Senior Bianca Ojiegbe begins her final varsity season playing the post position for the Cardinals
Bishop Ireton’s injury-riddled varsity girls were bounced hard in back-to-back nights against a pair of Washington Post top 20 squads as Georgetown Visitation came to Godley Gym and walloped the Cardinals 78-36, then the Cadets hosted the redbirds for a 72-36 setback.
The senior-laden Cubs, led by senior Kate Gillespie’s 18 points broke out quickly to a 9-2 advantage and raced to a 27-8 first quarter lead. It ballooned to 41-11 at the halftime break enroute to a 78-36 final. Maddie Williams of Visitation scored her 1,000th career point as part her 16 points on the night in the second half, but it was otherwise a long night for the home club. Visitation pulled down 55 rebounds and dished 17 assists while the home team garnered 23 and 5 respectively.
The Cardinals were lead by sophomore Isabelle Kendall with 7 points and Mara Celis with 6. Helena Barber and Bianca Ojiebge each grabbed 4 boards, Kedall added three as did junior Camille Webber.
The Cardinals headed to Gallagher Gym on Thursday night and suffered a 72-36 setback to the Cadets. The loss dropped the Cardinals to 2-3, 0-1 in WCAC play, on the young season with Paul VI the next stop on the extended road trip for Ireton. The tripleheader in the Panther Athletic Center tips off at 4pm with freshmen basketball, 5:45 for the JV and 7:30 for the varsity.
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