Badgers Fall To Argos In Season Opener

MOBILE, Ala. – The Spring Hill College women's basketball team (0-1) fell 92-65 to West Florida (3-0) in its season opener at the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center on Wednesday.
 
Kellyn Hunter led the game in scoring alongside UWF's Haidyn Pitsch with 20 points. Hunter also led the Badgers shooting 6-14 from the floor, 3-8 from distance and 5-8 from the free throw line.
 
Marta Duda crashed the glass and led the game with 13 rebounds. She also led the contest with a pair of blocks.
 
Claudia Garrido contributed 13 points and was perfect (2-2) from the charity stripe along with teammate Jalisha Mann.
 
The Badgers started strong, shooting 47 percent from the floor and 50 percent from beyond the arc in the first quarter. SHC held a 21-18 lead over the Argonauts through the first 10 minutes.
 
West Florida took the lead in the second quarter and never looked back, shooting 44 percent from the floor overall and 76 percent from the free throw line.
 
Game Details
Date: Nov. 13
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Venue (Location): Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center (Mobile, Ala.)
 
Results
West Florida 92, Spring Hill 65
Records: West Florida (3-0, 0-0 GSC), Spring Hill (0-1, 0-0 SIAC)
 
They Said It
Head Coach Dan Presel
On the game
"First half, I think we were doing a good job executing what we wanted to do. We had more assists than turnovers in the first half. They [West Florida] play a style where it's just like endless trapping, full court and really challenging. Not something you're used to seeing, so I think we got a little tired. I think that kind of led to us losing the plot in the second half of what we were trying to accomplish. Hats off to them, that's a good team, one of the top in the south region year in and year out. It's always a great test, great measure to see what you need to do better."
 
Up Next
Spring Hill hits the road to take on Eckerd on Saturday at 11 a.m. (ET) at the Bob Martinez Athletics Center.
 
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