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02-10-2012, 09:47 AM
Lincoln girls knock out Garrard with third-quarter run, 62-49
STANFORD â Lincoln Countyâs first haymaker didnât do the trick, but the second one proved to be a knockout punch.
The Lincoln girls hit Garrard County hard at the start of each half Tuesday night, and that 1-2 combo powered the Patriots to 62-49 victory Tuesday.
The first punch may have been the most impressive, as host Lincoln raced to a 15-2 lead. But the second was the most effective, as the Patriots scored the first nine points of the second half to deal Garrard a blow from which it could not recover.
Lincoln had lost two of its previous three games, and coach Cassandra McWhorter said she didnât have to light a fire under her team after Garrard got back in the game in the second quarter; she simply fanned the flames a bit.
âIt was pretty much just telling them, âLetâs go and get it in gear,â McWhorter said. âWe told them to come out defensively and pick up our intensity a little bit, and the girls just came out and responded: âWeâve got to go and get the job done.â I didnât really say a whole lot to them to get them fired up, just that itâs now or never, and they stepped up and responded and just went out on the floor and did it.â
Lincoln (17-8, 5-0 45th District) scored nine unanswered points over the first 2 minutes, 32 seconds of the second half as part of a 13-0 run that gave the Patriots a 46-30 lead.
That was enough to clinch their second win over Garrard (16-9, 3-3) this season and the No. 1 seed for the 45th District Tournament. In the process, the Patriots set the first-round pairings for the district tourney, which is just under two weeks away: Lincoln will play fourth-seeded Boyle County and Garrard will play Danville in the two-vs.-three game.
Emily Fox scored 20 points to lead Lincoln, which beat Garrard 49-46 on Jan. 7 in Lancaster. She was one of five players who scored the Patriotsâ six baskets during their decisive run, which began with layups by Tiandra Hocker and Ciara Saylor in the final 30 seconds of the first half and continued with buckets by Saylor, Fox, Rachel Spangler and Sydney Harris early in the third quarter.
But Garrard coach Scott Bolin said what Lincoln did wasnât as damaging as what his team didnât do.
âWe canât come out and not execute and expect to compete with a team like that,â Bolin said. âIt was just execution on our part. We had people in the right spots; we just got a little fast and made some poor decisions. You canât be sloppy against Lincoln, and thatâs what we were tonight.â
The Lions had their moments, however, McWhorter said she was pleased with the way Lincoln responded to Garrardâs runs.
âItâs a district ballgame, so you know itâs going to be tough,â she said. âThey made big runs. I was just proud of our girls the way they responded. Every time they started to make a run, our girls didnât let down.â
The Lions outscored the Patriots 20-9 to erase most of a 13-point deficit, pulling within 26-24 on a 3-point goal by Victoria Floyd with 3:44 left in the second quarter, and it was still a two-point game when Lincolnâs Ciara Saylor hit a 3-point goal to make it 31-26.
And after Garrard cut Lincolnâs 16-point lead to nine by the end of the third quarter, the Patriots opened the fourth quarter with eight straight points â six of them by Fox â to take their largest lead at 60-43.
Both teams hit about half their shots â Lincoln shot 51 percent, Garrard shot 50 percent â and got the same number of rebounds, but the Patriotsâ edge was in field goal attempts, as they had 17 more shots than the Golden Lions, and in the turnover column, where they forced 22 and committed 14.
Seven of Garrardâs turnovers came in the first quarter, as the Lions struggled with Lincolnâs press. That press feature center Tiandra Hocker, starting in place of injured Kourtney Belcher, at the front end.
âHaving her up on the top of the press was very effective, kind of an intimidating factor. Sheâs athletic and long and she got a lot of deflections, and we were able to get some easy baskets, and thatâs what we like to do early in the game to try to get us going,â McWhorter said.
She said the Patriots also got a boost from Saylor, who scored 11 points and went 3 for 4 from 3-point range.
âShe came out tonight really looking to score, and I had talked to her about that, and I was pleased to see her come out and do that and have some success,â McWhorter said.
Sydney Harris had 11 points and five rebounds for the Patriots.
Kelly Smith scored 20 points for Garrard, including seven in a 2 1/2-minute span in the third quarter during the Lionsâ last attempt to get back in the game.
Devin Conley had 10 points and four assists for the Lions, Devin Napier had seven rebounds, and Smith had six rebounds and three assists.
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STANFORD â Lincoln Countyâs first haymaker didnât do the trick, but the second one proved to be a knockout punch.
The Lincoln girls hit Garrard County hard at the start of each half Tuesday night, and that 1-2 combo powered the Patriots to 62-49 victory Tuesday.
The first punch may have been the most impressive, as host Lincoln raced to a 15-2 lead. But the second was the most effective, as the Patriots scored the first nine points of the second half to deal Garrard a blow from which it could not recover.
