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GoogleThe Lady Cardinals trailed 18-14 at intermission. The closed the gap to 24-22 going to the fourth quarter, but Shoals outscored the visitors 17-13 over the final eight minutes.
"We played probably as poor as I could have imagined to start the game," he said. "We did not have any intensity and was not ready to play. We were lucky to be down just a few points at the half.
"We came back and took a two-point lead on a couple of occasions in the fourth quarter. We had chances to push the lead to four, but missed some free throws. It was a tight game in the fourth quarter, but we could not weather the storm."
Hitchcock said he had mixed emotions.
"I was really proud of the second half, but equally disappointed in the first half," he said.
Brittany Combs had 11 points, 11 rebounds and two steals, shooting 4 of 13 to go with four turnovers.
Center Elyse Weddle was limited to three points on 1-for-7 shooting and had one rebound before fouling out.
Alley Gilliland tallied nine points, five rebounds, five assists, three steals and six turnovers. She made 5 of 6 free throws.
Julie Riggins hit two 3-pointers as part of an eight-point performance. She added four rebounds, one steal and two turnovers.
Taylor Gilmore collected four rebounds, four points, one steal and a pair of turnovers.
Elena Weddle and Brittany Pennick each were scoreless.
Bloomfield shot 11 of 41 (27 percent) and were 0 of 6 from 3-point range. They were 13 of 22 at the foul line to go with 30 rebounds, 18 turnovers, eight steals and seven assists.
There was no jv game.
The Lady Cardinals will play at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Edgewood.
"We had a unique first game of year," said Hitchcock. "We grew up from one half to the other.
"Our goal is to get better. We have a chance to work on some things at practice and be more aggressive and ready to play Tuesday at Edgewood."