chi Omega1 knew what needed to be done to score more points. Before returning to the court, Chi Omega1 players told each other to step up on defense and pumped each other up with a team shout prior to the start of play. At the same time on the other side of the court, ADPi2 had its own plans for a victory.

“We should put more pressure on the ball handler,” Kate Weinstock, Overland Park junior, told her ADPi2 teammates.

During the second half, both teams got into major foul trouble. Although ADPi2 had chances to put points on the board through foul shots, it didn’t capitalize on them.

Towards the end, ADPi2 tried to get back into the game but most of its shots kept hitting the heel of the rim and bouncing into Chi Omega1’s outreached hands.

Both teams played a very aggressive game, but ChiOmega1 was determined to prevail.

Even though the game was a hard fought battle, Chi Omega1’s athleticism, teamwork and determination proved too much for ADPi2 and, in the end, gave Chi Omega1 the 17-point victory.

— Edited by Madeline Hyden