The Lady Tigers committed four turnovers in about three minutes, allowing Branson to score 13 straight points in the 4th quarter and steal a win in Republic Monday, 53-45.
Taylor Fergen had scored two consecutive buckets to start the 4th quarter, giving Republic a 39-36 lead. But Republic went cold, failing even to get off a shot on three consecutive possessions, and Branson capitalized. By the time Republic recovered, Branson had grabbed a 49-39 lead, and the Lady Pirates held on down the stretch for the win.
“We got in a bad spot there and had some lazy passes and critical turnovers, and they converted on every one of them,” says coach Kris Flood. “We got away from what we’d had a little success with in the first three quarters. We just totally lost momentum and the game got away from us. “
I told the kids we don’t have many games left to work and improve. It’s just going to have to be a work in progress. Hopefully we can bounce back.”
The loss dropped Republic to 13-9 overall. It was the first conference loss of the season. The Lady Tigers are now 4-1 in the COC. They have a week off before traveling to Nixa next Monday.
Scoring
Taylor Fergen 12, Megan Branstetter 9, Allyson Barrett 8, Avy Powell-Qualo 6, Madi Beckham 4, Halli Bartelsmeyer 3, Madi Appleberry 3
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Player of the Game
Despite spending time on the bench with foul trouble and fouling out early, Taylor Fergen led Republic with 12 points, including two key buckets that briefly gave Republic a lead early in the 4th quarter. She’s our Coldwell Banker Player of the Game.
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