Triad’s girls hoop squad dropped its first game of the season on Saturday.
The Lady Cardinals slipped to 2-1 overall with a 68-37 setback at West Jefferson.
Triad is also 0-1 in the Ohio Heritage Conference.
The Lady Cardinals’ offense was ice-cold during the initial eight minutes of the contest.
Triad (which will travel to West Liberty on Thursday) managed only a field goal from Frani LeVan and a charity toss by Ashtin Fauber.
As a result, West Jefferson took a 14-3 margin into the ensuing stanza.
Triad’s Cati LeVan got untracked during the second period by scoring seven markers.
Her efforts, however, couldn’t put much of a dent in the Rough Riders’ lead.
West Jefferson held a 29-13 spread at the halftime break and took a 51-26 lead into the fourth quarter.
West Jefferson helped seal its victory by hitting 11-of-13 shots from the charity stripe.
Triad took only seven free throws and cashed in on four.
West Jefferson
King 7-2-17, Mannion 5-5-15, Lambert 5-0-11, Roberts 4-2-10, Grace 2-0-5, McClish 1-2-5, Jewell 1-0-3, Stickel 1-0-2. Totals 26-11-68.
Three-point goals: King 1, Lambert 1, McClish 1, Grace 1, Jewell 1.
Triad
F. Levan 6-1-14, C. LeVan 4-2-11, Fauber 2-1-7, Cox 1-0-3, Snider 1-0-2, Allison 0-0-0, Walls 0-0-0. Totals 14-4-37.
Three-point goals: Fauber 2, F. LeVan 1, C. LeVan 1, Cox 1.
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