Dutchgirl freshman Ashley Wisdom decides wether to pass or shoot the ball as Chamois’ Danielle Tilly (23) and Jesse Wright (5) close in on Wisdom during JV action against the Lady Pirates from Monday, Jan. 14. Owensville’s JV went on to defeat Chamois by a score of 30-24. Chamois captured the varsity contest by a final score of 42-36.

Their latest shot at snapping their four-game skid was Monday night at the Hermann Tournament against Warrenton’s Lady Warriors. Warrenton used a 14-7 second-quarter edge to their advantage as they sent the Dutchgirls into the consolation bracket with a 28-17 win.

Both teams came out of the gate sluggish on offense as the quarter ended in a 5-5 tie. Liz Tate, Mandy Raaf and Kayla Strubberg each scored for OHS.

Warrenton gained the advantage in the second quarter by doubling up Owensville 14-7. Barb Woodruff’s Lady Warriors went into halftime with a 19-12 lead.

Tate paced the Dutchgirls with four first-half points while Becca Etcher led Warrenton with seven first-half points.

As the second half started, both offenses slowed down as Owensville and Warrenton combined for just nine points in the third quarter. Warrenton took a 25-15 into the final eight minutes of play. Dea Dea Sieckmann saved OHS from a third-quarter shutout with a 3-pointer.

Scoring slowed down even more in the fourth quarter as only five points were scored between the two teams as Warrenton held on for the victory to move into the championship semifinals against New Haven Wednesday (tonight) at 6 p.m.

Tate led OHS with a team-high six points while Sieckmann followed with five points. Other Dutchgirls in the scoring column included Alyssa Angell (3), Strubberg (2) and Raaf (1).

Other winners at Hermann in opening-round action included Hermann over Chamois and St. Clair over Bourbon.

On the championship side of the bracket, top-seed New Haven will face Warrenton and Hermann will face St. Clair in the other semifinal at Hermann High School on Wednesday, Jan. 23 (tonight).

Consolation semifinal action will pit Owensville against Montgomery County and Bourbon against Chamois. Those two games will be also be played on Wednesday (tonight) at Hermann Middle School.