By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Visiting Hardin Northern defeated county rival Ada 34-22 in the Lady Bulldog basketball home opener Tuesday evening.
HN outscored the scrappy Lady Bulldogs 21-12 in the second half to pull away from a low-scoring, close first half and post the victory.
The Bulldogs fell to 0-2 with the defeat, while the Lady Polar Bears improved to 1-2 with the win.
"We are happy with the win," said Northern head coach Brady Mast. "We missed a lot of easy baskets in the first half. We made some second half adjustments."
Ada was able to sink only nine field goals in the game, which featured just one made three-point goal by both teams combined.