Dan Eyrich,, AP Sports
The Lady Panther basketball team’s five game winning streak went by the wayside on Thursday night on a road trip to Monmouth-Roseville. The Titans took a nine point advantage at the half and turned it into a 49-30 win in a game Panther coach Chris Brown said was not one of his team’s better efforts.
EP was able to stay with the Titans early as they trailed by just three after the first eight minutes with M-R’s Tatianna Talivaa matching the Panther’s 9 points with 9 of her own. She would go on to light up the scoreboard with 21 to lead all scorers.
The Panthers played a solid second quarter and trailed 27-18 at the half. Unfortunately for the Panthers they were only able to generate 12 points in the second half, and were outscored by 10 for the 49-30 final.
The Panthers were led by Gabi Abell with 9 followed by Sydney Schwartz and Olivia Purvis with 8.
The Titans beat EP in early December by eight and coach Chris Brown said he saw a few let downs by his club during the contest. “We did a bad job of transition defense. We got some good looks but struggled when we didn’t make shots. Our effort wasn’t our best and we didn’t show a lot of poise when we needed it.”
The Lady Panther’s game scheduled for this Saturday at home with Mendota has been moved to Tuesday, January 16th.
