The McLennan women wrangled the Weatherford Coyotes for a 67-50 conference win at the handles.
McLennan took control early, opening the game on a 4-0 run with Lanaijha Johnson, Tajenae Gooden both all scoring. Panagiota Kalogirou's bucket followed by a free throw by Neso Anisiobi trimmed the lead back to one before McLennan pulled away. A 14-2 run over the next six minutes of play pushed the lead to 13, 18-5, The Coyotes rallied late but it would be an 11-point McLennan lead at the end of the first, 22-11.
Weatherford had the momentum early in the second, outscoring McLennan 13-4 to cut the lead back to two midway through the quarter, 26-24. McLennan responded with a 6-0 run capped with an Ar'Mya Amos-Horsley layup to go back ahead by eight, 32-24, and would lead by five at the half, 33-28.
In the third, McLennan began to pull away once again, pushing the lead back to 16 at 50-34 with 1:44 to play in the quarter. Weatherford started a comeback that continued into the final period, pulling within nine at 50-41 with just over nine minutes remaining in the game. McLennan held its ground with strong shooting and defense from Charnelle Hoof. The team led by eight, 58-50, with 4:39 remaining in the game and closed out on a 7-0 run to secure the win.
Charravia Smith led McLennan with 13 points. Charnelle Hoof and Tajenae Gooden added 12 and 10, respectively.
Weatherford: Natalia Arseniadou 2 0-0 4; Maiya Wesley 2 0-0 5; Rileigh Hairston 3 1-2 7; Anja Djukic 3 0-0 8; Panagiota Kalogirou 1 0-0 2; Neso Anisiobi 4 4-6 12; Tiykeah McKenzie 1 0-2 2; Albane Beyaert 2 2-2 6; Lauryn Ebara 1 1-2 4; Totals: 19 8-14 50
McLennan: Nevaeh Otis 1 2-2 4; Ar'Mya Amos-Horsley 2 0-0 4; Shakira Brown 2 2-2 8; Charnelle Hoof 6 0-1 12; Tajenae Gooden 3 2-2 10; Charravia Smith 4 5-7 13; Trinity Butler 0 0-0 0; Danai Lewis 2 2-2 6; Taniya Cruthird 0 0-0 0; Lanaijha Johnson 4 1-5 9; Kamara Effit 0 1-2 1; Totals: 24 15-24.
Halftime score: McLennan 33, Weatherford 28; 3-pointers: Weatherford 4 (Djukic 2, Wesley 1, Ebara 1), McLennan 4 (Brown 2, Gooden 2); Total fouls: Weatherford 20, McLennan 16; Fouled out: Anisiobi (Weatherford), Kalogirou (Weatherford); Record: McLennan 19-4 (11-3).
