Basketball Recap: Sophia Ward's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Aquinas over Orrville

By Team Reports Jan 27, 2025, 5:21am

Basketball Recap: Aquinas Knights vs. Orrville Red Riders

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The Aquinas Knights came up short against the Orrville Red Riders on Saturday, falling 56-30. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Sophia Ward

Steals

01/25/25 vs Orrville4
01/08/25 @ Coventry5
01/02/25 vs North3
12/21/24 vs Rittman4
12/18/24 vs Lake Center Christian2

Aquinas lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Sophia Ward, who posted 13 points and four steals. Ward is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Giammarco, who scored eight points.

Aquinas' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5. As for Orrville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-11.

Aquinas has already played their next matchup (against Open Door Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Orrville will be playing at home against Smithville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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