By: Ella Fowler, Kelsey Bruzek, Tyler Elzholz, and Jaiden Basinger
January 12, 2021
After returning from a long break, the Lady Hurricanes basketball team hosted the Cuyahoga Heights Lady Redskins in a pivotal, early-season CVC contest this past Saturday.
Coming into the game 0-1 with an earlier loss to Independence, the Lady Canes were looking to even their record and to secure their home floor. Unfortunately, the script did not go as planned.
Early in the first quarter, sophomore Shariah Gailes got the Lady Canes on the scoreboard with a quick bucket and a free throw. However, the Lady Redskins answered back with three quick three-pointers. The Lady Canes offense went scoreless, and the quarter ended with a score of 9-3 in favor of the Lady Redskins.
In the second quarter, Gailes converted another bucket with an “And one!” Also, junior Jaida Dominguez got into the scoring column by converting a late steal into a fast break layup. But, that was all that the offense could muster up as the hot-shooting Lady Redskins took a 19-8 halftime lead.
Cold shooting and costly turnovers doomed the Lady Canes in the third quarter as they were outscored 14-0. Tess Conroy of Cuyahoga Heights was on a hot streak hitting almost every shot to increase the lead to 33-8 at the end of the third.
Lady Canes’ freshman Ashlyn Dyson began to heat up in the fourth quarter, but the deficit was too large to overcome. The Lady Redskins finished the game with a 42-17 victory.
Coach Urig and his girls will go back to work, learn from their mistakes, and prepare for another home contest tomorrow night against the Richmond Heights Lady Spartans. Tip-off is at 6:00.
Good luck, Lady Canes!
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