Final.

Not ready to come marching home quite yet, CAL's Lady Centurions declawed the Lady Bearcats of KCD. The score tells the tale of the hunt. None of CAL's starters played much more than a quarter, usually two to three minutes at a time.

 

Instead, the game provided the coaches with the chance to try a variety of lineups and see if the bench could provide a spark. Sophomore Paige Gardner made the most of the opportunity, scoring 10 points, hitting 3 of 5 from 3-point range, collecting 3 rebounds and 3 steals. Junior guard Abbie Erickson made 3 of 4 FG coupled with 3 rebounds. In limited playing time, regular starters Antonita Slaughter and Anna Hart contributed 12 and 11 points, respectively.

 

The Lady Bearcats may have been outmatched on this occasion, but they never went into hibernation and deserve credit for maintaining a positive spirit and effort until the horn sounded. Shelby Hendricks worked for 7 well-earned points, often being fouled to prevent a lay-up.

 

Game scoring by quarter

CAL 14 15 20 19 68

KCD 3 4 4 8 19

Halftime: CAL 29 KCD 7

 

Individual player stats

CAL: Antonita Slaughter (12 points, 4 rebounds), Anna Hart (11 points, 2 rebounds), Paige Gardner (10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals), Abbie Erickson (7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals), Emily Walden (6 points), Allison Karst (5 points, 5 rebounds), Kate Joss (4 points, 4 steals, 1 rebound), Casey Marshall (4 points, 3 steals), Tabitha Malloy (4 points, 2 rebounds), China Dow (3 points, 3 rebounds, 4 steals)

KCD: Hendricks (7 points), Goins (4 points), Esterhay (4 points), Green (2 points), Muhammah (1 point), Giesel (1 point)

 

Team stats

CAL: FG 22/59 (37.3%), 3-pt. FG 7/21 (33.3%), FT 17/21 (81%), 33 rebounds, 10 turnovers

KCD: FG 3/32 (9.38%), 3-pt. FG 1/6 (16.7%), FT 12/21 (57.1%), 33 rebounds, 26 turnovers

 

Sideline notes

KCD:

--They already have two wins this season (over Fort Knox and St. Francis) and lost by only 3 points to Whitefield Academy. With their positive team attitude, more victories should follow.

--Rebounds were even at 33, reflecting the Lady Bearcats' effort.

CAL:

--Key stat: Points off bench - CAL 35, KCD 3 as Reserves stepped up on both ends of the floor.

--Turnovers: even with bench playing majority of game, turnovers were still limited to 10.

 

Coming up for CAL...

Friday, December 11: Eastern at 6 pm, home opener for CAL