Lady Tigers top Dibrell to advance
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The Lady Tigers, who moved on to face Centertown in Thursday’s semifinal matchup, went ahead early thanks to a 3-pointer and another field goal from Megan Hobbs, as well as an inside shot from Catherine Hill.
Dibrell, who connected on just two free throws during the first five minutes of the opening quarter, cut its deficit to just a basket (7-5) at the period’s end with a long 3-pointer from Kayla Bond.
Irving College turned its ‘D’ up another notch in the second quarter, however, and shut out the sixth-seeded Lady Wildcats in the period while posting eight points of its own, including four from Elizabeth Lavoie. Dibrell missed three straight free throws as the first half drew to its end, and trailed 15-5 heading into the break.
Points were hard to come by for either team for much of the third quarter, but Irving College got four more from Hobbs and another basket from Lavoie to go up 21-5, before Bond buried another 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Two straight Lady Tiger baskets put them on top 25-8 early in the fourth, allowing coach Desiree Hobbs to employ many of her reserves for the remainder of the game. And although Virginia Prater came through with two points and Bond had five, including her third trey of the game, the Lady Tigers’ early advantage was too much for Dibrell to overcome.
Hobbs finished with 11 points to lead the Lady Tigers, while Lavoie had eight and Hill scored four. Micaela Grieves and Brittany Layne scored two each, and LaShay Barkes added one.
Bond led the way for Dibrell with 11 points, while Prater added three and Miranda Burch had a free throw.