Kelsie Samson looks for an offensive play against Pine Bluffs Saturday. Samson scored 9 points against Lusk in the Junior Varsity game Friday.
Heather Oxford attempts to steal the ball from Pine Bluffs.
The Lady Panthers (2-4), (0-2) started conference play over the weekend in Lusk on Friday night and Pine Bluffs on Saturday.
Saratoga was short a couple of starters against Lusk and the Panthers quickly lost their lead after the first quarter. They never regained it and came away with an 18-45 loss.
“We got into foul trouble early, we were missing a couple starters, and we could not score,” head coach Matt Love wrote in an email. “We were leading after the first quarter but then it got ugly.”
Justine Fourman played well both nights, scoring nine against Lusk and 14 on Saturday against Pine Bluffs (4-3), (2-2). The Panthers lost to Pine Bluffs 38-42.
“We were still missing the starters from the night before,” Love said. “But this was a much better game.”
Fourman had two steals and Taylor Smith dumped in 2 points and snatched two steals. Mati Love was all over with 3 points, six steals and five rebounds.
After three quarters the Lady Panthers were up by 3 points, but failed to hang on through the final buzzer.
“It was a great effort,” Love wrote. “The girls showed a lot of improvement in Pine Bluffs, especially on defense.”
The Junior Varsity team also got court time but dropped their two chances in both venues. Against Lusk, the JV score was 17-35 and in the Pine Bluffs the score was 12-17
The Lady Panthers travel to Encampment for a Thursday 5:00 p.m. tip-off.
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