The Lady Wildcats kept it close, but couldn’t pull out a nonleague victory on the road.

“This is a good Karns City team,” Shenango coach Joe Gierlach said. “The kids showed a lot of fortitude and never quit. We forced them to go to the foul line at the end, and unfortunately they made their shots.”

Brittany Mendal paced the Lady ’Cats (5-2) with 16 points and eight rebounds. Emily Makarevich and Carly Senko each followed with eight markers.

Makarevich led the team with 11 rebounds while Senko supplied three assists.