Lady Wildcats finish undefeated run with big win over Tigers
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First-period action saw the Lady Wildcats break the game open as Wilkinson ran off six straight points. Dibrell?s pressure defense created all sorts of problems for the Lady Tigers, as Irving College turned the ball over nine times in the first quarter. Danna Wells scored the Lady Tigers? only points of the period when she hit from the paint at the 4:19 mark. Wilkinson and the Lady Wildcats marched back down the court, hitting a 3-pointer then running off nine more points before the period?s end as Ashley Ashburn and Destiny Young hit one basket each and Mary Roller connected for five points, helping Dibrell to a 18-2 lead.
Kelcy Tate hit for Irving College to open the second period. Roller answered on the other end of the floor for Dibrell. Torri Irwin took the ball down low in the paint and hit for the Lady Tigers. But Dibrell?s offensive attack continued as Roller added a pair of baskets and Emily Crawford nailed a jumper from the paint. Turnovers were still a problem for Irving College, but the Lady Tigers pulled things together with 3:40 left in the half, running off 11 unanswered points. Lacey Bess got the scoring drive started. Tate added a basket and Lolita Terrazas hit a 3-pointer. Tate added four more points, but the Lady Wildcats closed out the period with baskets from Wilkinson and Roller to give Dibrell a 30-17 lead at the break.
Irving College did a better job of protecting the ball in the third period, which resulted in eight points. Tate and Terrazas had two points each and Danna Wells hit a pair of buckets. Dibrell?s attack on the basket continued as Wilkinson added six points in the period, while Roller and Destiny Young had two points apiece as the third period came to an end with Dibrell leading 40-25.
Dibrell had built an insurmountable lead heading into the final period. Irving College scored just three points, while the Lady Wildcats continued to stay hot from the floor. Roller, Crawford, Ashburn and Wilkinson had one basket each and Young closed out the game with a pair of baskets for a 25 point victory.
Wilkinson hit for 20 as Roller had 13 points. Young added 10, Crawford had six and Ashburn hit for four points for Dibrell.
For the Lady Tigers, Tate led with 13 points. Wells hit for six, Terrazas added five, Irwin and Bess had two points each.
Wilkinson, Crawford, Roller and Young represented the champions on the all-tournament team, while Wells and Tate were selected from the Lady Tigers.