Lady Bulldogs dump Troy; fall to Thompson Falls
The Mission girls basketball team split last week’s games 1-1 in the final weekend of regular season play.
Last Thursday the Lady Bulldogs lost to the visiting Thompson Falls Blue Hawks, 64-49.
Mission kept the score close in the first quarter behind aggressive play from Azia Umphrey and Sydney Brander, they led the team that night scoring 15, 13 points respectively.
Thompson Falls continued to add to its lead with sharp shooting every quarter, led by Megan Baxter who had 20 points, and the Bulldogs didn’t have an answer on the other end of the court.
Two days later Mission hosted the Troy Trojans and posted an all-out dominate effort to win 64-24. The Bulldogs played team basketball posting 15 assists and 21 steals on the night.
Sydney Brander eclipsed the 500-point plateau for her career and went over 200 points for the season.
Saturday was also Senior night for Mission and they celebrated five seniors before the game including Umphrey, Karolyna Buck, Olivia Garland, Hunter Eichert, and Courtney Mitchell.
Three Bulldog seniors scored in double digits against Troy, including Mitchell with 13 points, 11 from Garland and 10 from Umphrey.
Mission finished the regular season with a record of 7-11 overall.
Mission 64, Troy 24
Mission (2-6, 7-11), Troy (0-8, 2-16)
Troy 0 6 12 6 – 24
Mission 9 20 16 19 – 64
TROY – Talise Becquart 8, Montana Rice 8, Isabelle Ramirez 4, Riley Roeder 2, Emma Johnson 2. 9-33 5-13
MISSION ST. IGNATIUS – Courtney Mitchell 6 1-1 13, Olivia Garland 4 2-5 11, Azia Umphrey 4 1-4 10, Sydney Brander 4 0-1 8, Kooper Page 2 2-2 6, Karolyna Buck 2 0-0 5, Gabby Smith 2 0-2 4, Hunter Eichert 2, Madyson Currie 2, Chula DuMontier 2, Cedar Hunt 1, Emily Hawkins 0 0-3 0. 27-68 7-20
3FG – T1-8 (Ramirez 1-6), MSI 3-11(Buck 1-1, Garland 1-2, Umphrey 1-3). (Sa15Feb20)
Thompson Falls 64, Mission 49
Mission (1-6, 6-11), T-Falls (6-2, 12-4)
T-Falls 19 18 17 10 – 64
Mission 12 15 14 8 – 49
THOMPSON FALLS – Megan Baxter 8 4-8 20, Jody Detlaff 6 3-7 15, Ellie Baxter 2 4-4 9, Faith Frields 3 0-2 8, Riley Wilson 4 0-4 8, Ellie Pardee 2 0-2 4. 25-55 11-27
MISSION ST. IGNATIUS – Azia Umphrey 5 3-6 15, Sydney Brander 6 0-0 13, Olivia Garland 4 0-0 9, Karolyna Buck 3 2-6 8, Madyson Currie 2, Courtney Mitchell 0 2-2 2. 19-53 7-14
3FG – TF3-10 (Frields 2-5, E.Baxter 1-4), MSI 4-17(Umphrey 2-6, Garland 1-2, S.Brander 1-4). (Th13Feb20)