Owensboro Catholic, a Region 3 pre-season favorite, handed the Lady Marshals a tough loss yesterday in Owensboro. Owensboro was led by their three pre-season top 10 players, junior Sarah Clemens with 14 points, senior Ellie Mitchell with 14 points and junior Mackenzie Keelin with 13 points in their 53-21 win to improve their record to 12-3.
Cayson Conner led the Lady Marshals with 10 points, five of those in the first quarter that cut the Lady Aces lead to 9-7. That would be as close as they would get the remainder of the game, trailing 18-9 at the end of the first quarter.
The Lady Marshals held Owensboro Catholic to just eight second quarter points while scoring seven, four by Lorin Powell and a three from Tera Colson, to keep within reach, trailing 28-16 at halftime.
The size advantage of the Lady Aces took its toll in the second half, out-scoring the Lady Marshals 25-5, holding them to just two third quarter points and three points in the fourth quarter.
The Lady Marshals and Marshals will play a double-header Tuesday at Paducah Tilghman.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Final | |
| Marshall County | 9 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| Owensboro Catholic | 18 | 28 | 39 | 53 |
SCORING
Marshall: Conner 10, Powell 6, Colson 3, Edwards 2
Owensboro: Clemens 14, Mitchell 14, Keelin 13, McCay 8, Lyon 4