The Marysville Lady Bulldogs continued their recent winning streak by defeating the Abilene Cowgirls on Tuesday night 58-47. After falling behind early by double digits the Cowgirls used an impressive second quarter effort to get back into the game only to see it fade in the second half.
A strong third quarter defensive effort in which the Lady Bulldogs didn’t allow a basket from the field would help propel them to the victory.
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A slow offensive start would hamper Abilene as they would trail 22-9 after the first quarter. Kit Barbieri, and Tessa Herrman would each lead the Cowgirls early with a pair of baskets.
Abilene then responded by out-scoring the Lady Bulldogs 17-10 in the second quarter. Five different players would score for the Cowgirls in the quarter including Barbieri, Herrman, Makenna Stover, Timber Taylor, and Kinzie Crump. An Abilene 10-2 run to close the quarter would cut the deficit as they would trail 26-32 at halftime.
The Marysville defense would then change the momentum in the third quarter. They would increase their lead by not allowing the Cowgirls to score a single basket from the field the entire third quarter. With just five points allowed fromthe free throw line, the Lady Bulldogs would enter the final quarter leading 45-31.
Marysville continued to increase their lead in the fourth quarter as they reached their largest lead of the game of 21 points at the 5:00 minute mark. A last attempt effort that included multiple baskets by Makenna Stover, Tessa Herrman, and Kit Barbieri would cut the game back to 44-56, however the Lady Bulldogs lead would be too much to overcome as they would hold on for the 58-47 victory.
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Abilene would be led by double digit scorers Tessa Herrman with 14 points, and Kit Barbieri with 12 points while Makenna Stover scored nine points, and Timber Taylor scored seven points.
The Cowgirls now 3-6 overall and 0-4 in the NKCL will next host the Concordia Lady Panthers on Friday
Scoring Summary:
Marysville 58,
Cowgirls 47
Marysville 22 10 13 13 – 58
Abilene 9 17 5 16 – 47
Marysville – K. Holle 15, R. Packett 8, A. Dressman 14, K. Roesch 10, H. Whitesell 4, E. Sparks 5, C. Milner 2. Totals: 15 (6) 10-19.
Abilene (3-6)– Taylor 7, M. Stover 9, Coyle 1, Herrman 14, Crump 3, Barbieri 12K. Stover 1. Totals: 15 (1) 14-22
