Noblesville finished in third place at the Southport Tournament on Saturday.
In their first game, the Millers dropped a close 46-42 contest to New Palestine. Noblesville led 18-13 at halftime, but the Dragons took the lead by the end of the third quarter, going up 30-28, then edged the Millers 16-14 in the fourth.
Ashlynn Shade scored 22 points, making three 3-pointers, and also had four steals. Kaitlyn Shoemaker added 11 points, while Anna Kiser and Emily Wood both pulled five rebounds.
Noblesville won the third-place game, beating Southport 60-35. The Millers rolled past the Cardinals to take a 20-2 lead at the end of the first quarter, then were up 31-17 at halftime. Noblesville’s defense revved up again in the third period, allowing Southport just four points.
Shade was the leading scorer again with 25 points, followed by Mallory Miller with 12. Shade also had seven rebounds and five steals, with Kiser collecting six rebounds. Dani Mendez had five rebounds and Shoemaker made four steals.
The Millers are 5-10 and host Roncalli on Monday.
NEW PALESTINE 46, NOBLESVILLE 42
Noblesville FG FT TP PF
Kaitlyn Shoemaker 4-12 1-2 11 3
Ashlynn Shade 9-21 1-2 22 3
Makenna Mundy 0-1 0-0 0 0
Mallory Miller 1-11 2-4 4 4
Anna Kiser 0-2 0-0 0 2
Dani Mendez 0-0 0-0 0 3
Emily Wood 2-4 1-2 5 5
Totals 16-51 5-10 42 20
Score by Quarters
New Palestine 10 3 17 16 – 46
Noblesville 10 8 10 14 – 42
Noblesville 3-point shooting (5-15) Shade 3-4, Shoemaker 2-6, Miller 0-4, Wood 0-1.
Noblesville rebounds (27) Kiser 5, Wood 5, Shade 4, Mendez 4, Mundy 3, Miller 2, Shoemaker 1, team 3.
NOBLESVILLE 60, SOUTHPORT 35
Noblesville FG FT TP PF
Kaitlyn Shoemaker 3-9 1-2 8 4
Jayla Jones 2-2 0-0 4 0
Emery Denison 0-1 0-0 0 0
Ashlynn Shade 9-19 6-6 25 3
Makenna Mundy 0-2 0-0 0 0
Mallory Miller 4-11 2-2 12 4
Anna Kiser 3-6 0-0 6 0
Dani Mendez 1-2 0-0 2 1
Brooklyn Smitherman 1-1 1-1 3 0
Emily Wood 0-2 0-0 0 5
Totals 23-55 10-11 60 17
Score by Quarters
Noblesville 20 11 15 14 – 60
Southport 2 15 4 14 – 35
Noblesville 3-point shooting (4-16) Miller 2-6, Shoemaker 1-5, Shade 1-4, Denison 0-1.
Noblesville rebounds (32) Shade 7, Kiser 6, Mendez 5, Mundy 4, Wood 4, Shoemaker 2, Miller 1, team 3.