Warriors Fall to No. 18 Comets

MAYVILLE, N.D. – The Waldorf women's basketball team had their second NSAA conference game against the No. 18 Mayville State Comets on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors were defeated 87-53.

1^st Quarter: Edosa Ogbemudia (SO/East Bethel, MN) and Lizzie Garza (SR/Brownsville, TX) scored back-to-back to get things started for the Warriors. Ogbemudia added four more points and Garza tied the game at 12 with a jump shot. The Comets went up by five to end the quarter, 19-14.

2^nd Quarter: The Comets held the Warriors' offense to eight points. Lindsay Field (SR/Eyota, MN) and Alyah Abrahamson (SO/Browersville, MN) scored layups to move the score 18-24. Garza added a jump shot before the Comets scored nine straight points. Brooke Dial (FR/Dallas, TX) stopped the run with two points, but the Comets extended their lead to 44-22 to end the half. 

3^rd Quarter: Sandra Christian opened the half with a three-pointer, assisted by Ogbemudia. Dial forced a Comet turnover with a steal and added two points with a layup. Camryn McQuery (JR/Waseca, MN) made a jump shot with just under two minutes left in the quarter. Dial closed out the quarter with four points and the Comets were up 69-38.

4^th Quarter: Garza made a quick jump shot and McQuery added a layup after grabbing an offensive board. The Comets made back-to-back three-pointers with five minutes left. Fatou Barry (JR/Gwinnett, GA) and Deaira Keaton (JR/Minneola, FL) made jump shots in the last minute. The Warriors lost 87-53.

"We got off to a strong start, but we had a rough 2^nd quarter that was pretty tough to overcome," Head Coach Shawn Chaffin stated. "We did have some bright spots, winning the offensive rebound battle with 14 boards against a long athletic team. Mayville State is ranked for a reason."

Garza finished with a team high of 17 points, with 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, and 1 block. Dial added 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals. Ogbemudia had 8 points and 4 rebounds.

Next up, the women's basketball team will be back on the road for a back-to-back conference games starting with Bellevue (NE) on Friday, January 19^th. Tipoff is at 5:30 pm.