It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Aspen Skiers can now relate to. They were dealt a 59-26 loss at the hands of the Cardinals on Tuesday. Aspen just can't catch a break and has now endured 17 losses in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Aspen lost, one person who can't be blamed is Ambler Henderson. Despite the final result, she scored 17 points. That was a full 65.4% of Aspen's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Grand Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaycee Pittman out in front who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Pittman is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Chloe Gronewoller, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Aspen's loss dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Grand Valley, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 20-0.
Aspen does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Grand Valley's road trip will continue as they head out to face Cedaredge at 4:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Grand Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Tuesday.
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