HARPURSVILLE – Bainbridge-Guilford’s 20-plus points in each of the first three quarters led the Lady Bobcats to a lop-sided win over MAC conference opponent Harpursville Wednesday night.
Controlling the contest from the opening tip, the Bobcats outscored the Hornets 24-4 in the first eight minutes of play. Combining to score 18 of B-G’s 24 in the opening quarter was Megan Palmatier (10) and Abi Selfridge (8).
Abi Selfridge continued on the scoring path at she again added eight in the second quarter en route to a 21 point quarter by the Bobcats.
It was Erica Selfridge’s turn in the third as she led in the scoring column with nine. But Erica Selfridge produced for Bainbridge-Guilford in other ways throughout the game as recorded a triple-double, finishing the game with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
Coming off the bench to score 10 total in the contest was B-G’s Macie Leizear. Leizear dialed in from long distance in the fourth, knocking down two from beyond the arc as she led the Bobcats in the fourth with eight points.
Abi Selfridge finished with the game-high 25 points in the win while Palmatier ended the night with a double-double by ripping down 10 boards and dropping 19 points through the basket.
Abby Livermore scored a team-high eight points for Harpursville.
Bainbridge-Guilford will face a test on the road against MAC conference foe Unatego at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Bainbridge-Guilford: Jill Cannistra 2 0-0-4; Matraca Harmon 2 0-0-4; Abigail Selfridge 11 3-4-25; Erica Selfridge 7 0-0-15; Macie Leizear 4 0-0-10; Zamira Caldwell 3 0-0-6; Kori Thorton 3 0-0-6; Megan Palmatier 9 1-2-19. Totals: 41 4-6-89.
Harpursville: Taylor Fish 0; Mackenzie Whidden 0; Morgan Fleming 2 2-2-6; Maryjane Kappauf 2 0-0-4; Abbie Livermore 4 0-0-8; Saleen Medovich 0 1-2-1; Alexus Roys 1 0-0-2; Vanessa Groover 1 0-0-2. Totals: 10 3-4-23.
B-G 24 21 25 19 – 89
Hville 4 11 2 6 – 23
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (B-G) Selfridge 1, Leizear 2; (H) None. Officials: Green and Washburn. JV: B-G won, 33-15.