Steubenville, OH - The Chatham Cougars spoiled the home opener for the Lady Barons as they win 74-47

The Basics
Scores: Franciscan 47 - Chatham 74
Records: Franciscan (1-1) - Chatham (1-0)  
Location: Kuzma Court - Franciscan

How it Happened

• Th Cougars would come out hot in the early going with an 8-0, including two threes from Kaitlyn Fertig. The Lady Barons would  cut the lead to five at 14-9 behind five points by freshman Clare McGahan in the 1st quarter. Emily Ondo  would add a late three as time expired to give the Cougars a 17-9 edge.
• Abby Baierl would heat up as she scored six early points for the Lady Barons in the early goings of the 2nd quarter. Clare McGahan and Kaitlyn Sonneberger added buckets to cut the deficit to four at 25-21, but an 8-0 Chatham run including two more triples would give them the twelve point edge at the half.
• The third quarter was the most competitive quarter as the Lady Barons and Cougars would trade baskets. Freshman Selena Coronis would add two threes and Rebekah Nevarez would add one herself, but the attach from Fertig and Ondos would be too much as the Cougars would head to the 4th up sixteen.
• Cianna Vaughan and Sonneberger would add early buckets to start the 4th, but a 10-0 run by the Cougars including six points in the paint from Sierra Ungerman. Senior Rose Judge would snap the run by adding a free throw, but the Cougars would cruise to a 74-47 victory

Inside The Box Score

• Emily Ondo, the Capital University transfer, scored 23 points in her Chatham debut and 14 rebounds as well to record the double double.
• Ondo, Kaitlyn Fertig and Riley D'Angelo shot 11 for 27 from downtown (41%) and scored 55 points tonight combined.
• Kaitlyn Sonneberger led the way for the Lady Barons by scoring 10 points; Freshman Estelle Leon had another strong game on the glass by pulling down 8 rebounds.

Comments from Coach Kirk
"Chatham really played outstanding today, Ondo is a terrific fundamental player and her along with her teammates were able to get great looks. I am happy our ladies battled for forty minutes and did not give up. Kaitlyn Sonneberger was huge tonight doing all the little things and scoring a season high ten points, but we were not able to hit the clutch shots we needed to stay in the game." We look forward to getting some rest for our bodies and working on our individual skill development to prep for Grove City and AMCC league play to come."

Up Next
Franciscan will be off from competitive play for over a week as they prepare to head to Grove City College on November 22nd at 5:30 pm.