In a preview of next week’s 8th-District tournament matchup, the Christian County Lady Colonels used a huge 3rd quarter to pull away from visiting University Heights for a 61-32 victory on Wednesday.
The 2nd-seeded Lady Colonels earn their second win over UHA to improve to 11-16, 4-2 in district play. The Lady Blazers slip to 4-19 and will be the three seed in next week’s tournament.
Breanna Daniel opened the game with a 3-pointer for the Lady Blazers, but Christian County scored the next 14 points behind a pair of 3s and eight points for Destinee Catlett-Watkins. Daniel closed the 1st quarter with a jumper and UHA trailed 14-5.
Daniel knocked down two more 3-pointers in the 2nd and the Lady Blazers were within six points with just over three minutes to play in the half. However, Christian County closed on a 5-0 run, including a steal and layup by Evanna McGregor just ahead of the halftime buzzer.
The Lady Colonels opened the 2nd half on a 15-3 run to put the game away. Anaysia Bagwell scored 11, Mikayah Killebrew added eight, and Catlett-Watkins drilled a 3-pointer to close the 3rd quarter and trigger the running clock.
Catlett-Watkins led all scorers with 18, followed by Bagwell with 15, and Killebrew with 10.
Daniel’s 14 led the Lady Blazers and Alicia Davis finished with 11.
Christian County 14 14 29 4 — 61
University Heights 5 10 5 12 — 32
Christian County (11-16) — Catlett-Watkins 18, Bagwell 15, Killebrew 10, Harris 7, Daniel 5, Bridges 2, McGregor 2, Quarles 2
University Heights (4-19) — Daniel 14, Davis 11, Love 5, Acree 2, Tullis 2
