Girls suffer 15th straight setback

WCHS freshman Kassidy Kominos defends Kim Ha during Tuesday?s game. Kominos saw her first varsity action of the year Tuesday night.

Warren County came back from an early deficit to take a one-point lead midway through Tuesday?s second quarter, only to give up 16 unanswered points as Lebanon took command on the way to a 55-32 victory.

With the loss, the Lady Pioneers fell to 3-22 on the season, and remain winless in district play at 0-13. Their current losing streak stands at 15 games, heading into tonight?s contest at Oakland.

Lebanon opened Tuesday?s game with a 6-0 run, but the Lady Pioneers bounced back to tie the contest with a scoring surge of their own, before giving up five straight points as the quarter ended with the Devilettes on top 11-6.

Brittany Frazier and Brooke Bowman struck for back-to-back 3-pointers, however, and with 4:01 to play in the first half Warren County led 16-15. That would prove to be their final baskets of the half, however, with Lebanon rattling off 16 straight to close the half.

Baskets by Frazier and Tessa King, as well as a Taylor Nunley free throw, pulled WCHS within a dozen points early in the third, but once again the Devilettes went on an offensive run, posting 14 more unanswered points to close the period with a 47-21 lead.

The Lady Pioneers weren?t able to chip away at Lebanon?s advantage in the fourth, trailing by as many as 29 points down the stretch before an 8-0 run down the stretch closed the gap to the final margin.

Bowman had seven points to lead the Lady Pioneers, despite scoring only one basket in the second half. Frazier netted six, while King had five points. The Lady Pioneers, who shot 31 percent from the field, hit just three of 17 3-point attempts and were a mere 3-of-10 from the free-throw line. They turned the ball over 27 times against the Devilettes? pressure defense.

Lebanon was led by a game-high 18 from Crystal Howse, while Icelyn Elie came off the bench to score 5 points, including 11 in the third quarter. The Devilettes connected on 33 percent of their 60 shots, and hit 14-of-18 from the stripe.

Tip-off for tonight?s game in Murfreesboro is scheduled for 6:30.