North Union’s Gabby Lindsey goes up for a shot in this file photo. The Lady Cats defeated Graham to clinch their third consecutive Mad River Division title in the Central Buckeye Conference.
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North Union clinched the Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division title on Saturday with a 57-44 road victory over Graham.
It was the Lady Cats’ (9-0 CBC, 13-7 overall) third straight Mad River title and fourth in the last five years.
North Union jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first quarter, led by a pair of Addison Wedding baskets.
Graham (6-3, 11-10) battled its way back to a tie at 11.
However, a buzzer-beating foul line jumper from Gabby Lindsey gave North Union a 13-11 lead.
The Lady Cats dominated the second quarter, outscoring the Falcons 14-2 for a 27-14 halftime cushion.
Zoe Wedding scored a three-point shot during the quarter and Lindsey tallied five points, including a second end-of-the-quarter three-point goal.
A layup by Audrey Benedict midway through the third quarter gave North Union its largest lead of the game at 39-21.
The Lady Cats led 43-29 at the end of the frame.
Graham rallied in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter.
The Falcons scored the first 10 points and pulled to within 45-39.
North Union answered back with an eight-point run to put away the game.
Brenna Martino started the run with a rebound basket, Kennedy Harrah hit a layup and Benedict sank four free throws.
Benedict finished with 13 points to lead the Lady Cats while Lindsey counted 11.
Zoe Wedding and Addison Wedding each had nine points.
Kailyn Colegrove snared six rebounds.
NU concludes its regular season this week with two home contests, playing Northwestern on Wednesday and Elgin on Saturday.
North Union
Benedict 4-5-13, K. McElroy 0-0-0, Z. Wedding 3-1-9, Martino 3-1-7, Colegrove 2-0-4, A. Wedding 4-0-9, Lindsey 5-0-11, Harrah 2-0-4, Hinkle 0-0-0. Three-point goals: Z. Wedding 2, A. Wedding, Lindsey.
Graham
McAlexander 1-0-2, Larmee 0-1-1, Conn 6-9-23, Britton 5-1-13, Yukon 2-0-5. Three-point goals: Conn 2, Britton 2, Yukon.