Severance fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Northridge on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Northridge Grizzlies 59-54. The Silver Knights were not able to make up for their loss to the Grizzlies from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.
01/21/25 vs Northridge | 10 |
01/07/25 vs Timnath | 9 |
12/17/24 @ Berthoud | 9 |
01/10/25 vs Thompson Valley | 6 |
01/04/25 @ Fossil Ridge | 5 |
Despite the defeat, Severance saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zoey Smith dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards gave Smith a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Molly Sporleder, who posted nine points and five steals.
Even though they lost, Severance smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northridge only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
Sophia Carbajal continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Northridge, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 13 rebounds. Carbajal is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season. Clementine Darnell was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Severance's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Northridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season.
Severance has already played their next game, a 58-50 win against Greeley Central on the 24th. As for Northridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 44-31 victory against Berthoud on the 24th.
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