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Lady Cards roll at West Jessamine 69-36 Shannon Hutchinson Sports Writer The Wayne County Lady Cardinals traveled to West Jessamine last Friday night in the opening game of a girls-boys doubleheader at the West Jessamine High School Gym. The Lady Cards were coming off a 49-30 home win over Somerset earlier in the week and entered with a region best 18-7 record. West, one of the new members of the 12th Region, owned a 4-18 mark. Wayne County opened the game with an impressive 18-2 run and was never threatened en route to cruising to a 69-36 road win. Freshman guard Kayla Jones led four Lady Cards in double figures with a career high 17 points, plus grabbed a career high 10 rebounds with 5 steals, in just under 24 minutes of action. Jones finished 7 of 10 from the free throw line and 4 of 11 from the field, which included a 2 of 5 effort from 3-point range. "Kayla stepped up and played well. We credited her with a triple-double, she also had 10 deflections. I really like the energy she provides, plus her toughness on the court really helps this team," said Lady Cards Coach Tim Pyles. Senior forward Latoyia Green also added a solid effort in the win. Green tallied 16 points with 6 rebounds and 5 steals. The stalwart shot 5 of 9 from the field, which included a 4 of 7 tally from 3-point range and connected of 2 of 3 free throws. Heather Stearns tallied 11 points and 6 boards, while Meg Latham contributed 10 points, as eight different Lady Cards scored in the win. "Anytime you win on the road it's a positive and I'm really proud of the way we opened this game," said Pyles. Sophomore guard Courtney Duncan returned to action and netted 6 points with 3 steals, as Wayne County owned a 31-18 rebound advantage and forced 32 West Jessamine turnovers which led to 27 Wayne County points. "I really liked the way we rebounded the ball on the offensive glass and our defensive pressure gave us some easy buckets. At times this season we forced a lot of turnovers, but struggled at turning them into points. So to get 27 points was huge," said Pyles. West Jessamine, which dropped to 4-19, was led by the 11 points of Sam Shipley. Shipley finished 5 of 10 overall from the field, as just six Lady Colts scored in the contest. Senior forward Katie Bailey shot 5 of 15 from the field and 0 for 5 from the free throw line to tally 10 points, as two Lady Colts etched into double digits. Latoyia Green nailed 3 3-pointers in the opening period and Wayne County made 6 of 15 field goal attempts while rolling to an 18-2 lead. West opened just 1 of 7 from the field. Green totaled 14 points in the first half, as the Lady Cards made 7 of 9 free throws in the second stanza to outscore the hosts 15-11 in the period. Seven different Wayne County players scored in the half, as the locals claimed a 33-13 halftime advantage. Kayla Jones exploded for 11 points in the third frame, as the Lady Cards used a 22-8 run, to push to a 55-21 lead. All 10 Lady Cards on the roster saw action in the final quarter, as the squad rolled to a 69-36 win. Five different Lady Colts scored in the period, as the hosts battled to end the game with a 15-14 edge. A review of the stats shows Kayla Bowlin netted 4 points and 4 assists, while Kara Gothrup added 5 assists as Wayne County totaled 15 assists against 17 turnovers. Emilee Burton and Rachel Coffey chipped-in with 3 and 2 points respectively, to round-out the Lady Cards in the score book. West Jessamine finished 17 of 45 overall from the field for 38 percent and converted on 1 of 2 3-pointers for 50 percent. The Lady Colts made 1 of 6 free throws for 17 percent and totaled 11 steals with 7 assists against 32 turnovers. "West Jessamine has good size on the inside and a couple of really nice players. I thought our intensity early really bothered them and caused problems," said Pyles. Wayne County shot 21 of 62 overall for 34 percent and connected on 8 of 22 3-pointers for 36 percent. The squad made 19 of 25 free throws for 76 percent and totaled 22 steals against 17 turnovers. Up next for the Lady Cards is the regular season finale on Tuesday night at North Hardin. The game is a make-up and will be a varsity only contest. "We're fortunate to be able to play the final week of the regular season, after originally not having a game scheduled. Hopefully that will put us into a good rhythm as we prepare to play McCreary the following Tuesday," said Pyles. Add a comment |
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