9th Lady Mules vs.
Shallowater (12-14-2015)
The freshmen Lady Mules
started their second loop of district Monday night with a trip to Shallowater
to meet the Lady Mustangs. The Lady Mules had defeated the Mustangs in Muleshoe
when the season started 42-17.
That loss seemed to inspire
the Mustangs and they were determined not to allow the Lady Mules to win in
Shallowater’s house. But the Lady Mules proved to be up to the challenge and
slipped out of Shallowater with a 22-20 win.
The Mustangs took advantage
of the Lady Mules lack of ability to drop the ball in the hoop and jumped out
to a 5-2 lead by the end of the first period. The Lady Mules’ shooting woes
continued in the second period and Shallowater led 11-3 by the intermission.
Despite not scoring the Lady
Mules used a tough defense to just trail by eight points at the half. Keely
Dunham had scored the Lady Mules only basket in the first half and Maddison
Price chipped in a free throw in the second period.
Coach Sheri Veazy reminded
her girls of the two words that are the Lady Mules’ game plan. “We must stay
PATIENT and run our offense,” Veazy said. “Run the plays and allow the offense
to work. We must also play with INTENSITY from the opening tip to the final
horn.”
The Lady Mules stepped up
their game in the second half with Kinsey Parker draining a trey in the third
period. Dunham and Reina Regalado both added a bucket and Kayla Torres chipped
in a free throw.
The third period defense by
the Lady Mules held the Mustangs to five points to cut the Shallowater lead to
16-11 with eight minutes left to play.
Kyndal Miller made a pair of
steals that translated to points for the Lady Mules in the final period.
Natalie Diaz made a pair of free throws to tie the game with time running down.
Dunham patrolled the paint on
defense and owned the blocks on offense. She made three hoops in the final
period and Alyssa Wheeler sank a charity toss. Diaz made a bucket prior to
making the critical free throws.
“We did not shoot well in
this game and were only five of 18 from the free throw line,” continued Veazy. “Key
players that normally score were silenced tonight. I am not sure I took a
breath during the fourth quarter. It feels good to be finished with Shallowater
for this season.”
Dunham led the Lady Mules
with 10 points. Diaz made all four of her points in the final period and Parker
sank a trey. Regalado made two points. Wheeler, Torres and Price chipped in one
point each.
The Lady Mules are currently
on their Christmas break and will return to action January 4 when they host the
Dimmitt Bobbies.
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