The McLennan women's basketball squad annihilated the Angelina Roadrunners tonight at The Highlands.
It was a rough and tumble first few minutes of the game as both teams traded turnovers. A Mersadez Nephew jumper put McLennan on the board with 7:44 to go in the first quarter. The two teams traded buckets and the game was tied at four with 6:43 on the clock. McLennan took the lead on a basket by Aniya Williams and a layup by Peyton Harvey extended the lead to four. Angelina cut the lead to one with just over two minutes remaining in the quarter. A driving shot by Williams and a Saneea Bevley 3-pointer at the buzzer made it a 17-11 after the first quarter.
McLennan held the three-point lead at a 27-24 midway through the second quarter. Nephew went 1-2 from the line and followed it with a jumper from the baseline to push it back to a six-point lead less than a minute later. McLennan led 35-28 with a minute remaining in the half. Jalayah Ingram drained a 3-pointer from the elbow with 43 seconds to go to make it a 10-point McLennan advantage at the break, 38-28.
Angelina cut the lea to five at 44-39 with 5:40 to go in the third. That's when McLennan took control and began to break the game wide open. Another Bevley 3-pointer ignited a 20-3 run down the stretch to give McLennan the 64-42 lead going into the final period.
The McLennan defense continued to swarm in the fourth, holding the Angelina to just one free throw in four minutes of play. McLennan led by as many as 32 in the final period and easily secured the victory.
Mersadez Nephew led McLennan with 22 points. Aniya Williams scored 17 and Saneea Bevley added 13.
Angelina: Janay Quinn 3 0-0 6; Courtnee Morgan 0 0-0 0; India McMahon 0 0-0 0; Amyria Walker 9 6-10 24; Alicia Rivera-Scott 1 0-0 3; Marie Kenembeni 4 3-4 12; Jade Fry 1 0-0 2; Aarianna Masters 0 0-0 0; Carly Gates 2 0-0 4; Shanice Ferguson 2 4-5 8; Totals: 22 13-19 59.
McLennan: Aysia Ward 2 0-2 4; Saneea Bevley 5 0-0 13; Alaina Payne 2 3-3 8; Mersadez Nephew 8 2-4 22; Jalayah Ingram 2 1-2 6; Peyton Hearvey 3 0-1 6; Aniya Williams 8 1-2 17; Kalisha Phillips 2 0-0 4; Pauline Maccarthy 0 0-0 0; Peighton Jambor 3 0-0 6; Totals: 35 7-14 86.
First Quarter score: McLennan 17-11; Halftime score: McLennan 38, Angelina 28; Third Quarter score: McLennan 64, Angelina 42; 3-pointers: Angelina 2 (Rivera-Scott 1, Kenembeni 1), McLennan 9 (Nephew 4, Bevley 3, Payne 1, Ingram 1); Total fouls: Angelina 12, McLennan 22; Record: McLennan 2-1.
