B-CC Girls Can't Complete Comeback in 46-36 Loss

Rob Kurtz watched his team fall behind by 17 points by halftime of Wednesday's game at Springbrook, then hold the Blue Devils scoreless for the entire third quarter.

It was exactly what Kurtz, coach of  girls basketball team, meant when he said the Barons could dominate stretches of games only to lose their way in others.

On Wednesday, one excellent quarter wasn't enough.

B-CC lost, 46-36, at Springbrook despite outscoring the Blue Devils 9-0 in the first eight minutes after halftime and getting within five points on a Sarit Trusky three-pointer a few seconds into the fourth.

"I thought we could come back. We had some chances there that were close," Kurtz said. "But I think we had to work so hard to catch up. At that point, I don't know, your legs and your mind could have been physically and mentally spent."

Springbrook forward Andrea Wilson  (11 points) put an end to the Baron run with five points in the fourth quarter. The Blue Devils (3-0) put the game out of reach when forward Cheyenne Brown (13 points) stole a B-CC outlet pass and completed a lay-up while getting fouled with 2:30 left.

The ensuing free throw put Springbrook up 42-34. The Barons (2-2) didn't have enough time to respond.

"Again, they're learning," Kurtz said. "It's the very beginning of the season. We've had glimpses of some good stuff but we're still not putting a whole game together. But we'll hopefully get there."

Senior guard Andrea Johnson, B-CC's leading scorer, shot just 2-for-9 in the first half. In the third quarter, Johnson (nine points) helped the Barons get back in the game in other ways.

She gathered a steal during one sequence, then a rebound during another before dribbling down the court and finding teammate Caroline Khanna on the break for two lay-ups.

That provided B-CC with momentum. After Truskey (five points) hit her three-pointer on the first play of the fourth, players on the Baron bench jumped off their seats.

But it was too little, too late.

With Friday's game against Northwestern remaining in B-CC's tough five-game stretch to open the season, Kurtz likes what he's seen so far.

He just hopes to see more of it.

"Now, it's about making shots and making more shots at the foul line and making fewer mental mistakes," Kurtz said. "Overall, I'm pretty happy. I think we're at about a C+ right now, but we're progressing."

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