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Greenville
junior Erin Albright looks for an outlet pass after pulling
down a rebound
against Oakwood Wednesday. After getting off to a good
start, the Lady Wave fell short
against the Jills, dropping a 48-42
decision. CNO Photo by George Starks
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Oakwood too much for
Lady Wave
By George Starks
Sports Editor
GREENVILLE- Greenville got off to a quick start, grabbing an 11-6 first
quarter lead. After that, the Lady Wave fought a good fight as Oakwood
would not back away.
Heading into the break looking a 25-25 score in the face, Oakwood held
Greenville to just three, third quarter points and then was forced to
stave off a fourth quarter charge by Greenville to claim a 48-42
victory.
“We just weren’t focused coming into this game,” said Greenville coach
Dave McFeely. “We got off to a good start but we still weren’t focused
and we were doing what we were supposed to do.”
The biggest thorns for the Wave came in the form of senior Claire Davis
(24 points) and junior Elizabeth Haley (17 points).
“We knew coming into the game those two were their ball team,” McFeely
stated. “We had scouted them and had their plays down and their calls
down. We just didn’t execute.”
On two different occasions, Oakwood looked to put a lot of distance
between them and the Wave.
Senior Jenna Dowler stepped up and knocked down some big shots, keeping
Greenville within striking distance. Dowler would finish with a dozen
points for Greenville as junior Megan Galloway would lead the Wave with
16 on the night.
“Jenna has had two pretty good games back to back so she has really
been working hard and Galloway is the same way and neither one of them
came off the floor,” McFeely said. “We lost Karlee Lennen in the junior
varsity game and she was our seventh person so that really hurt.
“Scoring three points in the third quarter really hurt,” McFeely
continued. “You’ve got to score and we didn’t run any offense. We
hurried our shots, fired them up and no offensive rebounds, you can’t
play one and done.”
After getting a win at West Carrollton Saturday, 61-44, Greenville
wanted to make it two in a row.
“This was a team we could have beat,” McFeely admitted. “They (Oakwood)
played well tonight but we didn’t so they get the win.”
The Wave junior varsity fell 17-15.
Greenville will be idle until Wednesday when the Wave will host
Versailles.
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