(January 13th, 2015) – STRYKER: In a battle of Panthers, Stryker hosted North Western Ohio Athletic League (NWOAL) opponent Delta early last week.
The result of the contest was a tough home loss for the Buckeye Border Conference’s (BBC) own Panther brand. Styrker fell to Delta 63-35.
Delta got off to a hot start, rattling off 18 points in the first quarter. Stryker only managed to put up 9 points in that span, putting themselves in a hole early. The BBC Panthers stepped up defensively in the second period, though, holding their NWOAL counterparts to 9 points. The Stryker girls scored 11 points during the quarter, lowering their deficit to 7 points at the half, 27-20.
Coming out of the locker room, Delta’s offense erupted. Accumulating 23 points in the third period, Stryker struggled to find an answer. All they could muster was 5 points. Suddenly caught in a 50-25 deficit, the Panthers of the BBC were absolutely blindsided by the Delta barrage of points. In the fourth quarter, Stryker was outscored 13-10, putting their margin of defeat at 28.
Brittany Brier took the initiative in scoring for Stryker, shooting her way to 8 points. Junior Audra Rupp was close behind with 7 points. Haley Doehrmann, a freshman who has performed exceptionally well throughout the year, added 6 points to the Stryker total. Teammate Taylor Haines had 5 points.