Rochester Century hurt itself with turnovers and lost a close girls basketball game 49-45 to Farmington on Thursday night at the Century gym.
Farmington erased a six-point halftime deficit and outscored the Panthers 34-24. Century had a two-game win streak snapped and is now 2-2 overall.
"The story of the game was turnovers as we had 24," Century coach Chris Stenzel pointed out.
Kanani Asuncion scored 15 to lead three Century players in double figures scoring, and Kendal Kupfer had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
For Farmington, Abby Gallus scored 16 and Sofia Chadwick scored nine, well below her average of 20.
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"Defensively, I thought Kristin Fleissner was outstanding, holding Chadwick to 9 points," Stenzel added. "Offensively, we showed improvement and have somethings to build upon. "
Century is home Saturday night against Minneapolis Washburn (2-2).
Farmington 49, Century 45
FARMINGTON (49)
Alicia Hett 9, Sofia Chadwick 9, Morgan Mach 8, Abby Gallus 16, Jordyn Homeier 2, Kamryn Corraro 3, Kaitlyn Gorden 2.
CENTURY (45)
Kanani Asuncion 15, Kristin Fleissner 3, Elizabeth Bruss 11, Morgan Hazelton 6, Kendall Kupfer 10.
Other stats:Asuncion 8 rebounds; Bruss 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks; Kupfer 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal; Hazelton 9 rebounds, 4 assists; Fleissner 3 rebounds, 3 assists.
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Halftime:CENT 21, FARM 15.
Free throws:FARM 13-19, CENT 7-10.
Three-point goals:FARM 4 (Helt 3, Gallus 1), CENT 2 (Bruss 1, Fleissner 1).
