New Lothrop Girls Basketball

New Lothrop scored 9 straight to pull back within 32-30 with under 0:25 remaining in the 3rd before soph Madisyn Aldridge hit a deep 3 at the buzzer for Hamady to end the qtr. NL cut it to 2 twice in the 4th qtr, the last at 40-38 on a 3 by jr Kelsey Kohlmann with around 2:30 remaining, but Hamady held them scoreless the rest of the way for a 43-38 victory. Soph Madisyn Aldridge was dynamic for Hamady, harassing ball handlers & seeming to come up with every loose ball & rebound in certain stretches defensively, while scoring at all 3 levels & setting up teammates offensively; she was 1 steal shy of a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds, 9 steals, & 5 assists. NL had a balanced attack with 4 players between 8 & 10 points. Unofficial Stats: For @Hamady_Hawks : Soph @MaddW0rLd810 (5'5" PG) w/ 20p-10r-5a-9s w/ 3 3-pts Jr @analiya_fields (5'8" G) w/ 11p-4r Jr @AriaDottery (5'6" W) w/ 7p For @NLhornethoops : Sr Ashlyn Orr (5'9" F) w/ 10p-5r-5s Soph @katiewendling09 (5'11" SF) w/ 10p-4r Sr @laina_yate82951 (5'3" G) w/ 9p-7r-3s Jr @KelseyKohlmann (5'9" SF) w/ 8p-6r

Hamady used a 10-0 run early to build a 13-1 lead by the middle of the 1st qtr & held their biggest lead at 24-8 early in the 2nd. New Lothrop switched defenses & held them to 2 points the rest of the half to pull within 26-16 at the break. Soph @MaddW0rLd810 (14p-7r-3a-5s) is under a triple-double watch & combining with jr @analiya_fields (7p) to lead @Hamady_Hawks . Srs @laina_yate82951 (6) & Ashlyn Orr (5) lead @NLhornethoops .

Thursday Night Game: Flint Hamady (1-1, D2) @ New Lothrop (3-0, D3) This is a non-conference game. Flint Hamady was 15-3 last year & went undefeated in conference to win the Genesee Area-Red; they lost to eventual Division 2 state quarterfinalist Powers Catholic (23-4) in a district final. New Lothrop was 20-8 & finished 2nd to Ovid-Elsie (19-3) in the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference; they avenged their 2 regular season losses to O-E with a decisive 43-26 district semifinal win & went on to reach a Division 3 state quarterfinal before dropping a 4-pt decision to eventual state champion Ypsilanti Arbor Prep (25-4, #1). Both teams have most of their rosters back. @Hamady_Hawks @NLhornethoops