A win for Northwest Christian just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by the Miami Vandals 67-37. The loss was the Crusaders' first of the season.
Northwest Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Susi Riley, who earned four points along with five rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Zeller, who scored eight points plus two steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Miami to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tamia Pietila, who went 6 for 15 en route to 15 points plus six assists and five steals. Pietila has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times she's played. Demetria Dosela was another key player, scoring ten points plus eight rebounds and five assists.
Having lost for the first time this season, Northwest Christian fell to 2-1. As for Miami, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Northwest Christian has already played their next matchup, a 54-23 defeat against Fountain Hills on the 30th. As for Miami, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 62-32 win against Saguaro on the 30th.
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