Spoofhounds edged in final regular-season game
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Maryville sophomore Emma Baldwin sucks in the defense before dishing the ball back to the top of the key. The Spoofhounds complete their regular season with a record of 7-16.
SAVANNAH – For the third time this season, the Maryville girls’ basketball team fell to Savannah. The Spoofhounds lost 43-36 Thursday on the Savages’ Senior Night.
Maryville entered the second quarter with an 11-6 deficit, and the halftime break down 23-15.
The Hounds cut their deficit to three points midway through the fourth quarter at 37-34. Abbie Greeley hit a tough 3-pointer followed by a Bethel Orshiso bucket from the elbow, but they could not rattle back any closer from there on.
“We’ve had six games this year where we’ve come into the fourth quarter with a lead and lost,” Savannah coach Aaron Cooper said. “We made everyone take a deep breath. When that’s in the back of their minds, that’s the worst thing that can happen to you. They went on a run, but we played well the rest of the game.
“They play as hard as anyone we play. [Maryville coach Quentin Albrecht] has made them so much better. They execute offensively and you can always count on them to bear down on defense.”
The Spoofhounds end their regular season with a 7-16 mark, one win shy of last year’s total of eight. They complete the Midland Empire Conference slate with a 2-5 record.
The Hounds got 11 points from Greeley, and eight from both Emma Baldwin and Orshiso. Felicia Sheil added five points, and Amberlea Auffert rounded out the scoring with four.
“I don’t know if things have changed too much throughout the season, both teams have gotten a little better,” Maryville coach Quentin Albrecht said. “They’ve beaten us three times, so they’re just a little better than us. Their seniors stepped up and played a nice Senior Night.
“We tried to get a lot of cutters to the basket and shoot layups and get to the foul line, and tonight that didn’t work for us. We wanted to get this one, but we’ve got another chance on Monday in Districts.”
Savannah put forth a balanced effort from its scorers on Thursday night, with Katie Wolfe leading the charge with 13 points. Grace Stites finished with 10, and Anna Hill had nine.
The Savages advance to 10-12 overall and 3-4 in the conference with one regular season game left to play.
Seventh-seeded Maryville plays Monday when it faces a second-seeded 17-7 East Buchanan team in the opening round of the District tournament in Lathrop. East Buchanan defeated the Spoofhounds twice this year. The game will be the first of the day, and tipoff is slated for 4:30 p.m.
SCORING SUMMARY
MARYVILLE (7-16): Greeley 11, Orshiso 8, Baldwin 8, Sheil 5, Auffert 4. Totals 14 6-10 36. 3-point goals: 2 (Greeley, Baldwin).
SAVANNAH (10-12): Wolfe 13, Stites 10, Hill 9, Everly 6, Hummer 3, Rowland 2. Totals 12 9-14 43. 3-point goals: 2 (Hummer, Hill).
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Senior Spoofhound guard Felicia Sheil battles with Savannah’s Liz Everly for a ball that gets away from both of them as Maryville’s Bethel Orshiso tries to kill the play with a kick ball. The Spoofhounds lost to the Savages 43-36.
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Junior guard Amberlea Auffert takes a jump shot from the free-throw line for Maryville. Auffert had a pair of buckets in the 43-36 loss.
