december 5, 2009

Lady Spartans suffer another tough home loss to NIC.  The Lady Spartans were unable to overcome several first half mental mistakes and poor shooting which resulted in a season low 16 point first half output.   In the second half the Lady Spartans found their shooting touch, connecting on 5 of 11 from 3 point land.    The Lady Spartans were led by Charlotte Epperson with 17 points.  Tamekia Hunt added 11 points, and Kelsey Samuelson chipped in with 10 points.

december 4, 2009

Lady Spartans were unable to pull off a win against a tough CSI team in their home opener.  The Lady Spartans were unable to overcome several first half mental mistakes and turnovers which resulted in a 18 point first half deficit.   The second half was much more productive and competitive.   The Lady Spartans were led by Tamekia Hunt with 16 points, hitting 3 from behind the arc.   Da’Nai McDade added 13 points.

november 28, 2009

Snow College was another tough team that the Lady Spartans had to battle on the road.  The foul count and the foul line hurt the Lady Spartans in the first half which led to a 17 point deficit at halftime.  The halftime deficit would be the difference in the in the final scores, Snow winning 73-56.  This game would be the breakout game for returning sophomore Markie Workman, who finished with 22 points.   

november 27, 2009

The Lady Bruins prove to be too much for the Lady Spartans on the road, winning 81-51. Lady Spartans were led by Yateria Wilson with 14 points followed by 10 points from Ariel Sanchez .

november 24, 2009

CEU Lady Eagles held home court in the conference opener against the Lady Spartans.  The Lady Spartans were unable to overcome several second half mental mistakes and miscues which resulted in a quality win for the CEU Lady Eagle 84-70.   The Lady Spartans were paced by Kelsey Samuelson with 21 points, hitting 7 of 10 from behind the arc.    Tamekia Hunt chipped in with 18 points, hitting 5 of 8 from long distance.  Charlotte Epperson added 14 points, hitting 3 from long distance.

november 18, 2009

The Lady Spartans came up short on the road against Western Wyoming Community College.  The Lady Spartans and the Lady Bulldogs head to the locker rooms at halftime tied at 34 in a hard fought first half.   Western came out hungry the second half and they proved to be the better team that day winning 74-63.  Leading the Lady Spartans was Markie Workman with 14 points followed by Carmelita Begay and Da’Nai McDade both finishing with 11 points apiece.

november 14, 2009

The lady Spartans played the Clarendon College Bulldogs in the third day and final day of the Ambassador Classic at Colby Community College. The Lady Spartans and the Lady Bulldogs head to the locker rooms at halftime tied at 50 in a fast paced game. The Lady Bulldogs proved to be the better team that day going on a 10-0 run to close out the game winning 95-85. Leading the Lady Spartans was Tamekia Hunt with 17 points followed by Keosha Blue with 14 points.

november 13, 2009

 The Lady Spartans played the Colby Community College Trojans on Friday Night in the prime time game in the Ambassador Classic. The Lady Spartans started the game with a slow start shooting 37 percent from the floor and 8 percent from the 3 point stripe. The Lady Spartans went on a 6-0 mini run to close out the half heading to the locker room with a 30-27 lead. The Lady Spartans came out the second half with a strong start and shot the ball well with 55 percent and 44 percent from behind the arc to take a 14 point win 71-57.  The Lady Spartans were led by Tira Calloway with 20 points followed by Da'naiveia McDade with 12 points.

november 12, 2009

The Lady Spartans opened the Ambassador Classic at Colby Community College against the 20th ranked team in the country, Independence Community College. The Lady Spartans came out with a strong start with possibly the best half of the young season heading into the locker room with a 3 point lead 32-29. In the second half, The Lady Pirates from Independence proved to be too much for the Lady Spartans outscoring by 15 to end the game with the final score 75-63. It was a great effort by the Lady Spartans with was led by Charlotte Epperson with 15 points followed by 11 points from Danielle Jackson .

november 7, 2009

Late game free throws complete the comeback against Lamar.

