Lady Bulldogs hold off Cloudland
Published 7:58 pm Friday, February 9, 2018
- Star Photo/Bryce Phillips Lady Bulldogs Shyanne Tuelle fights to keep the ball away from a couple Lady Highlanders.
The Hampton Lady Bulldogs visited Roan Mountain Friday for a conference showdown.
In a game that saw the teams head into the final period tied 25-25, the Lady Bulldogs held on for a 37-34 win.
At the end of one, the Lady Highlanders held a three-point lead, 9-6, over Hampton. The Lady Bulldogs had a 3-pointer from Stephanie Campbell and Shyanne Tuelle. While the Lady ‘Landers saw four points from Cloudland’s Jasmine Birchfield. Cloudland’s Trinity Vines had a bucket-and-one in the period to help the Lady Highlanders cause.
Cloudland opened the second period with a seven-point run that was capped off by a three-point play from Lady Highlander Stacia Wilson to climb out to a 16-8 lead with 5:12 left in the quarter. The Lady Highlanders’ drive saw four points from Vines. On the back end of the first half, Campbell and Hampton’s Brooke Hughes connected on back-to-back buckets to cut Cloudland’s lead to 16-12 heading into the half.
Cloudland’s Kenzie Birchfield had a foul shot and a 3-pointer to give the Lady Highlanders a 19-13 edge early in the third. Vines drove the baseline for a bucket to push Cloudland on out to a 21-14 lead with 2:40 left in the third. Tuelle answered with a steal before hitting a fastbreak layup while drawing a foul for a three-point play. Campbell followed up with a layup of her own to cut the Lady Highlanders lead to 21-19 with less than two to play in the third. The Lady Highlanders climbed out 25-22 before Tuelle hit a last second 3-pointer to tie things up 25-25 heading into the fourth quarter.
