Slow out of the gate, the Huskies weren’t able to close down an early 10-point deficit against Westside Christian, losing 37-31 at home on Dec. 30.
Running a press all game, Westside took a 16-6 lead in the first quarter, said Coach Steve Brown. The Huskies broke it the first quarter so Brittany Brownell could score a pair of layups.
They worked around that press to score 13 in the second quarter while holding Westside to nine. The Huskies trailed 25-19 at halftime. Westside increased its lead to 34-27.
The girls continue to work on fundamentals every practice to help cut turnovers, he said. If they could cut them by a third and shoot them at 50 percent, it would turn games around.
“When they do the right thing,” he said. “It’s a beautiful thing.”
But old habits are hard to break, Brown said, and that’s where ball handling problems and errors creep in.
The team is still in a building phase, and it can be a painful process, Brown said.
Jordan Miller led scoring with 13 points. Jessica Stockman added 10.
Lexi Rodriguez led Westside scoring with 13 points.
Westside 16 9 9 3 – 37
Sweet Home 6 13 8 4 – 31
Westside: Lexi Rodriguez 13, Carr 6, Dueker 6, Warren 4, Sherwood 3, Kelley 3, Dugan 2, Graham, Hartford, Wolverton.
Sweet Home: Jordan Miller 13, Jessica Stockman 10, Brittany Brownell 6, India Porter 2, Ally Tow.