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SYRACUSE -ÊPlymouth's girls basketball team held sophomore Shanna Zolman to just 13 points in a 54-31 Northern Lakes Conference victory in Syracuse Friday night.
Zolman entered the game as the state's leading scorer at 34.2 points per game. The 13 points are a varsity career low.
The Pilgrims jumped out to a 19-10 lead after one quarter, and held Wawasee to just four second-quarter points to take a 32-14 lead at the half.
"Plymouth came out with tremendous defense all night and shut down Wawasee from the very beginning," said Wawasee coach Kem Zolman.
Wawasee is now 11-6 overall and 2-3 in the Northern Lakes Conference.
PLYMOUTH 54, WAWASEE 31
Wawasee -ÊD. Krull 2 2-3 6, Zolman 5 3-4 13, Wallen 1 2-3 4, Leach 4 0-1 8, Henderson 0 0-0 0, Sawyer 0 0-0 0, Fawley 0 0-0 0, S. Krull 0 0-0 0. Totals -Ê12 7-11 31.
Plymouth -ÊBenge 2 0-0 4, Blackburn 5 0-0 11, Houin 2 1-2 5, Bunton 1 0-0 3, Rubesha 0 0-0 0, Cox 5 7-9 17, VanVactor 0 0-0 0, Swihart 2 0-0 4, Palmer 2 1-1 5, Schlosser 2 1-1 5. Totals -Ê21 10-13 54.
Three-point goals -ÊWawasee 0, Plymouth 2 (Blackburn, Bunton). Total fouls -ÊWawasee 14, Plymouth 16. Fouled out -Ênone.
JV Score -ÊPLYMOUTH 36, WAWASEE 21