The Lady Spartans faced another tough in-state rival in Lamar Community College on Saturday.   As the ladies did in their first game they jumped out to an early ten point lead and it appeared that the Lady Spartans would get their first victory of season with little resistance from Lamar.   However, with several unforced turnovers and missed defensive assignments by the Lady Spartans, the Running Lopes finished the half with a sizable ten point lead 38-28.   The second half started out much like the first half, whereas the Lady Spartans quickly regained a 43-42 lead within the first five minutes of the second half.  The game was close the entire second with neither able to put the other one team away.   The Lady Spartans led by as many as seven points late in game.  The momentum quickly shifted when the Lady Spartan’s floor general Danielle Jackson (SO. PG) fouled out with 5:02 left in the game.  The game got even tighter when one of the Lady Spartan’s sharp-shooters Charlotte Epperson (SO. WG) fouled with 3:25 left to play in the game.   The Running Lopes quickly came back and took a 67-66 lead with 25.4 seconds left to play.   After a tough inbounds play, the Lady Spartans quickly push the ball up the floor finding Tira Calloway (SO. SG) on the wing, who drove to the basket and draw a blocking foul.  Tira stepped to the line and knocks both of the freebies down, giving the Lady Spartan 68-67 lead which would eventually be the final score of a hard fought game between two tough programs.

Tira Calloway led all scorers with 19pts.  Charlotte Epperson added 15pts, hitting (5) 3 pointers.  Da’Nia McDade (FR. PF) finished with a Double-Double 12pts and a game high 16 rebounds.   Lacy Rider (FR. C) added 8 points and 12 rebounds.   

Coach Edwards stated that, “We broke ground on Friday against Otero and we laid the foundation against Lamar.  Now there is nowhere to build but up from this point on.  We will put the work in and we will get better because that is what good teams do; they build on the success.”

The Lady Spartans will be back in action on Tuesday Nov. 10th at 5:30pm in the Hefley Gymnasium for the home opener against Central Wyoming Community.  Please come out and support your Lady Spartans as they look to build on their early success.   Game On!!!  Go Spartans!!!

november 6, 2009

Otero’s second half surge proves to be too much for the Lady Spartans to overcome.

The Lady Spartans started the season off well with a dominating first half, which saw the Lady Spartans build an early ten point lead.  Although the Lady Spartans were playing well, you could sense that Otero was starting to build some momentum.  Lady Rattlers closed the half with a three point basket that tied the score at 31 apiece.  The second half was a struggle for the Lady Spartans because they got their first taste of a loud and rowdy home crowd.   Addition to the loud crowd noise second half, the Lady Spartans struggled scoring the ball altogether.  Otero built a ten point lead within the first eight minutes of the second half and from that point on it was an uphill battle for the Lady Spartans the remainder of the game.  The Lady Spartans competed hard but came up short losing 67-53.   The Lady Spartans were paced by Danielle Jackson (SO. PG)  and Tamekia Hunt (FR. SG) each finished the game with 12 points and 3 rebounds.  Da’Nai McDade (FR. PF) led both teams in rebounding with 10.   The Lady Spartans look to bounce back and get to .500 against Lamar Community College on Saturday at 1:00pm.

november 5, 2009

The Lady Spartans open their season on road against two tough in-state rivals at the Otero Junior College – Holiday Inn Basketball Classic on November 6Th and 7Th .  The Lady Spartans open up with Otero Junior College at 5:00pm on Friday.  This will be a tough road challenge for the new look Lady Spartans.    Saturday's game will be equally as challenging as the Lady Spartans face Lamar Community College at 1:00pm.   This game will be full of high emotion and intensity due to the fact that the Lady Spartans only victory in the 08-09 season was against Lamar.  You can rest assure that the ladies from Lamar will be looking for payback against Lady Spartans.  Game On!!!   Go Lady Spartans!!!