Lady Wolves Drop Overtime Contest to Lady Bulldogs

WESSON – The Co-Lin Women's Basketball team returned to action for their final game before the winter break hosting Holmes. The Lady Bulldogs outlasted the Lady Wolves taking the game, 70-66, in overtime.

"In the first half, I thought we turned the ball over far too much and that we did a poor job of keeping the ball in front of us defensively which led to us committing too many fouls," said Co-Lin head coach Britta Stephens. "We also got outrebounded by a team who was much smaller than us. All off those little things really cost us in this game."

The two teams traded baskets and leads throughout the opening moments of the first quarter, but ultimately the Lady Wolves held and 8-5 lead with 5:45 left to play. The Lady Wolves used a 6-4 scoring run to push their lead to 14-9 with 2:04 remaining. The Lady Bulldogs closed out the quarter with a 6-2 scoring run cutting the lead down to 16-15 for the Lady Wolves.

The second quarter belonged to the Lady Bulldogs as they opened with a 5-2 scoring run to take a 21-18 lead with 5:36 left to play. The Lady Bulldogs then went on an 8-6 scoring run pushing their lead to 29-24 with 2:10 remaining in the first half. The Lady Wolves added one point over the final moments of the first half to cut the lead down to 29-25 as the teams entered the locker rooms at halftime.

The two teams then matched scoring totals in the third quarter adding ten points each while the Lady Bulldogs held the lead at 39-35. The fourth quarter started with both teams once again matching scoring totals adding six points each over the opening minutes to make the score 45-41 with 7:11 remaining. The Lady Wolves then scored eight unanswered points to take a 49-45 lead with 3:41 left to play. The Lady Bulldogs then answered with an 8-4 scoring run to tie the game with 17 seconds left while the Lady Wolves got one final shot off before time expired, but the basket was missed leaving the game at 53-53 at the end of regulation.

In the overtime period, the Lady Wolves used an 8-6 scoring run to take a 61-59 lead with 2:52 left to play. The Lady Bulldogs responded with a 7-3 scoring run to take a 66-64 lead with 24 seconds while they then closed out the game with a 4-2 scoring run to seal the 70-66 win.

"Our effort, especially in the fourth quarter was incredible," added Stephens. "I would have liked to have seen that same energy and effort early in the game as well."

Jamea Smith (Jackson) led the way offensively for the Lady Wolves with 14 points with three rebounds, two assists, and one steal. Sequoia Bouldin (Hattiesburg) added 13 points with four rebounds, one assist, and two steals while A'Shante Fleming (Canton) had 12 points with five rebounds, four assists, and one steal. Kayla Howard (Shaw) had 11 points with one rebound and led the team in assists and steals with seven and four respectively.

Ceara Myers (Baton Rouge) and Myla Harbor (Farriday, LA) had six points each while Zamiya Brown (Flowood) had four points to round out the scoring for the Lady Wolves.

Co-Lin is now 6-3 overall and the Lady Wolves will return to action hosting Baton Rouge on January 8, 2024. Tip-off between the Lady Bears and the Lady Wolves is set for 6:00 p.m., at Mullen Gym in Wesson.