Greenville IL. – The Women's Basketball team traveled to Greenville University to play in a SLIAC Contest. Overall the Panthers lost 50-70 but they outscored Greenville in both the 3rd and 4th quarters. All Principia players contributed to the game, and in the second half it was fun to see excellent passing. Principia had 17 turnovers for the game, which was a big improvement over recent contests. It was nice to have
Nikki Matters back as point guard after unable to play in recent games. Greenville shot 40% from the field, while the Panthers shot 33 %. But, Principia shot 33% from 3 point over Greenville's 23% 3-point shooting.
Good to Know:
High scorer for Principia was
Sophia Hathaway who scored the first six points of the game and ended up with 25. Sophia also had 13 rebounds and 5 blocked shots.
Nikki Matters scored 14 and
Madi Leslie had two three pointers. Madi also had 11 rebounds.
They said it:
"It was fun to see Principia play as a team and especially the great passing in the second half. To outscore Greenville both in the 3rd and 4th quarters was fun to watch. It was a total team effort."
-Coach
Dory Smith.
Up next:
The Panthers will play a home game against the MacMurray Highlanders on Tuesday, February 18 at 5:30 pm.