Lincoln had lost two of its previous three games, and coach Cassandra McWhorter said she didnât have to light a fire under her team after Garrard got back in the game in the second quarter; she simply fanned the flames a bit.
âIt was pretty much just telling them, âLetâs go and get it in gear,â McWhorter said. âWe told them to come out defensively and pick up our intensity a little bit, and the girls just came out and responded: âWeâve got to go and get the job done.â I didnât really say a whole lot to them to get them fired up, just that itâs now or never, and they stepped up and responded and just went out on the floor and did it.â
Lincoln (17-8, 5-0 45th District) scored nine unanswered points over the first 2 minutes, 32 seconds of the second half as part of a 13-0 run that gave the Patriots a 46-30 lead.
That was enough to clinch their second win over Garrard (16-9, 3-3) this season and the No. 1 seed for the 45th District Tournament. In the process, the Patriots set the first-round pairings for the district tourney, which is just under two weeks away: Lincoln will play fourth-seeded Boyle County and Garrard will play Danville in the two-vs.-three game.
Emily Fox scored 20 points to lead Lincoln, which beat Garrard 49-46 on Jan. 7 in Lancaster. She was one of five players who scored the Patriotsâ six baskets during their decisive run, which began with layups by Tiandra Hocker and Ciara Saylor in the final 30 seconds of the first half and continued with buckets by Saylor, Fox, Rachel Spangler and Sydney Harris early in the third quarter.
But Garrard coach Scott Bolin said what Lincoln did wasnât as damaging as what his team didnât do.
âWe canât come out and not execute and expect to compete with a team like that,â Bolin said. âIt was just execution on our part. We had people in the right spots; we just got a little fast and made some poor decisions. You canât be sloppy against Lincoln, and thatâs what we were tonight.â
The Lions had their moments, however, McWhorter said she was pleased with the way Lincoln responded to Garrardâs runs.
âItâs a district ballgame, so you know itâs going to be tough,â she said. âThey made big runs. I was just proud of our girls the way they responded. Every time they started to make a run, our girls didnât let down.â
The Lions outscored the Patriots 20-9 to erase most of a 13-point deficit, pulling within 26-24 on a 3-point goal by Victoria Floyd with 3:44 left in the second quarter, and it was still a two-point game when Lincolnâs Ciara Saylor hit a 3-point goal to make it 31-26.
And after Garrard cut Lincolnâs 16-point lead to nine by the end of the third quarter, the Patriots opened the fourth quarter with eight straight points â six of them by Fox â to take their largest lead at 60-43.
Both teams hit about half their shots â Lincoln shot 51 percent, Garrard shot 50 percent â and got the same number of rebounds, but the Patriotsâ edge was in field goal attempts, as they had 17 more shots than the Golden Lions, and in the turnover column, where they forced 22 and committed 14.
Seven of Garrardâs turnovers came in the first quarter, as the Lions struggled with Lincolnâs press. That press feature center Tiandra Hocker, starting in place of injured Kourtney Belcher, at the front end.
âHaving her up on the top of the press was very effective, kind of an intimidating factor. Sheâs athletic and long and she got a lot of deflections, and we were able to get some easy baskets, and thatâs what we like to do early in the game to try to get us going,â McWhorter said.
She said the Patriots also got a boost from Saylor, who scored 11 points and went 3 for 4 from 3-point range.
âShe came out tonight really looking to score, and I had talked to her about that, and I was pleased to see her come out and do that and have some success,â McWhorter said.
Sydney Harris had 11 points and five rebounds for the Patriots.
Kelly Smith scored 20 points for Garrard, including seven in a 2 1/2-minute span in the third quarter during the Lionsâ last attempt to get back in the game.
Devin Conley had 10 points and four assists for the Lions, Devin Napier had seven rebounds, and Smith had six rebounds and three assists.
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Garrard County 11 30 43 49
Lincoln County 19 37 52 62
GARRARD (16-9) — Victoria Floyd 8, Ryan Cain 5, Kelly Smith 20, Devin Napier 7, Devin Conley 10, Autumn Murray 1.
LINCOLN (17-8) — Sydney Harris 13, Tiandra Hocker 4, Ciara Saylor 11, Emily Fox 20, Rachel Spangler 6, Spencer Sims 8.
Lincoln County 19 37 52 62
GARRARD (16-9) — Victoria Floyd 8, Ryan Cain 5, Kelly Smith 20, Devin Napier 7, Devin Conley 10, Autumn Murray 1.
LINCOLN (17-8) — Sydney Harris 13, Tiandra Hocker 4, Ciara Saylor 11, Emily Fox 20, Rachel Spangler 6, Spencer Sims 8.
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