PEARCY — The Bryant Lady Hornets freshman team’s bid to knock off a second unbeaten team in two days at the second Kameron Hale Invitational Tournament at Lake Hamilton[more] fell short on Thursday. Though they tested the Central Arkansas Christian Junior Lady Mustangs, they came up short in a 38-34 final.
CAC advanced to the championship game today against Hot Springs while the Lady Hornets take on Lake Hamilton in the third-place game at 3 p.m.
The Lady Hornets include Aubree Allen, Jessica Alliston, Andrea Buford, Ashlee Caton, Caylin Choate, Dezarea Duckworth, Kaitlyn Greer, Keedy Harrison, Taylor Matthews, Dee-Dee Mosby, Melinda Murdock, Amber Newman, Destiny Nichols, Brittany Privett, Erica Smith, Rori Whittaker and Alex Wright.
CAC led 11-10 after a quarter and 19-14 at the half. It was 27-22 going into the fourth quarter.
“We fell behind by 11 in the second half, so I was pleased with out effort to come back,” noted Bryant coach Nathan Castaldi.
“We played well for stretches of the game, but made too many small mistakes to pull out the victory,” he added. “The difference in the game was CAC made 20 free throws. When you hold a team to only nine field goals you are doing a good job defensively. We just had a lot of silly fouls, with most of them coming away from the basket.”
Allen finished with a team-high 12 points for the Lady Hornets. Duckworth added 10 with Whittaker pitching in with 6. Smith, Greer and Buford contributed 2 points apiece.
