Shutout in third costs WCHS girls
Monday night in the Charlie Dalton gym, the freshman Lady Pioneers offense went cold in the third period and aggresive board play by Cookeville resulted in a 42-23 fall to the Lady Cavaliers.
Brittany Frazier scored all 11 points for Warren County in the opening period, including three 3’s in the last three minutes of the quarter. On the other side of the ball Cookeville went down low and worked the paint with Jade Bartlett, as she scored eight points, but the Lady Pioneers held a 11-10 lead by the end of the period.
Bethany Lebel opened the second period up with a long-range 3 and three turnovers by Warren County gave Cookeville a 17-11 lead with 4:40 left in the half. Frazier nailed her fourth 3-pointer of the game with 4:30 left on the clock, but Lebel had the answer on the other end of the floor with a 3 of her own. Jasmine Hall hit two of two from the line with 1:37 left in the half as the Lady Pioneers went into break trailing 20-16.
Bartlett went back to work on the boards for the Lady Cavaliers hitting for six of Cookeville’s 10 points in the period. Cookeville controlled the paint shutting out the Lady Pioneers on the glass as Warren County committed five turnovers in the period resulting in zero points on the board in the third quarter.
Frazier hit her fifth 3-pointer of the game to open the final period. Mary Kate Fisher followed with a jumper in the paint with 5:42 left to play. Nicole Maxwell helped seal the deal for Cookeville nailing a 3 as the Lady Cavaliers hit for 12 points to secure the win.
Frazier led the Lady Pioneers with 17 points, Hall, Fisher and LaNae Bess added two points each.
For the Lady Cavaliers, Bartlett led all scores with 18 points. Lebel hit for nine, Nicole Morgan and Casey Carter had four each. Rochelle Davidson added three and Krissy Carter hit for two points.