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Chuck Barnes

Women's Basketball Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information

Lady Bears' late rally falls short against visiting Holmes

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The Southwest Lady Bears got off to a fast start Monday night against the visiting Holmes Lady Bulldogs, but were unable to hold onto their momentum as they sustained a 61-57 setback.
 
Baskets by Talisa Sherman (Richland, MS) and Cortney Epting (Jackson, MS) gave the Lady Bears an early 5-0 lead. Minutes later, Epting netted a jumper to give the home team an 11-3 advantage with 16:26 left in the half.
 
An 11-5 Holmes (7-1) run brought the Lady Bulldogs to within two points, 16-14, with 6:47 left in the half. They then went up 20-19 on a pair of Aja Williams free throws with 5:29 on the clock.
 
A three-pointer from Epting put the Lady Bears (3-4) back on top, 22-20, with 4:52 in the half. Holmes then answered with an 8-0 run to go up 28-22 with 1:58 on the clock and helped them take a 30-26 lead into the locker room at intermission.
 
Madison Mault (Purvis, MS) three-pointer brought the Lady Bears back to within one point, 30-29, with 19:07 left in the game and they tied it, 34-34, on a Gabriella Cortez (Natchitoches, LA) bucket with 15:30 to go.
 
Holmes then scored 14 of the next 21 points to take a 48-41 lead with 5:18 left in the game and led 57-48 with 1:49 left to play.
 
Scoring nine of the game's final 13 points, the Lady Bears made a valiant effort to pick garner a victory, but it was not to be as Holmes came out on top for the seventh straight game.
 
"We had some tough moments in the middle of the game," said Southwest head coach Brent Harris. "We are encouraged by our late rally, but we also put ourselves in that position (of having to rally) by missing too many free throws."
 
Sherman and Epting led the Lady Bears' offense with 14 and 11 points, respectively. Epting added 10 rebounds to finish with a double-double.
 
Cortez netted nine points while Mault scored eight and Teshia Jones (Stringer, MS) netted seven. Erica Newsome (Gulfport, MS) chipped in five points and Eyonna Wolfe (Jackson, MS) had three. The Lady Bears struggled at the free throw line, hitting only eight of 27.
 
Williams scored 19 points for Holmes to lead all scorers. The Lady Bulldogs made good on 14 of 20 charity shots.
 
The Lady Bears return to the court, and open South Division play, Thursday when they travel to Pearl River. Tipoff is set for 5:00 in Poplarville.
 
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Players Mentioned

Teshia Jones

#1 Teshia Jones

G
5' 5"
Freshman
Eyonna Wolfe

#3 Eyonna Wolfe

G
5' 4"
Sophomore
Cortney Epting

#4 Cortney Epting

G
5' 9"
Sophomore
Talisa Sherman

#10 Talisa Sherman

G
5' 9"
Sophomore
Erica Newsome

#23 Erica Newsome

C
6' 1"
Freshman
Madison Mault

#20 Madison Mault

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
Gabriella Cortez

#34 Gabriella Cortez

F
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Teshia Jones

#1 Teshia Jones

5' 5"
Freshman
G
Eyonna Wolfe

#3 Eyonna Wolfe

5' 4"
Sophomore
G
Cortney Epting

#4 Cortney Epting

5' 9"
Sophomore
G
Talisa Sherman

#10 Talisa Sherman

5' 9"
Sophomore
G
Erica Newsome

#23 Erica Newsome

6' 1"
Freshman
C
Madison Mault

#20 Madison Mault

6' 0"
Sophomore
F
Gabriella Cortez

#34 Gabriella Cortez

5' 11"
Freshman
F