DRAFFENVILLE – Wins over Louisville Moore and Arlington, TN put the Lady Marshals in the championship game on Wednesday in the Lady Marshal Holiday Classic to meet Dyer County, TN who beat Pleasure Ridge Park and Muhlenberg County in their path to the championship game.
The Lady Marshals kept the game close throughout the first half but fell behind by nine points at halftime with the Lady Choctaws going on to put up 20 points in each of the second half quarters to win 67-44.
Miyah Davis dropped in two straight 3-pointers to start the game on a 6-0 Lady Marshal lead but they fell behind 11-10 at the end of the first quarter.
Dyer County out-scored the Lady Marshals 16-8 in the second quarter to pull away with a 27-18 halftime lead that they cut to six twice in the third quarter before the Lady Choctaws began to stretch their lead out by 14 at the end of the third.
Hannah Langhi, who led the team with 17 points, cut the Dyer County lead to 11 early in the fourth quarter but that would be a close as they would get as they went on to drop their second game of the season by 23 points.
Dyer County scored 36 of their points from three-point range and hit 88.2% from the free throw line, spreading their scoring out among eight players with four of them in double figures.
Along with Langhi’s 17 points, Davis added 10 for the Lady Marshals and Briley English nine points. The Lady Marshals are 9-2 and will head to Hebron, KY on Monday to play in the LaRosa’s Holiday Classic against Notre Dame at 2:00 (EST) on Monday with two more games on Tuesday and Wednesday.
SCORING
Dyer County: Hicks 16, Crane 12, Daniels 11, Thompson 10, Maupin 6, Luckett 5, Pugh 4, Anderson 3
Marshall: Langhi 17, Davis 10, B English 9, Fehrenbacher 4, Henson 4
Dyer County: Field Goals 20/49, 3-pointers 12/24, Free Throws 15/17, Rebounds 27, Fouls 18, Assists 14, Turnovers 7, Steals 11
Marshall: Field Goals 14/35, 3-pointers 5/14, Free Throws 11/19, Rebounds 30, Fouls 18, Assists 5, Turnovers 21
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Dyer County | 11 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 67 |
| Marshall | 10 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 44 |
The Lady Marshals had to get past a good Arlington, TN team on Tuesday, out-sized and up against Wake Forest signee Raegyn Branch, the Lady Marshals trailed by one after the first quarter and by two at halftime (28-26).
They opened the second half on baskets by Lexee Miller and Briley English which led to a 32-30 lead halfway through the quarter. Tied 37-37, a basket by Nikki Fehrenbacher put the Lady Marshals up by two before Arlington tied the game 39-39 at the end of the quarter.
Four lead changes in the fourth quarter until with 3:20 to go, free throws by Langhi put the Lady Marshals on top 47-46, a lead they would not relinquish the remainder of the game.
With 14 seconds to go and up 55-52, a three attempt to tie the game by Arlington was no good with Miller coming up with the rebound and fouled which sent her to the line, sinking one of two to put the game out of reach in the closing seconds for a 56-52 win.
In post-game comments, Head Coach Joseph Simmons said the win was a “total team effort and everyone that played contributed to the win.”
“We didn’t play perfect, but played aggressive against a team that played man to man, full court press the entire game”, Simmons said.
Simmons said it was a huge win for his ball club and felt they executed well down the stretch.
Briley English led the Lady Marshals with 17 points hitting 5 of 7 from three-point range. Hannah Langhi posted another double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
SCORING
Arlington: Branch 19, Lee 12, Wilson 8, Lattimore 7, McMorran 6
Marshall: B English 17, Langhi 16, Davis 10, Fehrenbacher 8, Miller 3, Howard 2
Arlington: Field Goals 19/39, 3-pointers 6/12, Free Throws 8/10, Rebounds 20, Fouls 19, Assists 8, Turnovers 16
Marshall: Field Goals 18/40, 3-pointers 8/18, Free Throws 12/18, Rebounds 25, Fouls 13, Assists 9, Turnovers 12
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Arlington | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 52 |
| Marshall | 15 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 56 |
