Lady Badgers lose heartbreaker

December 9, 2013

The Lady Badgers lost a heartbreaker to Lakeland Thursday, 51-45.

Lakeland led by 11 points at the end of the first half, 30-19, and stretched their lead to 17 in the third quarter before the Badgers started climbing back.

The Badgers had a chance to tie in the final minute, but couldn't quite pull it off.

Desirae Minor led all scorers with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

"I was extremely proud of every girl in our program as we played as hard as any set of teams I have coached," coach Chris Chatburn said.

The Badger girls C team beat Lakeland 28-26, with Grace Coughlin making the steal and score to win it for. The JV squad lost a tough game and are missing a couple of players due to injury.

The loss puts the Lady Badgers at 0-2 on the season and 0-0 in league.

They face the Libby Loggers at home Tuesday, with the varsity hitting the boards at 5:30 p.m.