Lourdes honored its two seniors,
Sara Semler (Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer H.S.) and
Lauryn Gray (Piqua, Ohio/Piqua H.S.) on Sunday afternoon, but a cold shooting afternoon by the Gray Wolves allowed Rochester (Mich.) to leave the Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center with a 63-50 over the hosts.
"This was not the result we wanted on Senior Day but we need to learn from today and keep moving forward," head coach
John Kenger said following the game. "We will miss Lauryn and Sara next year. They are special young ladies and I'm glad we could take time and honor them today."
The Gray Wolves shot just 28.1% from the floor, including 4-of-20 (20%) on the afternoon and despite pulling down 22 offensive rebounds, Lourdes managed just five second chance points.
Trailing 12-7 midway through the opening period, Lourdes went on a 12-3 run to close the stanza with a four-point advantage. The Gray Wolves managed just four points in the second quarter as Rochester pulled in front for good, taking a 35-23 lead into the locker room.
Lourdes battled back in the third, pulling to within eight, 43-37, with 2:44 to play in the period. The Gray Wolves had two possessions to get even closer but were unable to score and the Warriors then tallied the next five points to push the lead back to 11, 48-37.
With the Gray Wolves trailing 50-42 with under nine minutes left in the game, Rochester went on a 13-4 spurt to pull away and remain undefeated in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play.
Mary Liedel (Erie, Mich./Mason H.S.) led Lourdes with 19 points and nine rebounds while
Shae Pedroza (Napoleon, Ohio/Napoleon H.S) and
Addie Conroy (Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan H.S.) added seven points each.
Leah Goodwin (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Reynoldsburg H.S.) pulled down eight rebounds as the Gray Wolves finished with a 47-40 edge on the glass.
Delaney Bolles led Rochester (6-1, 5-0 WHAC) with 20 points while Jacara Thompson added 15 points. Cianna Gloster grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for the Warriors.
Lourdes (3-7, 2-4) will take to the road for five of its next six games beginning on Wednesday evening as the Gray Wolves travel to Livonia, Mich. to battle Madonna. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. inside Alliance Catholic Credit Union Arena.
