For Ottawa junior guard Ashlynn Ganiere, the thought of shooting free throws during the past two seasons wasn’t close to the top of the list of things she wanted to do.

But in the Pirates’ 38-27 win over host Prairie Central at the Bank of Pontiac Turkey Tip-Off Tournament on Tuesday in Fairbury, Ganiere kept the full-court pressing Hawks at arm’s length in the final three minutes by knocking down seven of her eight attempts.

“My first two years I had not been very confident shooting free throws and I struggled,” Ganiere said. “Honestly, I hated having to shoot them. But I really worked on free throws a lot in the offseason and I now feel like every time I go to the line, I’m going to make them. I don’t have the nerves anymore. I just get up there and shoot them.”

Ganiere finished wit

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