It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Coastal Christian Conquerors can now relate to. They took a 42-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jesters. It was the first time this season that Coastal Christian let down their fans at home.
When it comes to explaining why Coastal Christian lost on Thursday, one person who can't be blamed is Jenna Starkovich. Despite the final result, she scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Starkovich is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carly Starkovich, who scored four points along with 13 rebounds and six steals.
Even though they lost, Coastal Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Saint Joseph only pulled down nine offensive rebounds.
Leading Saint Joseph to victory were Ella Zabala and Leah Zabukovec. Zabala scored 12 points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Zabukovec scored eight points along with 12 rebounds and eight blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Zabala has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Suzanne Ponce, who scored five points along with three steals.
Coastal Christian's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-5. As for Saint Joseph, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Coastal Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Saint Joseph, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against West Ranch at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Saint Joseph focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Thursday.
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