By RICHIE HALL
INDIANAPOLIS – The University girls basketball team opened its season Wednesday with a 69-39 win at Park Tudor.
The Trailblazers are ranked No. 4 in the Class 1A coaches poll, and they played as a ranked team should. University led from the start, scoring eight straight points before the Panthers called a time out with 5:29 left in the first quarter.
The ‘Blazers led 21-14 after the first period, and steadily built their lead throughout the game, making small runs in the second quarter to jump ahead 37-22. Lindsey Syrek had 16 points in the first half, while senior Jhordan McGuire added 11.
“For our first game out, I thought we played pretty well,” said University coach Justin Blanding. “I wasn’t expecting that. We changed our defense a little bit. I thought we played well. We executed well on offense. It was a good first game for us.”
The third quarter was a little more even, but still ended with the Trailblazers ahead 50-33. Senior Lily Snyder drained two 3-pointers during the period. Snyder also began the fourth quarter by making another 3; she finished the game with three triples.
University finished the game on a 16-4 run. Syrek added six more points to bring her total for the game to 22. McGuire scored on a steal; she finished with 15 points. Snyder totaled 13 points, while Brooke Andrus added six points in the fourth period. Andrus finished the game with 10 points, giving the ‘Blazers four double-digit scorers. University had seven different players score.
Now that the Trailblazers have their first win, they go back on the road Friday to play at Clinton Central. The Bulldogs are off to a 3-0 start, with easy wins over Frontier, Southmont and Fountain Central.
“They’re good,” said Blanding. “They got a new coach, so they’re ready to play. They’re playing pretty well too, so we got to be ready on Friday.”
University 69, Park Tudor 39
University FG FT TP PF
Lindsey Syrek 9 4-4 22 4
Brooke Andrus 3 4-4 10 1
Lily Snyder 5 0-0 13 2
Jhordan McGuire 6 3-6 15 3
Lucy Snyder 1 0-0 2 1
Haley Tomlinson 2 0-0 5 0
Hallie Harrison 1 0-1 2 2
Elise Nachlis 0 0-0 0 0
Arrion Sherrod 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 27 11-15 69 13
Score by Quarters
University 21 17 12 19 – 69
Park Tudor 14 8 11 6 – 39
University 3-pointers (4) Li. Snyder 3, Tomlinson 1.
University senior Jhordan McGuire scored 15 points for the Trailblazers in their 69-39 win at Park Tudor Tuesday. This was University’s first game of the season, the ‘Blazers play at Clinton Central on Friday. (Richie Hall)