Patriots stop Oracle ladies
In their home opener the Seeger Lady Patriots got off to a fast start against the Oracles and never trailed enroute to a 47-38 victory.
Delphi had five turnovers in its first six possessions to fall behind, 10-0, in the first two minutes of the game. The Oracles first point came when Kari Lake made one of two FT's with 5:40 remaining in the opening period. A basket by the Patriots Elizabeth Budreau at 1:40 made the score 17-3. Hannah Strasser scored to start a run for the Oracles. In the last minute of the quarter Whitney Arion and Danni Burge each made a three point shot followed by another basket by Burge, this one good for two, to close the gap to 17-13 at the end of one.
Arion made it twelve points in a row when she opened the scoring in the second. The score was now 17-15 and the Oracles were on a run. It didn't last long enough as the Patriots ended a five-minute scoring drought when Erin Kincade sank a trey to stop the Oracle run. That basket by Arion would be the only points for Delphi in the second quarter. In a game of streaks the Patriots would close out the half on a seven point run of their own. The Oracles trailed 24-15 at the half.
The streak continued into the third for the Patriots.They scored the first six points to take their largest lead of the game at 30-15.The Oracles needed one of those scoring streaks that had highlighted the first half. Arion again broke the ice in the scoring column with a three point shot. Jordayn Jargstorf cut the lead to ten a short time later. But five points was all that the Oracles could muster on this run as the Patriots quickly put a stop to it. Two FT's by Chanler Norman and a basket by Arion would get Delphi within 35-28 to end the period.
A basket by Norman brought the Oracles to within 39-33 with three minutes left in the game, but that was as close as they would get. Take away the ten point disadvantage that the Oracles started with and the outcome of this game could very well been have been a win instead of a loss.
Vs. North White
After a slow start by both teams that found Delphi ahead 15-13 at the half, the Oracles outscored North White 30-14 in the 2nd half to improve to 2-1 on the season.
Arion scored 14 of her game-high 17 points in the second half and pulled down a team-high tying seven rebounds to lead a balanced Delphi attack.
North White's Lynette Griffin was the only Viking in double-figures with 11 points.












