Warsaw Girls Lose First

CROWN POINT -ÊWarsaw's girls basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Friday, 78-54 against No. 9 (4A) Crown Point.

Crown Point improved to 5-0, while Warsaw fell to 2-1.

The Bulldogs displayed an efficient offense, hitting 31 of 60 field goals for 52 percent. Warsaw hit just 19 of 56 field goals for 34 percent.

Sara Zondor hit 10 of 13 field goals and led Crown Point with 22 points. Warsaw's Hilary O'Connell scored 24 on 9-of-25 shooting from the field.

Warsaw is at Fort Wayne Northrop Tuesday.

No. 9 CROWN POINT 78, WARSAW 54

Warsaw 12 15 13 14 - 54

Crown Point 23 17 21 17 - 78

Warsaw -Ê*Kara Kesler 1-4 5-6 7, *Amie Poling 3-7 0-1 6, *Hilary O'Connell 9-25 4-4 24, *Natalie Chabot 1-1 0-2 2, *Janna Knisely 2-6 4-5 8, Stephanie DeRenzo 0-0 0-0 0, Ashley Wyatt 0-4 0-0 0, Jaclyn Leininger 3-6 0-0 7, Michelle DeGeeter 0-3 0-1 0. Totals -Ê19-56 13-19 54.

Crown Point -Ê*Alex Webster 2-16 9-12 13, *Amanda Bernard 3-7 0-0 7, *Sarah Zondor 10-13 2-2 22, *Nikki Borys 2-6 2-2 6, Carissa Triplett 7-10 0-1 14, Ashley Plumley 4-4 0-2 9, Amy Zondor 0-0 0-0 0, LaKea Harvey 2-3 0-0 4, Janelle Heneghan 1-1 1-2 3. Totals -Ê31-60 14-21 78.

Three-point goals -ÊWarsaw 3-18 (O'Connell 2-7, Leininger 1-2, Poling 0-3, Kesler 0-2, Wyatt 0-2, Knisely 0-2), Crown Point 2-8 (Bernard 1-2, Plumley 1-1, Webster 0-3, Zondor 0-1, Borys 0-1). Turnovers -ÊWarsaw 21, Crown Point 18. Fouled out -ÊNone. Total fouls -ÊWarsaw 16, Crown Point 17. Rebounds - Warsaw 35 (Knisely 12, Kesler 5), Crown Point 40 (Zondor 9, Borys 7). Assists -ÊWarsaw 11 (Kesler 4, Wyatt 4), Crown Point 9 (Zondor 4). Steals -ÊWarsaw 8 (O'Connell 4), Crown Point 13 (Plumley 3).

JV: CROWN POINT 29, WARSAW 20

Warsaw scoring -ÊDebbie Allen 5, Kayla Burner 4, Abby Sumpter 4, Jessica Davis 4, Lindsay Patterson 3.

Crown Point -ÊReeves 9, Isailovich 8, Cuculich 4, Zondor 3, Brueck 2, Rhodes 2, Tromp 1.