Mount Pleasant, IA. – The Women's Basketball team traveled to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa for their first conference game against Iowa Wesleyan University. The Tigers went ahead in the first quarter 16-2 making three 3 pt. shots to begin the game. The end of quarter score was 7-21. In the second quarter, Principia stayed even scoring 12 while Iowa Wesleyan scored 16. Unfortunately, the Panthers gave up 21 points in the 3
rd quarter while only scoring 5. The Panthers had 24 turnovers while the Tigers only had 13. The difference in the game was the excellent 3 pt. shooting by Iowa Wesleyan with 11 total 3 pt. shots. The Tigers also out-rebounded the Panthers. Principia looks forward to playing Iowa Wesleyan again later in the season.
Good to Know:
Sophia Hathaway had another double double with 24 points and 11 rebounds.
Georgia Rather scored 10 and had 6 assists. The players ended with everyone eligible to play after dealing with foul trouble in the past few games. The guards did a good job getting the ball inside for the posts to score.
They said it:
"We did some good things but could have given Iowa Wesleyan a better game. I was happy with our passes inside and how every player contributed in the game."
~Coach
Dory Smith.
Up next:
The Panthers have a home game vs. Calvary University on Friday, December 6th at 5:30 pm.
