Pius pulls away from plucky Panthers on the road

NORFOLK - For two and a half quarters, the Norfolk Panthers hung with the #5 team in the state, but the Thunderbolts established themselves offensively late, outscoring the Panthers 18-7 in the 4th quarter of a 57-37 win Saturday.

Pius' three-point shooting saved them in the first half,  with Lily Hodge and Brynn Sebek combining to go 7-for-7 from beyond the arc. 

When the Thunderbolts cooled off from deep in the second half, they stepped in inside, shooting 7-for-10 on two-point shots after the break. 

The win was Pius' sixth straight against the Panthers dating back to 2019.

GAME SUMMARY

Pius X (12-3)  - 12 14 13 18 - 57

Norfolk (3-11) -  4 15 11  7 - 37

TEAM STATS

PIUS X

 - FG: 21/46 (45.7%)

 - 3P: 12/25 (48%)

 - FT: 3/4 (75%)

NORFOLK

 - FG: 11/40 (27.5%)

 - 3P: 3/6 (50%)

 - FT: 12/18 (66.7%)

INDIVIDUAL STATS

PIUS X

 - Adison Markowski: 14 pts

 - Lily Hodge: 12 pts

 - Brynn Sebek: 9 pts

 - Makenna Lesiak: 8 pts, 1 reb

 - Charlee Hagedorn: 5 pts, 2 rebs

 - Tenley Heimes: 3 pts

 - Sara Iburg: 2 pts, 8 rebs

 - Madelyn Navrkal: 2 pts, 2 rebs

 - Sidda Hagedorn: 2 pts

NORFOLK

 - Erin Schwanebeck: 13 pts, 8 rebs

 - Lauren Hinrichs: 8 pts

 - Cameryn Skiff: 7 pts, 3 rebs

 - Abbigail Long: 4 pts, 5 rebs

 - Tessa Gall: 3 pts, 10 rebs

 - Tasha Eisenhauer: 2 pts, 2 rebs