After losing two games in the Brown County Holiday Tourney Thursday and Friday, the Cloverdale girls' basketball team bounced back to defeat Clay City, 51-45, Monday

After losing two games in the Brown County Holiday Tourney Thursday and Friday, the Cloverdale girls' basketball team bounced back to defeat Clay City, 51-45, Monday.

Leading the way for the Clovers, sophomore Ashley Koosman scored a game-high 22 points on nine field goals.

"She's leading our team in rebounding right now," Cloverdale Coach Bruce Cook said of Koosman. "She's really emerged as a really good player for us.

Hannah Monnett had 12 and Heather Moon added 10 points for Cloverdale.

Cloverdale was facing a 37-33 deficit after three quarters of play, but managed to outscore the Eels 18-8 in the final period.

"We had talked at halftime about stepping things up a little bit. You could see that we were starting to wear them down," Cook said. "In the second half they started grabbing a lot. We got in the double bonus. That was the difference in the game."

The Clovers hit 10-of-14 free throws in the game, while Clay City hit 4-of-10.

On Thursday, Cloverdale lost to Eminence, 48-28, in the Brown County Tournament. Monnett led the Clovers in scoring with nine points, while Kristen Schroer added four points.

On Friday, Cascade defeated the Clovers, 43-37. Monnett led the Clovers with 22 points, including three three-point field goals.

"Defensively she's really stepping things up," Cook said. "And offensively, that helps her a little bit. We're starting to see glimpses of the player she can be."

Koosman, Schroer and Emily Puffer each added five points for the Clovers.

The Clovers are now 4-7 on the season, and play Thursday at Park Tudor at 7:30 p.m.

"With West Vigo and Park Tudor, we can get back into the swing of things," Cook said. "We're still kind of searching for things. This team is still evolving."

At Cloverdale

Clay City 12 12 14 8 -- 45

Cloverdale 12 12 9 18 -- 51

Cloverdale -- Monnett 4 3-3 12, Puffer 0 1-3 1, Haltom 2 2-2 6, Koosman 9 4-6 22, Moon 5 0-0 10, Schroer 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 FG 10-14 FT, 51 TP.

Clay City -- McWilliams 3 1-4 7, Collins 1 0-0 2, Tyler 5 0-2 10, Kennedy 8 3-4 19, Carney 1 0-0 2, Steiner 2 0-0 5. Totals FG 20, FT 4-10, TP 45.

At Brown County Tourney

Cloverdale 3 5 5 15 -- 28

Eminence 12 13 14 9 -- 48

Cloverdale -- Monnett 2 3-5 9, Puffer 0 1-3 1, Arnold 1 1-1 3, Haltom 1 0-0 2, Koosman 1 4-6 6, Moon 1 1-2 3, Schroer 0 4-10 4. Totals 6 FG, 14-27 FT, TP 28.

Eminence -- Kraemer 2 3-6 7, Mallott 5 2-3 12, Sinclair 7 2-2 16, Barnett 1 0-0 2, Burns 1 0-2 2, Garett 0 1-4 1, Bridges 0 2-2 2, Burns 0 2-2 2, Decker 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 FG, 12-21 FT, TP 48.

At Brown County Tourney

Cloverdale 3 15 10 9 -- 37

Cascade 10 15 10 8 -- 43

Cloverdale -- Monnett 8 3-4 22, Puffer 2 0-2 5, Koosman 2 0-4 5, Schroer 2 1-2 5, Arnold 0 0-0 0, Haltom 0 0-0 0, Tutterow 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 FG, 4-12 FT, 37 TP.

Cascade -- Arnold 2 1-4 5, Smith 3 1-2 7, Miller 3 3-4 11, Stewart 1 0-0 2, Wichman 5 4-7 14, Nease 2 0-0 4. Totals 16 FG, 9-17 FT, TP 43.

Next game -- The Clovers play at Park Tudor Thursday at 7:30 p.m.