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West Jessamine upends Lady Trojans 63-44 Shannon Hutchinson Sports Writer The Monticello Lady Trojans hosted West Jessamine last Saturday afternoon at Monticello High School Gym. Monticello entered the 12th Region match-up coming off a 69-36 season-opening loss at Cumberland County. The contest marked West Jessamine's third game of the week, as the squad dropped decisions to Clark County 63-28 and Anderson County 58-39. West Jessamine used a balanced attack with three players scoring in double figures and a 17-3 third quarter run, en route to claiming a 63-44 win. Junior forward Katie Bailey made 10 of 16 free throws and scored a game 16 points, as the Lady Colts improved to 1-2. The backcourt of sophomore Sam Shipley and senior Katherine Smith added 15 and 13 points, respectively, as 10 different Lady Colts scored in the contest. "We played right with them for most of the first half, but we missed some easy shots and got into some foul trouble. With all of our foul problems we had to move some people out of position and our inexperience showed. At times we moved the ball well and finished, we just have to finish more plays," said Lady Trojans head coach Marla Kelsch. Monticello, which dropped to 0-2, was led by 5-2 senior guard Britany Carrender. Carrender netted a team high 15 points, aided by 3 3-pointers and a perfect 2 of 2 effort from the charity stripe. "Britany had a really good first half and shot the ball well, especially from 3-point range. This was a game that with all the fouls it was hard to get into any flow or rhythm," said Kelsch. Mary Beth Cooper, a 5-9 sophomore forward, added 9 points, paced by a 7 of 10 effort from the free throw line. Fellow sophomore Chelsea Humble added 6 points, on 2 3-pointers, as eight different Lady Trojans scored in the game. West Jessamine's Sam Shipley led all players with 8 points in the opening quarter, as the visitors claimed a 10-8 lead. Monticello was able to stay close as Britany Carrender netted 5 of her 9 first half points, in the opening 8 minutes. The Lady Colts converted on 11 of 14 free throws in the second stanza and used a 21-10 run, to own a 31-18 halftime advantage. The Lady Trojans made just 8 of 14 free throw attempts in the period and totaled just 1 field goal. "Our foul problems forced us to move some people around, plus offensively we once again missed some easy shots. I think once we make some shots good things will happen. We just didn't get into any flow in the middle quarters," said Kelsch. Monticello was held without a field goal in the third frame, as Katherine Smith sparked the Lady Colts with 7 points, during a 17-3 third quarter run. West owned a 48-21 lead after 24 minutes. "Our rebounding hurt us several trips, plus when we had to move several people around our inexperience showed," said Kelsch. The Lady Trojans ended with their highest scoring quarter of the young season. The hosts drained 4 3-pointers and placed five different players in the scoring column, to close the final score to 63-44. Britany Carrender and Chelsea Humble led the way with 6 points each, as the Lady Trojans owned a 23-15 fourth frame advantage. A review of the stats shows West Jessamine made 14 2-point goals and 4 3-pointers. The Lady Colts connected on 23 of 40 free throws for 57 percent and totaled 24 turnovers. Monticello tallied 7 2-point baskets with 5 3-pointers. The Lady Trojans converted on 15 of 27 free throws for 56 percent and finished with 30 turnovers. "We have to take better care of the basketball and do a better job on the boards," said Kelsch. Raven Frost and Leandra Brown totaled 4 points each, while Brittany Crabtree finished with 3 points. Whitney Owens totaled 2 points and Cortney Morrow added 1 point, to round-out the eight Lady Trojans in the score book. Monticello has a very busy week ahead, as the squad plays three games this week. The Lady Trojans host 12th Region foe Danville on Monday night and end the week in the Pendleton County Classic. The Lady Trojan meet tournament host Pendleton County on Friday night and then will face either East Jessamine or Covington Holy Cross. "We had a really good game with Danville last year, so hopefully we'll be ready to go back to work. We're also looking forward to the Pendleton County Tournament as a chance for our team to go on the road and play games on back to back days. I know a lot of times with young teams they actually play better on the road, so hopefully that will be the case," said Kelsch. Add a comment |
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