Lady Wolves Dominate Lady Dolphins

WESSON – The Co-Lin Women's Basketball team returned home to host Delgado on Thursday, November 14. The Lady Wolves dominated both sides of the court as they beat the Lady Dolphins 101-69 breaking the 100-point mark for the first time since a 103-77 win over SAU Tech on November 29, 2018, and for only the fifth time since the 2012-13 season.

"This was a great team win," stated Co-Lin head coach Dr. Britta Stephens. "We played extremely unselfish throughout the entire game. Our defensive intensity forced Delgado to turn the ball over 29 times which allowed us to score 38 points."

The opening moments saw the teams trade baskets and leads, but ultimately the Lady Wolves held an 8-3 lead with 8:04 left to play in the first quarter. The Lady Wolves then went on a 10-4 scoring run to push their lead to 18-7 with 4:27 remaining. The Lady Wolves then closed out the quarter with another 10-4 scoring run to hold a 28-11 lead over the Lady Dolphins.

The Lady Wolves opened the second quarter with a quick 5-3 scoring run to push their lead to 33-14 with 7:26 left on the clock. The Lady Wolves then went on a 9-7 scoring run as they extended their lead over the Lady Dolphins to 42-21 with 2:28 remaining. The Lady Dolphins outscored the Lady Wolves, 8-6, to close out the first half, but the Lady Wolves held a 48-29 as the teams entered the locker rooms at halftime.

The Lady Wolves opened the second half with an 8-3 scoring run extending their lead to 56-32 with 7:59 left to play in the third quarter. The Lady Wolves used a 10-9 scoring run to push their lead to 66-41 with 2:20 left on the clock. The Lady Dolphins closed out the quarter with an 8-5 scoring run, but the Lady Wolves held the lead at 71-49.

The Lady Dolphins opened the fourth quarter with a 12-8 scoring run cutting the Lady Wolves lead to 79-61 with 7:23 remaining. The Lady Wolves responded with a 17-4 scoring run to push their lead to 96-65 with 2:38 left to play in the game. The Lady Wolves then closed out the game with a 5-4 run to secure the 101-69 victory over the Lady Dolphins.

Angel Wilkinson (Brookhaven) had a career night for the Lady Wolves as she narrowly missed a triple-double performance with three new career highs of 31 points, 10 assists, and nine steals while adding three rebounds to her performance. Kamaiyah Pruitt (Pass Christian) had 16 points with seven rebounds and two steals while Kylinn Bell (Choctaw) had 13 points with six assists, three rebounds, and three steals.

"Cookie Wilkinson had one of if not the best game of her career for us in this win," added Stephens. "Cookie is a special player who is only going to continue to grow as the season goes along. Kylinn Bell and Kam Pruitt were also outstanding for us tonight."

Kaylee Johnson (Booneville) had nine points while Tyra Johnson (Morton) and Eymani Key (Lafayette, LA) had eight points each. Jamyria Robinson (St. Martin) and Amari Barnes (Tylertown) had five points each, Zariah Hatten (Taylorsville) had four points, and Kiersten Haynes (Clinton) had two points to round out the scoring.

The Lady Wolves shot 51.3 percent from the floor, 43.5 percent from three, and 78.6 percent from the free throw line while Wilkinson shot 76.4 percent from the floor (13-17), 60 percent from three (3-5), and 66 percent from the line (2-3).

"I was very proud of how well we shot the ball in this game," said Stephens. "The reason that we shot it so well is because we played so unselfishly and shared the ball until we got wide open attempts. 28 assists in the game speaks very highly of this group and how well they work together."

Co-Lin is now 3-3 overall and will return to action for a neutral site game against LSU-Eunice on Monday, November 18 at Southwest Mississippi. Tip-off between the Lady Wolves and the Lady Bengals is set for 1 p.m., in Summit.