Lady Pioneers fall short, end Classic with 1-1 mark

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard

Lauren Patterson ties up the ball during Monday night’s game against Greenbrier. (Rob Nunley photo)

After ending a four-game losing streak, the Lady Pioneer basketball team didn’t have much time to celebrate, as they were right back in action Tuesday at the Sumner Sports Medicine Christmas Classic.

And unfortunately for coach Ann Eades and her squad, Station Camp prevented WCHS from beginning another streak, as they came away with a 47-38 victory.

In a low-scoring first half, the Lady Pioneers (4-6) held a brief lead at the end of one quarter, 8-6, but scored just five points in the second and trailed 13-11 at the halftime break.

Action picked up somewhat in the second half, with the Lady Bison out-scoring the Lady Pioneers 15-12 in the third quarter and 18-13 in the fourth.

Amanda Locke was the Lady Pioneers’ leading scorer, finishing with 15 points, while Heather Frazier was the squad’s only other double-digit performer, chipping in 10 points.

Brittany Frazier finished with nine, all coming via the 3-pointer, and Elizabeth Lavoie contributed four points.

Paige Carrigan scored 13 points – including a pair of 3-pointers – to lead the Lady Bison, while Ellyn Unger had 11 points and McKenzie Hale scored 10.

Ashley Musgrove had seven points, Yohanna Sherman chipped in four and Kelli Goodall had two.

The Lady Pioneers head to Nashville on Monday, to take part in the annual Overton Christmas Tournament.