A great season has ended for the Ovid-Elsie Lady Marauders as New Lothrop handed OE a 43-26 loss in the District Semi-Finals.

Ovid-Elsie led 9-7 after the first stanza but couldn't find the bottom of the rim in the second stanza as New Lothrop blanked OE, 11-0 to take an 18-9 lead at the half.  New Lothrop would stall for much of the third quarter while increasing their lead to 27-15 by the end of the third.  Ovid-Elsie kept battling back but eventually, the Hornets would capture the fourth stanza 16-11 behind some clutch free throw shooting.

New Lothrop shot 17 of 27 from the line while Ovid-Elsie connected on just 3 of 4 attempts from the charity stripe.  Ovid-Elsie was tagged for 25 fouls compared to New Lothrop's 8.

Braeden Tokar (2 steals, 2 assists) and Hailee Campbell (6 rebounds) paced Ovid-Elsie with 6 points each, while Evalyn Cole chipped in with 5 points and 5 assists.  Lily Bates and Ellyanna Carman each hit triples en route to their 3 points each while Ava Bates rounded out the Marauder scoring with 2 points.

Ovid-Elsie collected 10 steals on 22 New Lothrop turnovers but was out-rebounded 26-18.  Ovid-Elsie only shot 23.8% from the field while the Hornets connected on 50% of their tries.  OE handed out 10 assists on 10 made baskets.  

Ovid-Elsie concludes their season with a 19-3 record.  For the senior class, they earned three conference titles, two district titles, and a regional championship.  All-in-all, the senior class finished with a combined 4-year record of 74-15 at the varsity level.

New Lothrop will advance to play St. Charles in the District Finals on Friday night.