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2nd half comeback propels Holmes over Lady Bears

By: Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information
Madison Mault

Women's Basketball | 1/9/2015 8:50:00 AM

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It was a tale of two halves Thursday night in Goodman as the Southwest Lady Bears saw their first-half lead evaporate enroute to a 69-58 loss to the Holmes Lady Bulldogs.
 
After seeing their hosts take score with only 0:05 off the clock, the Lady Bears quickly bounced back to take a 4-2 lead on buckets from Madison Mault (Purvis, MS) and Talisa Sherman (Richland, MS).
 
Holmes regained the lead, 5-4, on Aja Williams' layup with 17:55 left in the half. But, with jumpers from Mault and Eyonna Wolfe (Jackson, MS) serving as bookends, the Lady Bears went on a 14-4 tear to take an 18-9 lead with 12:23 on the clock.
 
Using three-pointers from Mault and Cortney Epting (Jackson, MS), the Lady Bears (6-5) regained their composure and stretched their lead to double-digits, 31-20, with 6:43 before the break. They went on to hold a 34-27 lead at the intermission.
 
Holmes (10-2) came out on fire in the second half, opening the final 20:00 on an 11-2 run to go on top 38-36 with 16:16 left in the game. Mault's three-pointer put the Lady Bears back up, 39-38, with 15:51 to go.
 
Up 42-40 with 14:17 on the clock, the Lady Bears saw their hosts score eight of the next nine points to take a 48-43 lead with 10:36 left. Baskets by Gabriella Cortez (Natchitoches, LA) and Teshia Jones (Stringer, MS) then put the Lady Bears back on top, 49-48, with 8:53 to play.
 
A 10-2 run allowed Holmes to take a seven-point, 58-51, lead with 4:02 left in the game. The Lady Bears trailed by five points, 62-57, with 1:43 still left on the clock, but Holmes scored seven of the game's final eight points to take the 11-point victory.
 
Mault and Cortez scored 17 and 14 points, respectively, to lead the Southwest offense. Epting netted eight points while Wolfe had seven. Sherman and Lillie Snowden (Zachary, LA) both scored five points and Jones had two. The Lady Bears made 10 of 16 free throws.
 
Williams had 23 points for Holmes to top all scorers. The Lady Bulldogs hit eight of 16 free throws.
 
The Lady Bears return to South Division play Tuesday when they travel to Meridian and take on the Lady Eagles in a scheduled 5:30 contest.
 
 
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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
Lillie Snowden

#15 Lillie Snowden

F
5' 10"
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
Lillie Snowden

#15 Lillie Snowden

5' 10"
Freshman
F
Madison Mault

#20 Madison Mault

6' 0"
Sophomore
F
Gabriella Cortez

#34 Gabriella Cortez

5' 11"
Freshman
F