After battling for the entire game, the Seaholm girl’s varsity basketball team began to run out of steam in the fourth quarter and the Lahser Knights pulled away with a 44-37 victory. It was a back and forth game but its result put them below five-hundred for the start of their season.
The Maples struggled against Lahser’s strong shooters and eventually couldn’t keep up with their pace. But don’t sell Seaholm short, they competed for the whole game. Sophomore guard Kiaja Pack helped keep the Maples in the game with her team-leading 14 points.After Lahser started the game leading, and ended the first quarter with a score of 11-6. But Seaholm came back and lead for the majority of the second half. It wasn’t until a half-court buzzer-beater by Lahser’s star shooter, Susan Miller, that Lahser regained a one point, 24-23 lead.
Seaholm rallied in the third quarter and the game close and even, especially after Pack’s lay-up, while being fouled, to put the Maples within one (30-29). Seaholm continued to score and ended the third quarter on top with a score of 37-40.
The fourth quarter began to take its toll on the team. A combination of missed shots and Lahser’s defense shut down the Maple offense and stopped their scoring.
“We were too quick to shoot in the box... and there are times when we feel we have to chuck it (the ball) up when we shouldn’t,” head coach Steve Hasler said.
This loss set the Maples back to 1-2, but the team is confident in the rest of their season.
“We’ll come across some hard teams, but if we play as a unit we can win,” senior captain and shooting guard Lauren Yousif said.
The team sees this game as a learning experience and plans to come back stronger for their next game.
“If we improve as a team and as individuals, than the wins will come,” Hasler said.
