Kylei Klein
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. – Lincoln’s girls basketball team stopped a two-game losing streak in a big way on Saturday as the Golden Eagles defeated National Trail 55-31,
“We played a very good first half both offensively and defensively,” Lincoln Head Coach Rob Bills said. “I was worried we would be flat after two back-to-back losses to Hagerstown, but we came and got out to a 21-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.
By halftime, Lincoln was in front 41-11.
“We shot it well and we passed very well,” Bills said. “We have a very unselfish group of kids.”
Kylei Klein led the Golden Eagles with 18 points as she finished with six rebounds against the Blazers (5-10).
“Klein had a great offensive game,” Bills said.
Kerrigan Neff tossed in 12 points to go with five rebounds. Emmie Pugh added 11 points, while Olivia Davis grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
Lincoln (8-10) entertains Knightstown on Tuesday.
Box Score
NATIONAL TRAIL (5-10) – Laird 0 2-2 2, Stan 1 2-4 4, Abner 1 6-10 8, E. Byrd 2 1-3 6, J. Byrd 1 0-0 2, Dillow 1 0-0 3, Jones 2 2-3 6, Grimes 0 0-0 0, Mize 0 0-0 0. Team – 8 13-22 31.
LINCOLN (8-10) – Allie Owens 1 0-0 2, Emmie Pugh 5 0-0 11, Kerrigan Neff 4 4-5 12, Kylei Klein 6 6-8 18, Olivia Davis 1 1-2 3, Laynie Russell 2 0-0 5, Hannah Hall 0 0-0 0, Dakota Harrison 0 1-2 1, Rachel Merida 1 0-0 3, Jessica Harmer 0 0-0 0, Kami Laymon 0 0-0 0. Team – 20 12-17 55.
National Trail 3 11 21 31
Lincoln 21 41 47 55
3-pointers – National Trail 2 (E. Byrd, Dillow), Lincoln 3 (Pugh, Russell, Merida). Rebounds – National Trail 15, Lincoln 28 (Davis 7). Turnovers – National Trail 19, Lincoln 18. Fouls – National Trail 18, Lincoln 20.