It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Morgan Huskies can now relate to. They took a 61-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars on Thursday. Morgan has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Morgan's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maeve Madura, who scored eight points along with seven assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Johnson, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Morgan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kolbe-Cathedral only pulled down seven offensive rebounds.
Kolbe-Cathedral's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Amaris Timmons, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Timmons has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Rachel Cherrington, who scored 13 points along with six assists and three steals.
Morgan's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Kolbe-Cathedral, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Morgan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Kolbe-Cathedral's road trip will continue as they head out to face East Hampton at 7:00 p.m. on March 4th. East Hampton will roll in looking for their 25th straight victory, something Kolbe-Cathedral surely won't give up without a fight.
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