The Hampton Hawks lost against the Nebraska Lutheran Knights back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Hampton took a serious blow against Nebraska Lutheran, falling 64-34. Hampton has not had much luck with Nebraska Lutheran recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Hampton lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gavin Gilmore, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Gilmore has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Lukassen, who scored six points along with 11 rebounds and six steals.
Even though they lost, Hampton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. This was only their 12th loss (out of 15 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
It was another big night for Rebecca Hueske, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds for Nebraska Lutheran. It was the first time this season that Hueske pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ashley Schoen, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Hampton has not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-18 record this season. As for Nebraska Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
Hampton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nebraska Lutheran, they will head out on the road to challenge High Plains at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. High Plains will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Nebraska Lutheran surely won't give up without a fight.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
