Opening Northern Lakes Conference play Saturday night, the Warsaw Lady Tigers struggled both handling and shooting the ball. In a 41-26 loss to the visiting Plymouth Lady Pilgrims, Warsaw committed 20 turnovers and shot just 31 percent from the field overall, making just 8 of 26 attempts. The Lady Tigers made just 2 of 8 attempts from three-point range and just 8 of 17 attempts from the free throw line, as they fell to 4-5 overall on the season and 0-1 in conference play. Plymouth, which improved to 8-1 overall and 1-0 in NLC action, finished the game 14 of 33 from the field overall, 3 of 10 from the arc, and 10 of 13 at the charity stripe. The Lady Pilgrims led 17-9 after one quarter of play, 23-13 at halftime and 35-21 at the end of the third. Haley Harrell led Plymouth with 10 points, while Hunter Stevens added seven and Alli Andrews and Nicole Horvath scored six and five points, respectively. For Warsaw, Dayton Groninger scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds, while Page Desenberg, Vicki Harris and Pam Miller scored four points each. The Lady Tigers will be in action again Tuesday when they host U.S. 30 rival Columbia City, while Plymouth travels to John Glenn Tuesday.
