By Mark HaugenTurnovers plagued the Panthers the first two games of their season and things were no different for them in two losses last week.The Ellsworth girls basketball team dropped to 1-3 overall with a 56-54 overtime loss to Southwest Christian last Tuesday night and 73-63 loss to Lakeview on Monday night. Both games were in Ellsworth.A bright spot for Ellsworth was senior Laurel Drenth passing the 1,000-point mark for her career.The Panthers will attempt to turn the turnover tide Friday night in a conference game at Canby.SWC 56, Ellsworth 54 — OTThe Panthers shot themselves in the foot with 31 turnovers, but the most costly came on an over-and-back violation with six seconds left in overtime that SWC then converted into a layup with two seconds left for the win."The difference in the game was the turnovers (31-16)," coach Dean Schnaible said. "We played them evenly from the floor with field goals and free throws. I told the girls if you take away a third of the turnovers that’s down to about 21 and there’s a possibility for 10 more points or so."Laurel Drenth paced the Panthers with 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Junior Amy Tiesler netted 12 and also had nine rebounds and two blocks. Senior Marla Groen scored 10.Ellsworth Box ScoreTiesler 5 0 2-2 12, Kvaale 2 0 0-0 4, Lynette Drenth 0 0-0 0, Laurel Drenth 4 0 6-7 14, Lewis 2 0 0-0 4, Groen 1 2 2-2 10, Brittney Kramer 1 0 0-0 2, Amy Timmer 2 0 4-5 8. Total: 17 2 14-16 54.Team totals:Shooting: E 19-44 for 43.2 percent, SWC 19-44. Rebounds: E 35 (Amy Tiesler 9, Laurel Drenth 9, Amy Timmer 5). Blocks: Tiesler 2. Steals: E 4. Turnovers: E 31, SWC 16. Assists: Laurel Drenth 6.Lakeview 73,Ellsworth 63The Panthers dug themselves a 20-8 hole after the first quarter and couldn’t recover, despite outscoring the Lakers 55-53 the last three quarters in the Camden Conference opener for both teams.Laurel Drenth again led the way with 24 points, giving her 1,007 on her career. She also grabbed nine rebounds with four assists and two steals. Groen tossed in 17 points, including a couple of 3-pointers, and had six assists. Tiesler scored nine points and had three steals."They just beat us on transition," Schnaible said. "We could not convert quickly enough from offense to defense. They beat us back numerous times on their transition and we couldn’t adjust."Team speed is one of our weaknesses and it showed. They were so much quicker — that was the difference. They were go, go, go."It was Lakeview’s first game of the season and Ellsworth’s fourth.Ellsworth Box ScoreTiesler 3 0 3-4 9, Brooke Kramer 1 0 0-0 2, Kvaale 0 0-0 0, Lynette Drenth 0 0-0 0, Laurel Drenth 6 3 33-6 24, Lewis 0 0 3-4 3, Groen 5 2 1-2 17, Brittney Kramer 2 0 0-0 4, Amy Timmer 2 0 0-0 4. Total: 19 5 10-16 63.Team totals:Shooting: E 24-63 for 38.1 percent, L 24-59 for 40.7 percent. Rebounds: E 35 (Laurel Drenth 9, Groen 6, Tiesler 5, Lewis 5), L 27. Steals: E, Tiesler 3, Laurel Drenth 2. Assists: E, Groen 6, Laurel Drenth 4, Brittney Kramer 3.