The Packers traveled to Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills Friday night and returned home with a disappointing 36-33 loss. The Packers led for most of the game but were not able to close out the win in the end. Fremont led 7-6 after one quarter, 17-10 at halftime, and 26-22 at the end of the third. Their largest lead came at 24-12 in the third quarter, however turnovers and back to back made three pointers by the Bengals changed the momentum. Ottawa Hills took their first lead of the game midway through the fourth quarter and held on down the stretch for the win.

Fremont was led offensively by Lily VandenBerg with 11 points, Khaila Noordyk with 9, and Mia Clemence with 8. The loss drops the Packers to 1-3 overall, 0-1 in the WMC Lakes division. Ottawa Hills improved to 2-1 overall.

Coach Zerlaut — “It was a very disappointing loss. We struggled to convert around the basket for much of the night and only made 8 of 23 free throw attempts. It was an extremely physical game, and we did not handle it as well as I hoped that we would. As much as we struggled in the physical aspects of the game, it was our mental miscues that proved to be the biggest difference between pulling out a win tonight and suffering a tough loss.”