OSMOND — The Osmond Lady Tigers had a busy week of games last week with games against Creighton, Randolph, and Wynot.
Osmond vs. Creighton
On Monday, Dec. 9, the Tigers were on the road playing in Creighton.
Osmond came out strong in the first quarter, building up a lead. Senior Keli Aschoff went down during the first quarter, re-injuring a prior injury, but the Tigers were able to hold a 15-6 lead after on quarter of play.
The Bulldogs used a strong second quarter to close the gap but Osmond was still in front 23-20 going into the intermission.
Creighton continued their strong play and were able to take the lead during the third quarter to be ahead 33-29 going into the fourth quarter.
Osmond was not able to make a come back and Creighton held on for the win, 48-40.
It came down to Creighton getting high percentage, good-looking shots inside; whereas, Osmond settled for outside shots instead of getting the ball inside the defense, especially in the second half.
Despite the loss, Sophia Ganse bom and Carriana Kumm had major contributions to the Tiger effort with 14 points and 8 points, respectively. Score by Quarter Osmond 15 8 6 11 = 40 Creighton 6 14 13 15 = 48
BOX SCORE
Pts Reb Asst Stl Bl
Moes 6 6 0 1 0 K. Aschoff 2 0 0 2 0 Gansebom 14 4 3 3 0 Kumm 8 11 1 0 2 Miller 2 9 2 2 4 Wagner 1 3 3 2 0 C. Aschoff 6 3 0 2 0 Hoffman 1 0 0 0 0 Tigers vs. Cardinals
The very next day, Dec. 10, the Tigers played their first home game of the season, welcoming the Randolph Cardinals to town. The Tigers put together an explosive offensive night, while playing great defense as well.
The scoring started with the Tigers racing out to a 23-2 lead after the first quarter. Osmond was able to keep the offensive momentum going into the second quarter, scoring 22 points while shutting down Randolph’s scor - ing chances, holding them scoreless in the quarter. Osmond would take a 45-2 lead into halftime.
With a running clock the second
half, the Tigers were able to extend their lead as Randolph was able to net 6 total second-half points. Osmond Lady Tigers were able to defend their home court, winning the contest by a final score of 63-8.
Sophia Gansebom again led the scoring charge for the Tigers, scor ing 21 points in the first half. With limited playing time in the second half, Gansebom was still able to finish with teams in rebounds with 7, and assists with 5.
Score by Quarter Osmond 23 22 10 8 = 63 Randolph 2 0 3 3 = 8
BOX SCORE
Pts Reb Asst Stl Bl Moes 12 2 2 1 0 K. Aschoff 21 7 5 2 1 Gansebom 13 3 3 6 0 Kumm 6 5 1 2 1 K. Miller 7 1 3 0 0 Wagner 0 3 0 1 0 C. Aschoff 4 1 1 4 0 Hoffman 0 1 2 1 0 A. Miller 0 2 0 0 0 Osmond vs. Wynot
On Friday the 13th, the Tigers trav eled to Wynot to take on the always- tough Wynot Blue Devils. Like the temperature outside that night, the Tigers suffered a cold shooting night all game long.
Despite the cold shooting, Osmond found themselves down by only 9 points going into halftime as Wynot held a 19-10 lead.
However the Blue Devils were able to outscore the Tigers by 10 points alone in the third period to take a 31- 12 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Unfortunately, Osmond just was not able to get the ball to fall for them and get enough stops on the defensive end to close out the game.
Wynot would claim the victory via a 48-18 final score.
Junior Kaleigh Miller put together a quiet but solid game for the Tigers, leading the team in points with 6, and rebounds with 13, which included 11 on the offensive end.
Score by Quarter Osmond 2 8 2 6 = 18 Wynot 9 10 12 17 = 48
BOX SCORE Pts Reb Asst Stl Bl Moes 2 4 0 2 1 Gansebom 0 5 1 3 0 Kumm 4 8 0 0 1 Miller 6 13 0 1 2 Wagner 3 5 0 1 1 C. Aschoff 3 4 0 4 0 The Tigers will be back on their home court for their next game, taking on the Bloomfield Bees on Thursday, Dec. 19th. This will be their last game before the moratorium break for Christmas.
