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Lady Cards improve to 4-0 with win over McCreary Central Shannon Hutchinson Sports Writer The Wayne County Lady Cardinals met McCreary Central last Thursday night at Cardinal Gym in the district opener for both teams. The Lady Cards entered the match-up with a 3-0 record, while the Lady Raiders owned a perfect 2-0 mark. Both teams entered as two of the favorites in the 48th District and 12th Region. Wayne County senior forward Latoyia Green led three players in double figures with 16 points, as the Lady Cards built a 26-13 halftime lead and moved on to claim a 53-38 home win. Green made 7 of 11 field goal attempts, including 2 of 3 3-point attempts, plus grabbed 11 rebounds with 4 steals in just under 30 minutes of action. "Latoyia is one of our senior leaders and we expect those type of numbers from her. I thought she gave a great effort on both ends of the floor and stepped up her play on the glass. She also did a nice job defending Lindsey Waters and hopefully this game will be a confidence-builder for her," said Lady Cards Tim Pyles. The freshman duo of Heather Stearns and Meg Latham added 11 and 10 points respectively, as each player grabbed 9 rebounds each. Wayne County placed seven different players in the scoring column and claimed an impressive 33-20 rebound advantage. "I thought both Heather and Meg gave solid efforts. Heather was pretty solid in her all-around game and this was back to back good games for Meg. We had several people step up and make some big plays in this game," said Pyles. Courtney Duncan tallied 7 points with 5 boards and Kara Gothrup totaled 4 points, 8 rebounds with a team best 5 assists. The win improved the Lady Cards to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in district play. McCreary Central, which dropped 2-1, was led by 6-0 junior forward Lindsey Waters. Waters totaled 16 points, on 7 of 13 shooting from the field, plus converted on 2 of 6 free throws. Garra Kidd added 8 points, as six different Lady Raiders scored in the contest. "Going into the game I was very concerned about their offensive capabilities. In Waters and Tara Tucker they have two of the better players in our region. I do think our defensive intensity and depth were huge keys in this game. McCreary Central is going to get better and they have a very nice team," said Pyles. The Lady Cards opened 6 of 13 from the field and used five different scorers to push to a 15-8 first quarter lead. Latham led the hosts with 10 points in the opening half, while Central opened 3 of 6 from the field. Defense dominated the second stanza, as Wayne County made just 5 of 20 field goal attempts and the Lady Raiders tallied on only 2 of 11 field attempts. The Lady Cards used an 11-5 run to own a 26-13 halftime advantage. "Our defensive pressure was very good and I thought both Kara Gothrup and Kayla Jones really gave their guards some problems," said Pyles. Lindsey Waters netted 12 points in the second half, including 6 points in the third frame, as the visitors used a 14-12 quarter edge, to close the gap to 38-27. "Southwestern has a very talented and athletic team, so that will be a challenge as well. We want to take care of business in the district, so we can look forward to our two holiday tournaments. To get to that part of our schedule with a 3-0 district record would be a real positive," said Pyles. Add a comment |
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