Women Split Region Games

The Faith Lady Eagles basketball team had two very close games this past weekend at the North Central Region early season tournament.  On Friday night the Lady Eagles took on the Trinity Bible College Lady Lions.  The Lady Lions full court pressure caused the Lady Eagles to turn it over 18 times in the first half.  The Lady Eagles trailed going into halftime only down ten (25-15) despite their offensive struggles in the first half.  Faith came out much more confident and poised in the second half, and were able to tie the game 40-40 with 3:31 left in the game.  The final minutes were close but Trinity was able to pull out the victory 51-48.  Laura Garwick led the way with 12 points and 12 rebounds.  Kelsely Grider had 11 points, and 7 rebounds, and Holly Shepard chipped in 10 points and 4 assists. 

On Saturday the Lady Eagles took on the Providence Lady Pilots.  Faith came out more aggressive offensively right out the gate.  The first half was back and forth until the last six minutes when the Lady Eagles were able to go on 16-4 run to close the half.  Faith took a 41-24 lead into the half. 

The second half was completely different than the first half.  The Lady Pilots turned up the pressure and were able to slow up the Lady Eagles offense.  The Lady Eagles also faced a lot of foul trouble in the second half as both Kelsey Grider and Laura Garwick fouled out.  However, Faith was able to hold on and get its first region win since 2011.  Laura Garwick let the team with 20 points and also had 7 rebounds.  Ashley Pearson led the team in rebounds with 11 and had 17 points.  Holly Shepard played the entire game and had 16 points and 5 assists.  The Lady Eagles shot 82.6% from the free throw line making 38-46. 

The Lady Eagles will be back in Minneapolis next weekend to play their last regional game vs. North Central University on Friday night at 5:30pm.  They will then take on AFLBS at 3:00pm on Saturday to close up this semesters games.