Lady Eddies fall in opener
Published 6:01 am Thursday, August 31, 2006
By Staff
NEW BUFFALO – The Edwardsburg girls' varsity basketball team kicked off the 2006 season with a 40-29 setback at the hands of host New Buffalo Monday night.
The Lady Bison grabbed an 11-4 first quarter lead, however, the Lady Eddies stormed back to cut the lead to 18-16 at the intermission.
Edwardsburg (0-1) outscored New Buffalo (1-0) 12-7 in the second quarter.
The two teams played nearly even in the third period, with New Buffalo taking a 24-21 lead into the final quarter.
New Buffalo outscored Edwardsburg 16-8 in the final stanza to pick up the victory.
Crissy Breisch led Edwardsburg with nine points. Christina Hans and Kelsey Moreno both added five points.
EDWARDSBURG 29
Julie Harness 1 0-0 2, Steffany Streb 0 2-2 2, Patty Luebcke 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Koontz 2 0-0 4, Crissy Breisch 2 5-6 9, Christina Hans 1 3-4 5, Lindsey Harroff 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Moreno 2 1-2 5. Totals: 9 11-14 29
NEW BUFFALO 40
Cortney Oman 10 3-4 25, Anna Lisa Parker 2 0-3 4, Leah Cernick 0 0-0 0, Cherlynn Rosenbaum 2 0-0 4, Caitlin Shepherd 0 1-2 1, Tuszynski 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 4-15 40
Edwardsburg 4 16 21 29
New Buffalo 11 18 24 40
Three-point baskets: Oman NB (2)
Records: Edwardsburg 0-1, New Buffalo 1-0