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Monday, February 11, 2008
Lady Tigers edged by Coffeyville
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By RAMA PEROO
Cowley College
The Cowley College women's basketball team nearly rallied from a 12-point second half deficit before falling at Coffeyville Community College Saturday by a score of 72-71.
"We didn't have very good possessions at the end," Cowley College Todd Clark said. "We missed a couple of shots and that's all that it takes."
The Lady Tigers trailed 41-29 at the end of the first half but came back to trail just 69-68 with less than a minute left. Coffeyville's Tarita Gordon hit a huge three-pointer to put the Lady Red Ravens ahead 72-68, before Cowley's Elena Yankova answered with a three-pointer with just 2.3 seconds left. Yankova's three would be the final scoring in the game as Coffeyville escaped with the one-point win.
Cowley attempted to record a steal on the ensuing inbounds play, but Coffeyville ran out the clock.
The win keeps Coffeyville on top in the Jayhawk East as they are now 17-7 overall and 11-1 in the conference. The win was Coffeyville's ninth straight. The loss drops Cowley from a tie for second to fourth place in the conference with a record of 14-10 overall and 9-3 in the Jayhawk East.
Yankova was 10-16 from the floor and led Cowley with 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Whitney Williams added 20 points, while Bebe Holloway and Gabbie Curtis chipped in with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
Cowley chipped away at Coffeyville's lead before Holloway gave the Lady Tigers a 60-59 lead on a layup with just over five minutes remaining. The teams traded baskets the rest of the way, and the Lady Red Ravens held on for the one-point win.
"We felt like we should've won the game," Clark said. "We had opportunities, but we didn't take care of the ball and pursue our opportunities."
Coffeyville's Taja Green led all scorers with 29 points, while Lacie Ward hit four three-pointers and finished with 12 points.
Cowley will now prepare to play at Johnson County (17-7 overall, 7-5 Jayhawk East) Wednesday at 5 p.m. The game can be heard on KACY 102.5 FM Arkansas City.
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David Wolman of the Traveler contributed to this story.
Above: Cowley College freshman JaNeil Robinson, left, dishes a pass in a previous game against Neosho County. Cowley lost to Jayhawk Eastern Division-leading Coffeyville 72-71 on Saturday in Coffeyville.
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