WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

It wasn’t how the Huntington women’s basketball team (3-5, 0-1) wanted opening day of Crossroads League action to go as they suffered a 72-42 loss to Goshen (5-1, 1-0) Saturday afternoon at Platt Arena.

The Maple Leafs ripped off the game’s first nine points much to the dismay of the Foresters who struggled to recover the rest of the day. It was a 42-19 difference by halftime. After intermission the hosts had a better outing, which included playing within two points of Goshen in the final ten minutes, but unfortunately the deficit was too much to overcome.

Alli Vaughn perked up in the second frame to tally all 11 of her team-leading points. Celeste Ryman came off the bench to knock down three triples for nine points. Maddy Robrock finished with seven while Emily Seboe led HU in rebounds with five.

GC’s Zion Neat topped all scorers with 18 points, all in the first half. Kyla Foster and Sa’Drea Rougeau finished with 12 and 11 points respectively to round out the day’s double-digit scoring. Syanne Mohamed controlled the boards with 13 of which five were on the offensive end.

While today’s outcome favored the Maple Leafs, it was their first W over HU in ten tries with their last win dating back to 2017.

Huntington will look to regroup by Tuesday when they host Saint Francis at 7:00 p.m.