LAMAR, Mo. — The Lady Tiger basketball team used their shutdown defense to hold Lamar to 10 second half points en-route to a 64-30 win Tuesday night on the road.
“Our swarming pressure defense was too much for Lamar to handle tonight,” said Coach Scott Moore. “Those tips and steals on defense led to some quick transition points on offense. We can score in bunches when we get both parts of our game going like that. Limiting any varsity team to just 10 points in a half is pretty impressive.”
Sophomore Maggie Boyd set a new career high with 24 points to lead the Lady Tigers. Senior Kianna Yates and Sophomore Lauren Choate also scored in double-digits with 19 and 11 points respectively.
“It was nice to have all three guards score in double-figures tonight,” added Moore. “That’s the first time that’s happened so far this year. That bodes well for us going into next week’s slate of games.”
Moore noted there is still room for improvement on the offensive side of the ball, especially from the outside.
“Offensively, we still aren’t shooting the ball that well from the perimeter. Once we get our outside shooting where we want it to be, we will be a very potent team,” Moore said.
Sophomores Ashlyn Brust and Lexa Youngblood had three points apiece and Senior Landry Cochran and Sophomore Jaidyn Brunnert finished with two points each for Carthage.
The Lady Tigers are 4-1 on the season and host Central Monday before Nevada comes to town on Thursday.
