It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Centre can now relate to. They took a 54-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thunder Ridge Longhorns on Monday. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Longhorns 17-11 in the first quarter.
Olivia Carlson
| 02/24/25 @ Thunder Ridge | 4 |
| 01/24/25 vs Douglass | 3 |
| 01/14/25 @ Rural Vista [Hope/White City] | 3 |
| 12/10/24 vs Chase County | 3 |
| 02/05/24 vs Rural Vista [Hope/White City] | 3 |
Centre lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Olivia Carlson, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Sydney Smith, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 16 points and five boards.
Thunder Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Khloe Reimer led the charge by putting up eight points in addition to 11 rebounds and three steals. Jennifer Cochrun was another key player, earning 13 points and eight boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Centre and nudges their season record down to 3-17. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to assists: they averaged an imposing 9.5 assists in those games compared to only 4.89 in the others. As for Thunder Ridge, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11.
As of now, neither Centre nor Thunder Ridge have any future games scheduled.
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