Danville, KY - Centre started faced off against Spalding in their home opener. The Colonels won 59-52 over the Eagles.
In the opening period, both teams traded shots on offense, but neither side scored. It was not until
Lola Fouts was able to make a 3-pointer off an assist from
Claire Russell that the Colonels opened scoring, as Fouts and Russell added buckets for Center to take an early 7-0 lead.
Midway through, the Eagles were able to get on the board when Brooke McNeal made a jumper. Colonels continued to put offensive pressure as Ka'niah Edelen and
Isabelle Combs added jumpers to extend Centre's lead.
Late in the period, both teams traded buckets as Colonels headed into the second with a 17-8 score.
The Eagles got off to an early offensive start with 3 buckets to close the gap to 17-14. It didn't take long for Centre to take control on offense with buckets from Campbell, Fouts, and Edelen to extend the lead.Late in the period, both teams struggled with turnovers as they tried to widen or close the gap, trading buckets to head into the half.
Out of the half, the Eagles came out with three buckets to close in on Centre, 36-30. The defense came alive as a battle of turnovers and steals kept both sides from scoring midway through. Colonels' offense went on a scoring run with 14 unanswered points heading into the fourth.
At the start of the fourth, the Eagles' offense started a scoring run of their own with 5 unanswered points. Midway through, both teams struggled to generate points, with a feature of missed shots and turnovers, until Bucci made a jumper to open up scoring for Spalding, as
Lola Fouts made a 3-pointer off an assist from Edelen to keep the Eagles out of reach.
Late fouls on Centre gave the Eagles a late chance, but Spalding ran out of time as the Colonels took the win 59-52.
