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Jakubicek, Straumann Named Class 4A Honorable Mentions
Straumann and Jakubicek didn't move on in three-point contest but both received Class 4A honorable mention honors from the AP
Thursday night’s IHSA Class 4A state three-point preliminary at Illinois State University was a chance for Cary-Grove’s Meg Straumann and Claire Jakubicek to have some fun and put on the Trojan uniform one more time. With both of them in the same group of shooters, only one had a chance to advance.
Unfortunately, Straumann and Jakubicek’s three-point stroke wasn’t enough as neither moved on to Friday’s state finals. Jakubicek made six out of 15 while Straumann made just one of her 15 shots. The magic number to advance to Friday night’s championship round was eight, which produced a four-person shoot-off. Jakubicek said that a problem with the net getting stuck on the loops of the rim may have slowed down her rhythm.
“I was happy, all I could do was try my best and within the first rack, the net got stuck on the rim,” Jakubicek said. “When I kept shooting, it wouldn’t move down so the rest of the time I was shooting it just stayed up. I didn’t really like it, it was distracting but you got to do what you got to do and keep shooting.”
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Straumann said she just wasn’t her night and now gets ready to move on.
“I just couldn’t get into a rhythm,” Straumann said. “I choked a little bit and now that everything is over, I can really focus on the next step for me in my career so it was a great experience all in all.”
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While Straumann and Jakubicek didn’t make it through in the three-point contest, they did receive some honors on Thursday as both players were named honorable mention to the Class 4A All-State team by the Associated Press.
Jakubicek said that it is a wonderful feeling.
“It’s an honor. I’m excited,” Jakubicek said. “It’s really cool, I know both of us have put in a lot of work so it’s a great accomplishment.”
Straumann added that it is a great feeling to be named to the team.
“That’s a huge honor, being all-State is what it is, being the best of the best,” Straumann said. “Just being in the category of those girls and the caliber of athlete is a definite accomplishment. I‘m very proud of that.”
Jakubicek averaged 19.5 points per game while playing just 24 minutes a game while Straumann averaged 9.6 points, 3.3 assists and three steals a game in 25 minutes per game during Cary’s 27-4 season in 2010-11.
