AUBURN – Lakeland Christian Academy moved to 3-2 on the season with a 49-27 road win over Lakewood Park Thursday night. Senior forward Rachel Sand had a double-double for the Lady Cougars with 18 points and 10 rebounds. She was also credited with four steals, three assists, five blocks and also hit a pair of three-point shots. Senior guard Hannah Delp had 17 points, including five three-pointers. Melissa Goss, Carissa Urschalitz and Ellie Nieveen scored four points each for the Lady Cougars. Brady Gross added two points to round out the scoring for the visitors. The win gives LCA a 3-2 record. It’s the best start to a season for the Lady Cougars since the 2007-08 season. Lakeland Christian returns to action Monday when it host Bethany Christian. LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 49 LAKEWOOD PARK 27 LCA 14 13 9 13 – 49 LP 7 7 8 5 – 27 LCA scoring – Rachel Sand 7-21 2-3 18, Hannah Delp 6-13 0-0 17, Melissa Goss 2-10 0-0 4, Carissa Urschalitz 2-11 0-1 4, Ellie Nieveen 2-9 0-2 4, Brady Gross 1-5 0-0 2, Gabby Catron 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-70 2-6 49. Three-pointers – LCA 7 (Delp 5, Sand 2); Rebounds – LCA 35 (Sand 10, Goss 8, Urschalitz 7, Nieveen 4, Delp 3, Gross 2, Catron 1); Fouls – LCA 15; Fouled out – None; Records – Lakeland Park 1-3, LCA 3-2
Thursday in Plymouth Triton, missing one of its top scorers, got off to a slow start in a 37-20 loss at Plymouth. Hannah Wanemacher was out due to illness, and the Lady Trojans did not score from the floor in a two-point first half. Triton outscored the Lady Pilgrims by a bucket in the final two quarters. Jaela Meister led the Lady Trojans with 10 points. Plymouth’s Alli Andrews led all scorers with 21. Triton will look for its first win of the season Tuesday when the team travels to Nappanee and takes on NorthWood. PLYMOUTH 37, TRITON 20 T 1 1 7 11 – 20 P 12 9 5 11 – 37 Triton – Sarah Stevens 0-3 2-4 2, Quinn Downing 0-2 0-0 0, Jaela Meister 2-5 5-10 10, Brooklyn Beatty 1-2 1-3 3, Nicole Sechrist 0-7 0-0 0, Shalyla May 0-5 0-0 0, Alysha May 0-0 0-0 0, Charlotte Morris 1-2 1-2 3, Kaitlyn Bailey 0-0 0-0 0, Megan McFarland 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 5-28 9-19 20. Plymouth – Kaylee Haynes 1-5 0-0 0, Ashley Harrell 1-4 0-0 2, Kacee Peters 0-1 0-0 0, Cortni Cook 0-0 0-0 0, Kenzie Quissell 1-3 1-2 3, Hallie Richard 0-3 0-2 0. Jennah Nifong 0-0 0-0 0, Alli Andrews 8-12 0-0 19, Kara Morwood 0-2 1-2 1, Lane Singleton 2-4 2-2 6, Nicole Horvath 2-4 0-0 0. Totals 15-38 4-8 37. Three-pointers – Triton 1 (Meister), Plymouth 3 (Andrews 3); Rebounds – Triton 20 (Meister 4, Sechrist 4), Plymouth 33 (Horvath 4, Singleton 4, Morwood 4, Harrell 4); Turnovers – Triton 19, Plymouth 21; Steals – Triton 16, Plymouth 19; Fouls – Triton 11, Plymouth 16; Fouled out – Downing; Records – Triton 0-5, Plymouth 0-4. JV – Plymouth 34, Triton 12
