Short-handed Lady Tigers go cold in 60-39 loss at Coffeyville
Missing a few players due to illness, the Cowley College women’s basketball team found points hard to come by in a 60-39 loss at Coffeyville on Wednesday.
Cowley, losers of four games in a row, are now 10-12 overall and 6-10 in the Jayhawk Conference. The Lady Tigers shot only 26.4 percent from the floor in Wednesday's loss.
"More of the same, injuries have hurt us, and now the flu bug just decimated us," Cowley head coach Todd Clark said.
Coffeyville improves to 18-5 overall and 12-5 in the conference.
Cowley never led in Wednesday's contest, trailing 17-10 at the end of the first quarter and by as many as 17 points (29-12) in the first half before going into halftime facing a 35-22 deficit.
The Lady Tigers would score the first seven points of the third quarter to pull within 35-29 following a basket by Megan Simon, but Coffeyville pushed its lead back to 13 (48-35) heading into the final quarter.
Cowley scored only four points over the game's final 13:34 as they were held to a season low in points.
"It was a tough outing for us," Clark said.
Aniyah Burney's 17 points led Cowley, while Simon added nine points and five rebounds.
Coffeyville hit 10 three-pointers in the victory, while Cowley made just 4-of-21 attempts beyond the arc. The Red Ravens also outrebounded Cowley 53-30, with two players recording double-doubles: Esme Smith (19 points, 11 rebounds) and Aubrey Hishaw (15 points, 10 rebounds).
The Lady Tigers will face another challenge when they host No. 20-ranked Hutchinson on Saturday at 4 p.m. The Blue Dragons (18-5) are in third place in the conference with a 13-4 record. Following Saturday's game, the Tiger Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2026 will be honored.
Cowley (39): Mallory Jackson 2-12 2-2 7, Aniyah Burney 6-18 2-2 17, Naya Burleson 2-7 0-0 4, Megan Simon 3-8 3-5 9, Saliyah Henderson-Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Braylee Reed 1-2 0-1 0, Yatzel Renteria 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 14-53 7-10 39.
Coffeyville (60): Esme Smith 5-10 5-7 19, Mahogany Butler 5-10 2-2 16, Hallie Kitchen 0-9 0-0 0, Aubrey Hishaw 7-14 1-4 15, Isabella Pehrson 1-9 2-2 5, Londyn Barrett 0-1 0-0 0, Nuria Rubio 0-0 0-0 0, Prayer Roebuck 0-0 0-0 0, Sh'Ryah Wright 1-2 0-0 2, Taiylor Caron 1-3 0-0 2, Brianna Gist 0-1 0-0 0, Serena Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 20-60 10-15 60.
Three-pointers: Cowley 4-21 (Burney 3-9, Jackson 1-6, Burleson 0-2, Henderson-Johnson 0-2, Renteria 0-2), Coffeyville 10-34 (Smith 4-8, Butler 4-8, Pehrson 1-7, Caron 1-3, Kitchen 0-6, Hishaw 0-2). Rebounds: Cowley 30 (Jackson, Simon), Coffeyville 53 (Smith 11). Assists: Cowley 9 (Jackson 3), Coffeyville 15 (Kitchen 4). Turnovers: Cowley 9, Coffeyville 13. Total fouls: Cowley 13, Coffeyville 12. Fouled out: none. Technicals: none.