It took about one half for Bishop Seabury’s girls basketball team to adjust to Troy High’s full-court press and zone defense.

Once the Seahawks had it figured out, it was too late.

Seabury couldn’t recover from 17-point halftime deficit in a 38-27 loss at Seabury on Thursday.

“First half, we just turned the ball over way too much,” Seabury coach Nick Taylor said. “I should’ve recognized that. That was kind of on me there. We came out of the locker room and we played pretty decent in the second half. Took care of the ball better but we also got some open looks that we weren’t getting in the first half.”

Seabury (2-11), which committed 23 turnovers, started to play tighter defense when it didn’t have to chase players following steals. The Trojans (2-11) only scored three points in the third quarter — a 3-pointer from Lexi Norris.

With the defense standing strong, the Seahawks started to find some rhythm on offense. Seabury senior Kayleigh Boos scored 10 of her team-high 12 points in the second half, drilling mid-range jumpers in the soft spots of the zone defense.

Boos added 12 rebounds to complete a double-double.

“We made some adjustments at halftime and they worked,” Taylor said. “Obviously we should’ve done it quicker because we got in a deep hole and it’s hard to get out of those deep holes in the first half. But I told the girls I was proud of them for fighting back in the second half.”

Seabury closed the fourth quarter on an 11-2 run, but didn’t have enough time to rally.

Celia Taylor-Puckett scored nine points while Emily Heinz, Allison Eckert and Maria Ruiz each added a basket.

“I told them we’ve come a long ways since the beginning of the season,” Taylor said. “You know there’s some things we did in the second half that’s promising — that we’re shooting for. We try to get better every day.”

TROY (38)

Blair Wishaar 8-21 0-0 18, Kassidy Ashworth 0-2 0-0 0, Lexi Norris 2-7 1-2 7, Kassi Meng 3-7 0-0 6, Amanda Stock 1-6 1-4 3, Alyssa Schmille 0-1 0-0 0, Macy Norris 1-6 0-0 2, Morgan Masters 1-8 0-0 2. Totals 16-58 2-6 38.

SEABURY (27)

Celia Taylor-Puckett 2-13 4-8 9, Emily Heinz 1-9 0-4 2, Allison Eckert 1-2 0-0 2, Maria Ruiz 1-1 0-0 2, Kayleigh Boos 5-12 2-6 12, Camryn Mathis 0-0 0-0 0, Sami Dennon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 10-37 6-18 27.

Troy 13 14 3 8 — 38

Seabury 7 3 6 11 — 27

Three-point goals: Troy 4-17 (Weishaar 2, Norris 2); Seabury 1-8 (Taylor-Puckett). Fouled out: Masters. Turnovers: Troy 12, Seabury 23.