Stronger quarters lead to Lady Pirate win
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-EW photo by Naomi Scoggin
The Lady Pirates defeated Dayton last weekend in a game decided on the handful of points Pomeroy made over the Lady Bulldogs each quarter. Haliee Brewer was tough in the paint, here making a move to the bucket while defended by Bulldog Lila Hutchens.
POMEROY–The Lady Pirates edged Dayton's Lady Bulldogs by virtue of winning each quarter by an couple or three points-plus taking advantage of a strong defensive performance in the second quarter, downing Dayton 35-24 in 1B league action here Saturday, Jan. 13.
The Lady Bucs visited Oakesdale earlier this week, losing 52-15 (full report in next week's paper) then take on visiting Tekoa-Oakesdale this Friday before venturing to Colton on Saturday.
Pomeroy is in fourth place, 3-3 in league, 4-7 overall.
"The girls played hard and we came away with a win," commented Head Coach Brian Koller after the Dayton victory. "It was good to see most of the girls contribute and score."
-EW photo by Naomi Scoggin
Haliee Brewer is closely guarded by Dayton's Marissa Tupling on this dash up the court.
Koller characterized the previous week as "crazy" due to the weather postponing action, and noted that it was nice to be on the court aghain. "We're looking forward to the last few weeks of the regular season," he said.
Scoring was shared around by the Lady Pirates in the Dayton win. Carmen Fruh (two three pointers) and Hannah Bagby shared high-point honors with seven point, and Haliee Brewer was right behind with six points.
Pomeroy 35, Dayton 24 (1/13)
Day 8 2 8 6-24
Pom 11 7 9 8-35
DAYTON (0-12, 0-7) T. Culley 0 2-2 2, M. Tupling 3 1-2 9, L. Hutchens 1 0-2 2, J. Chapman 1 0-0 2, P. Benavides 2 4-8 9, G. Trump 0 0-2 0. Totals 7 7-16 24.
POMEROY (6-7, 3-3) H. Brewer 2 2-2 6, K. Potoschnik 2 0-0 4, S. Klaveano 2 0-0 4, T. Gilbert 1 0-0 3, M. Warren 1 0-0 3, I. Field 0 1-2 1, C. Fruh 2 1-2 7, H. Bagby 3 1-1 7. Totals 13 5-7 35.
Three-point goals: Dayton-Tupling 2, Benavides. Pomeroy-Fruh 2, Gilbert, Warren.
