Lady Eagles Drop Two on the Road
Posted by crd_admin
November 23, 2009
The Alice Lloyd Lady Eagles traveled to Montgomery ,West Virginia to play in the challenging West Virginia Tech University Classic against two members of the perennial tough Mid- South Conference; the WVT Lady Golden Bears and The Pikeville Lady Bears. ALC had the unenviable task of playing the 8 pm game on Friday followed by playing the 2pm game on Saturday.{nl}In game one, Alice Lloyd faced the home squad. Both clubs played well in the first twenty minutes, but the Golden Bears slowly built a lead of 8 points toward the end of the half. ALC stormed back, and with 1:16 remaining, two Sarah Burchell free throws put the Lady Eagles on top 31-30. Three late WVT free throws gave Tech a 33-31 lead at intermission.{nl}In the second half, the game remained close through the first ten minutes, but sparked by the inside play of Shyla Jones, the Golden Bears went on a 22-13 run to take a 59-50 lead at the 5:01 mark. The Lady Eagles refused to quit, and they roared back with a 13-4 run of their own to knot the score at 63 with 1:36 remaining.{nl}Neither team could break the tie until ALC’S junior guard Bree Frazier connected on a tough shot to give her club a 65-63 lead with only :07 left. On the ensuing possession, Tech quickly raced up the floor and misfired on a desperation shot. The rebound was collared by WVT’S Ashley Blaney, and her buzzer beater force overtime.{nl}In overtime, the Lady Eagles crept out to a 3 point lead. However, fueled by two consecutive threes from guard Kerin Roache, Tech regained the lead. They then connected on their free throws to preserve the victory. {nl}For ALC (2-5), three ladies cracked double digits. They were led in scoring by junior Nicole Lutes with 21 points. Sophomore Gemma Grey finished with 17 points and tied Burchell with a team high 8 rebounds. Frazier added 12 and a game high 8 assists. {nl}For WVT (3-1), they were led by Style Harper with 20 points. Roach and Jones added 18 and 17 points respectively. {nl}In game two, the effects of the grueling late overtime game showed as the Lady Eagles connected on only 24% from the field. PC exploded out of the gates for 49 first half points and ALC was never able to challenge in the 93-57 setback.{nl}For ALC (2-6), the only player to reach double figures was Grey with 12.{nl}Natiera Henson led a trio of double digit scorers for Pikeville (4-1) with 24. Lakia Bailey and Lauren Potts added 17 and 13.


