On Wednesday Feb. 15, the Sinclair women’s basketball team lost to Edison Community College 67-60.
Edison dominated the first half of play even though both teams shot poorly from the field.
The Tartan Pride faced an uphill battle in the second half down 39-26. The Pride stormed back to close the gap to only a three point deficit, but an untimely sequence of missed free throws gave the chargers the opportunity to stretch the lead and not let it go.
After the game, Head Coach Jeff Dillon said the team lost the game at the free throw line.
The team shot just 6 for 16 from the foul line leaving easy points off the board.
He said the team played their hearts out but just came up short.
“They always play hard,” Dillon said. “With only seven people you obviously get tired.”
The roster’s already shortened depth shrunk even smaller with injuries to starters Danielle Forrer (ankle) and India Taste (eye). Both players returned to the game but were obviously affected by the injuries.
Leading scorers for the Tartan Pride were Brandi McDaniel with17 points and Katie Von Lehmden with 14. Riley Weng added 10 points and 10 rebounds in the losing effort.
The loss drops the Pride’s record to 13-9 and 4-4 in Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) play.
The game was the first of two Pink Zone games that evening, a fundraising effort for breast cancer awareness. At the game, volunteers from the men’s and women’s sports teams, as well as members of the athletic department, sold raffle tickets, T-shirts, bracelets and hats.
The proceeds from the fundraiser went to the Pink Ribbon Girls of Dayton and according to Athletic Director Jack Giambrone, the event raised close to $500.
The crowd was larger than usual thanks to the Sinclair baseball team coming to support the basketball teams, wearing their own breast cancer awareness shirts sporting the phrase ‘Saving Second Base’ on their backs.
Sinclair will face Cincinnati State Community College on Wednesday, Feb. 22 in an attempt to remain in third place in conference.