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Lady Bears stay unbeaten with win over Lady Trojans

By: Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information
Rachel Thompson

Women's Basketball | 11/30/2017 10:21:00 PM

Playing what head coach Brent Harris called his squad's "best effort on the year, the Lady Bears remained unbeaten Thursday night at 6-0 with a 77-57 home win over the Mississippi Delta Lady Trojans.
 
The Lady Bears took their first lead of the night, 7-6, on Danyelle Lewis' three-pointer with 7:22 left in the first quarter. After falling behind 10-9, the Lady Bears outscored the visitors 7-1 and took their biggest lead of the quarter, 16-11, on a Kacie Fountain basket with 3:12 on the clock.
 
The Lady Trojans (1-6) then outscored the Lady Bears 8-3 the remainder of the quarter to leave the teams deadlocked 19-19 after the first 10:00 of play.
 
Tootie Carter nailed a short jumper with 8:42 left in the second quarter to give the Lady Bears a 23-19 lead. After seeing the game tied twice in the next 4:00, the Lady Bears scored 16 of the final 26 points of the period. An Amari Pittman bucket with 0:01 on the clock left the Lady Bears their biggest lead of the half, 43-36, at intermission.
 
The Lady Bears took control of matters in the third quarter. Outscoring the Lady Trojans 8-3 to open the period, they took a 51-39 lead on Lewis' layup with 5:05 on the clock. A 13-2 run to close the quarter then left the Lady Bears with a 66-46 advantage with one quarter remaining.
 
Both teams scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, but the Lady Bears managed to take their biggest lead of the night, 73-49, on a Jamaya Galloway jumper with 6:47 to play. They then went on to pick up the win by 20 points.

"Out guard play was outstanding," Harris said. "We had to make several adjustments in the first half with many different lineups. Kaci and Jamaya controlled the pace of the game and Danyelle and Amari continued to be efficient scorers."
 
Pittman topped the Lady Bears' offense with 13 points. Fountain recorded 12 points while Galloway scored 11 and Lewis 10. Rachel Thompson led the Lady Bears on the boards with eight rebounds while Galloway had nine assists. The Lady Bears made 21 of 27 free throws.
 
The Lady Trojans were led by Alexis Augustus' 13 points. She and her teammates went 3-10 from the free throw line.
 
The Lady Bears return to the court, and open MACJC South Division play, on December 4 in Decatur when they face the East Central Lady Warriors. Tipoff is set for 5:30.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Danyelle Lewis

#3 Danyelle Lewis

G
5' 7"
Sophomore
Rachel Thompson

#15 Rachel Thompson

F
5' 9"
Sophomore
Kacie Fountain

#1 Kacie Fountain

G
5' 8"
Sophomore
Amari Pittman

#14 Amari Pittman

G
5' 7"
Freshman
Jamaya Galloway

#22 Jamaya Galloway

G
5' 8"
Freshman
Tootie Carter

#24 Tootie Carter

F
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Danyelle Lewis

#3 Danyelle Lewis

5' 7"
Sophomore
G
Rachel Thompson

#15 Rachel Thompson

5' 9"
Sophomore
F
Kacie Fountain

#1 Kacie Fountain

5' 8"
Sophomore
G
Amari Pittman

#14 Amari Pittman

5' 7"
Freshman
G
Jamaya Galloway

#22 Jamaya Galloway

5' 8"
Freshman
G
Tootie Carter

#24 Tootie Carter

6' 0"
Freshman
F