Lady Greyhounds End Season in District Championship Game
The Lady Greyhounds comeback attempt was thwarted in the final period as they dropped a 72-59 decision to the North Central Missouri College Lady Pirates Saturday at The Dog House in West Memphis.
The Lady Greyhounds comeback attempt was thwarted in the final period as they dropped a 72-59 decision to the North Central Missouri College Lady Pirates Saturday at The Dog House in West Memphis.
Down 31-23 at the half, ASU Mid-South came back with a big third period to trail only 45-44 entering the fourth quarter. But the Lady Pirates put up 27 points in the final period to take the victory.
The Lady Greyhounds shot just 20-of-71 (28.2%) from the field and 3-of-11 (27.3%) from the three-point line while connecting on 16-of-20 (80.0%) from the free throw line. But North Central Missouri connected on 20-of-48 (41.7%) from the field, 7-of-16 (43.8%) from the arc, and a blistering 25-of-29 (86.2%) from the charity stripe. The Lady Greyhounds did force 21 turnovers while committing only 7 and came down with 15 offensive rebounds, but it came down to fourth-quarter shooting with the Lady Pirates taking the advantage.
Quintasia Leatherwood led ASU Mid-South with 18 points to go with 7 rebounds, and Aryah Hazley scored 15 points with 5 rebounds and a team-high 3 assists. Kya Washington pulled down 10 rebounds to go with 7 points, and Timyja Threlkeld chipped in 7 points off the bench.
The Lady Greyhounds finish the season with a 19-11 overall record and the program's fourth NJCAA Region Tournament Championship after finishing third in region play.
