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Lady Bears get close win at Hinds

By: Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information
Alissa Adam

Women's Basketball | 12/8/2015 8:49:00 AM

Finding field goals hard to come by, the Lady Bears relied on free throws Monday night as they eased out of Utica with a 70-64 MACJC South Division win over the much-improved Hinds Lady Bulldogs.
 
With the win, their fifth straight, the Lady Bears moved to 8-1 on the season and 2-0 in the South. Hinds fell to 5-4 and 0-2.

Hinds took a quick 6-0 lead in the game before a Gabriella Cortez free throw and three-point bucket made it 6-4 with 7:40 left in the opening quarter. Later in the quarter, the Lady Bears scored 10 of 12 points to take a 17-10 lead and they went on to hold a 19-15 advantage at the end of the quarter.
 
The Lady Bears held a slim 21-19 lead with 7:37 left in the half before an 11-4 run, keyed by a pair of Teshia Jones three-pointers, helped them to a 32-23 lead at the end of the first 20:00.
 
Hinds came back to within five points, 34-29, on an Adrianna Kemp jumper with 8:04 left in the third quarter. Answering with an 11-4 run, capped by a pair of Ke' Asia Gray free throws, the Lady Bears quickly extended their lead up to 10 points, 42-32, with 5:29 on the clock. Hinds then closed the gap to 49-43 at the end of the quarter.
 
With the Lady Bears hitting 15 of 16 free throws in the fourth quarter, and getting 12 points from Alissa Adam, they led by as many as 12 points. Hinds was unable to get any closer than eight points until Hilary Kemp's three-pointer with 0:09 left brought about the final six-point deficit.
 
"Hinds is much improved, there's no doubt about that" said Lady Bears head coach Brent Harris. "We didn't play great, but we had one starter out (Lillie Snowden). I thought Kristy Armwood did a great job filling in for (her) and I thought Alissa Adam had an exceptional night. All in all, we got the win, but there are some things we need to work on."
 
The win came despite the Lady Bears hitting only 33 percent from the field. That was offset by them hitting 26 of 33 free throws.
 
Adam led the Lady Bears, and all scorers, with 25 points, including 12 of 14 free throws. She also had five assists. Jones and Jones both were in double figures with 14 points. Armwood led the Lady Bears on the boards with seven rebounds.
 
Hinds also shot only 33 percent from the field. They were led by Adrianna Kemp's 15 points and made good on 16 of 22 free throws.
 
The Lady Bears close out the 2015 portion of their schedule with a Saturday afternoon matinee at Baton Rouge Community College. Tipoff is set for 2:00.
 
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Players Mentioned

Teshia Jones

#1 Teshia Jones

G
5' 5"
Sophomore
Kristy Armwood

#4 Kristy Armwood

G
5' 9"
Freshman
Alissa Adam

#10 Alissa Adam

G/F
5' 8"
Freshman
Ke

#14 Ke' Asia Gray

G
5' 4"
Sophomore
Gabriella Cortez

#34 Gabriella Cortez

F
5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Teshia Jones

#1 Teshia Jones

5' 5"
Sophomore
G
Kristy Armwood

#4 Kristy Armwood

5' 9"
Freshman
G
Alissa Adam

#10 Alissa Adam

5' 8"
Freshman
G/F
Ke

#14 Ke' Asia Gray

5' 4"
Sophomore
G
Gabriella Cortez

#34 Gabriella Cortez

5' 11"
Sophomore
F