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DAYTON–A big first quarter gave the Lady Pirates the momentum to carry through to a 51-28 conference win here Saturday, December 9. Pomeroy is 2-2 overall, 1-1 in league after beating Waitsburg and being shelled by Colton treys 61-18 the previous night at home.

The Lady Bucs face Oakesdale at home Friday and visit Gar-Pal Saturday.

'Our full-court pressure was good and fun to watch," Head Coach Brian Koller commented about the Dayton win. "We are gaining but still have miles to go."

Taylor Gilbert led the Lady Pirates with 16 points and Kendyll Potoshnik scored 12 in her first varsity start.

"Colton jumped on the Pirates in the first half with tough defense and great shooting," commented Koller, the Lady Pirates trailing 24-2 after the first-quarter dust settled. "We played hard but couldn't stop them from hitting 3 pointers."

Koller praised Gilbert for aggressive play on offense, and said Sadie Klaveano played well in the paint.

"We got beat but we will learn from it and try to improve in many areas," he said.

The Lady Pirates' defense forced 23 Cardinal turnovers in the first half for a 45-0 halftime score, finishing with a 52-10 tilt.

"Our defense was better, and we rebounded well," Koller said. "Waitsburg is young and inexperienced, but they played hard the whole game."

All players saw floor time, Koller added.

Pomeroy 51, Dayton 28 (12-9)

Pom 12 10 14 15-51

Day 2 11 9 6-28

Pomeroy (51) Kendyll Potoschnik 4 3-2 12, Sadie Klaveano 0 1-2 1, Taylor Gilbert 4 4-5 16, Kierstyn Bartels 2 1-2 6, Molly Warren 0 0-2 0, Caroline McKeirnan 1 0-2 2, Isabella Field 1 1-4 3 Carmen Fruh 2 0-4 5, Hannah Bagby 3 0-0 6. Totals 17 10-25 51.

Dayton (28) Kinzie Fuller 0 0-2 0, Teagan Culley 2 5-6 7, Cam Tupling 1 0-0 3, Marissa Tupling 1 0-0 3, Lila Hutchens 0 0-2 0, Payton Benevides 6 3-6 15. Totals 10 8-16 28.

Colton 61, Pomeroy 18 (12-8)

Col 24 16 11 10-61

Pom 2 5 7 4-18

Pomeroy (18) Haliee Brewer 0 0-0 0, Kendyll Potoschnik 0 0-0 0, Sadie Klaveano 3 0-2 6, Taylor Gilbert 3 1-2 8, Kierstyn Bartels 0 0-0 0, Molly Warren 0 0-0 0, Caroline McKeirnan 0 0-0 0, Carmen Fruh 0 0-0 0, Hannah Bagby 1 0-0 2, Isabella Field 1 0-0 2. Totals 8 1-4 18.

Colton (61) Leah Musson 1 1-2 4, Rori Weber 3 1-4 9, Kyndra Stout 6 2-2 20, Kaydee Heitstuman 6 1-2 17, Ella Nollmeyer 2 4-6 8, Clair Moehrle 1 0-0 3, Ada Kerr 0 0-0 0, Lola Walshorn 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 8-14 61.

Three -point goals: Colton-Stout 6, Heitstuman 4, Musson, Weber, Moehrle. Pomeroy-Gilbert.

Pomeroy 52, Waitsburg 10 (12-5)

Pom 22 23 7 0-52

Wai 0 0 5 5-10

Pomeroy (52) Haliee Brewer 2 0-0 4, Kendyll Potoshnik 3 1-2 7, Sadie Klaveano 4 0-1 8, Taylor Gilbert 4 1-3 10, Kiersten Bartels 1 0-0 3, Caroline McKeirnan 2 0-0 4, Carmen Fruh 4 0-0 10, Hannah Bagby 3 0-3 6. Totals 23 2-9 52.

Waitsburg (10) Abi Paolino 1 0-0 3, Alyssa Hollingsworth 2 0-0 5, Makenna Barron 1 0-0 2. Totals 4 0-0 10.

Three-point goals: Pomeroy-Fruh, Gilbert, Bartels. Wait: Paolino, Hollingsworth.