Chestnut Ridge fought the good fight in their overtime match against Somerset on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 70-58 to the Somerset Eagles. The Lions were up 33-18 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Chestnut Ridge's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Leah Vent, who posted 20 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. The dominant performance also gave Vent a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Naiara Shaffer, who had 11 points in addition to six boards and five steals.
Lions
| 01/27/25 vs Somerset | 16 |
| 01/17/25 vs Philipsburg-Osceola | 14 |
| 01/02/25 @ Homer-Center | 13 |
| 12/13/24 @ Bedford | 13 |
| 12/04/24 @ Somerset | 13 |
Vent wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Chestnut Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
It was another big night for Eve Housley, who earned 60 points along with eight rebounds and four steals for Somerset. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Housley has scored at least a third of Somerset's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Holmes, who put up two points in addition to nine boards and four steals.
Chestnut Ridge is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-17. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 36.8% in those games and 25.1% outside of them. As for Somerset, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-10.
Chestnut Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 63-31 defeat against Bishop McCort on the 29th. As for Somerset, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-51 loss against Penn Cambria on the 29th.
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