LINCOLN -- Ashtyn Rothrock's bucket in the final seconds of the first quarter gave Lincoln a 17-11 lead which the Lady Wolves expanded to 36-21 at half-time with a dominating second period.
Lincoln beat Pea Ridge, 63-36, on Dec. 19 to open 4A-1 play with two wins in two games. Lincoln scored the first 5 points of the second on Courtney Lloyd's trey out top and a Jaycie Neeley pull-up jumper after pushing the ball prompting Pea Ridge coach Larry Walker to take timeout.
Lincoln Girls 63, Pea Ridge 36
Pea Ridge 11 10 5 10 — 36
Lincoln 17 19 16 11 — 63
When play resumed, Lincoln switched into a zone and Neeley came away with a steal in the corner. Eventually Pea Ridge figured out the zone with Kealy Skaggs beginning a 7-0 Lady Blackhawk run with a 3-pointer from the right wing. Mikheala Cochran beat Lincoln's full-court press and sank two free throws. After a turnover and another Pea Ridge basket, Lincoln coach Brian Davenport called timeout with Lincoln's lead, at 22-18.
Davenport was not happy with half-court offensive execution against an over-playing, extended defense in which Walker had the Blackhawks. On the in-bounds play, Lincoln passed to Lloyd on the low block. She scored a layup off a quick spin move igniting a 14-1 surge by the Lady Wolves over a 3:20 span of the second quarter. Cochran answered with a free throw for Pea Ridge but Madison Rich hit a driving bank-shot and Rothrock's 3-point play came 21 seconds later giving Lincoln a 10-point lead at 29-19.
Kendra Cummings drained a trifecta with a quick release and Rothrock added a shot in the lane. An assist from Maggie
Sports on 12/31/2014