Shakamak attempted only 22 shots in its game at Cloverdale on Saturday but still led 16-15 at halftime.

But Coach Brock Dowell said a combination of turnovers and lack of shots eventually kept the Lady Lakers from pulling out the victory.

Shakamak dropped to 1-5 with a 28-17 setback.

“The offensive end was the difference in this game. We scored our 16th point with 3:16 to go in the second quarter and then scored one point the rest of the game,” Dowell said.

“We only took 22 shots and turned the ball over 26 times. Extremely tough to win with that kind of offensive showing.”

Dowell said Cloverdale’s defense turned the game around.

“Credit to Cloverdale, they play hard and physical. They jumped the passing lanes and continuously pushed us off our spots all game,” Dowell explained.

Emmalyn Wolf led Shakamak with six points and 10 rebounds.

“I thought Annabelle (Ehle), Destinee (Miller), and Jaco (Maddie) did a really good job guarding (Gracie) Lee and (Kaylee) McClure all game. Neither were able to get comfortable,” Dowell said.

“I thought our initial half-court defense played well outside of a few mixed-up rotations and rebounding for a three-minute stretch in the first half. Offensively we need to get stronger with the ball and quit playing with our back to the basket. We have a short turnaround before our next game; we will continue to work on the areas that we need to improve in and try to get a little bit better on Monday.”

Wolf added six points for the Lady Lakers, Kaylee Calvert had four, Miller, Jacelynn Coffey, and Kayden Murdock had two points each, and Ehle one.

The Lady Lakers open their SWIAC schedule on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at Clay City.

Cloverdale is now 2-1.