Lake Norman gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. They really took it to the North Lincoln Knights for the full four quarters, racking up a 93-25 victory. The Wildcats pushed the score to 79-23 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights had no chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lake Norman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Samantha Shehan, who went 8 for 20 en route to 24 points plus five rebounds and five steals. What's more, Shehan also racked up five threes, the most she's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Kelsey Rhyne, who went 6 for 14 en route to 15 points plus eight rebounds and seven steals.
Lake Norman was working as a unit and finished the game with 32 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Lincoln only posted four.
North Lincoln's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ashlyn Black, who earned eight points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Grice, who posted four points plus five rebounds.
Lake Norman has already played their next match, a 60-52 win against Mallard Creek on the 23rd. As for North Lincoln, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 68-20 victory against South Iredell on the 26th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
