Visiting Ada went scoreless in the third period and lost 44-19 at Columbus Grove in Northwest Conference girls basketball play Thursday night, December 9.
Grove led 21-13 at halftime, but outscored Ada 15-0 in the decisive third quarter to pull away.
The Ada girls fell to 2-5 overall and 0-2 in the NWC with the defeat. The Grove girls improved to 4-1 and 2-0 with the victory.
"I was pleased with our defensive efforts," said Ada head coach Morgan Bass. "The first half was fun and competitive, but we hit a block in the third quarter as we did not score.
"I am proud of our efforts but we are moving on to try and get better for the next game," she added.
Ada junior guard Courtney Sumner led the way with 12 points. Sophomore point guard Olivia Burkhart added seven markers.
CG's Lauryn Auchmenty led all scorers with 14 points. Jaylen Sautter netted 10 points.
The purple and gold canned just eight field goals, including five two-pointers and three trifectas. Ada missed all nine of its attempts from the charity stripe (0 percent).
The Grove girls sank 17 field goals, including 11 two-pointers and six triples. They converted four of 10 free throws (0 percent).
Ada 19 (2-5, 0-2 NWC)
King 0 0-4 0, Sumner 5 0-0 12, L. Poling 0 0-1 0, Burkhart 3 0-4 7, Jordan 0, Sizemore 0, Robinson 0.
Totals: 5-3/0-9/19. 3-pointer: Sumner 2, Burkhart 1.
Col. Grove 44 (4-1, 2-0 NWC)
Auchmenty 6 0-2 14, Sautter 5 0-2 10, Fortman 0 2-2 2, Clement 1 1-2 3, Schroeder 1 0-0 3, King 2 0-0 6, Ridenour 2 1-2 6.
Totals: 11-6/4-10/44. 3-pointers: Auchmenty 2, King 2, Ridenour 1, Schroeder.
1 2 3 4 F
Ada 8 5 0 6 19
CG 13 8 15 8 44
Ada (1-3 road) plays at Van Buren (3-1) Tuesday, December 14.
