In a low-scoring affair, the No. 9 McLennan women defeated Cisco 49-34.
McLennan opened on an 8-2 run but Cisco responded with a 7-0 run, taking the one-point lead at 9-8 on an Eva Fernandez lay-up with three minutes to go in the first quarter. Maya Simon added a 3-pointer for the Lady Wranglers to extend the lead to four, 12-8. Mersadez Nephew drained a 3-pointer from the corner for McLennan and the ensuing free throw tied the game. Fernandez hit a shot in the final seconds of the quarter to give Cisco the slim advantage, 14-12.
The second quarter was a series of runs. Aniya Williams opened with a 4-0 run on her own to put McLennan up 16-14 with 8:43 on the clock. A 6-0 run by Cisco, including a 3-pointer by Sarah Racaud, put the Lady Wranglers back on top 20-16. McLennan's 6-0 run flipped the tables again and put them on top 22-20 with three minutes remaining before the half. Another Racaud 3-pointer followef by a Zanyra Adams shot off the glass put Cisco ahead 25-22. Kalisha Phillips' steal and bucket for McLennan cut the Lady Wranglers' lead back to one at the half, 25-24.
Alaina Payne drained a 3-pointer from the corner to give McLennan the momentum in the third quarter. McLennan held Cisco two just two field goals in the quarter while scoring 12 points of its own to begin creating some distance, and led 36-29 going into the fourth.
McLennan took its first double-digit lead at 39-29 on a Kalisha Phillips floater with 7:10 remaining in the game. Cisco's Simon added a 3-pointer with 6:24 to go, trimming the lead to seven, 39-32. McLennan ended the game on a 10-2 run to secure the win.
Mersadez Nephew led McLennan with 14 points.
Cisco: Abrielle Grissett 0 0-0 0; Sarah Racaud 2 1-2 7; Madison Williams 0 0-0 0;
Maya Simon 2 0-0 6; Demetria Smith 0 0-0 0; Alycia Baker 0 0-0 0; Zanyra Adams 7 1-2 15; Eva Fernandez 3 0-1 6; Totals: 14 2-5 34.
McLennan: Aysia Ward 4 0-0 8; Alaina Payne 2 2-3 7; Mersadez Nephew 2 7-7 14; Jalayah Ingram 3 1-2 7; Peyton Hearvey 0 0-0 0; Niyah Johnson 0 0-0 0; Aniya Williams 3 3-6 9; Kalisha Phillips 4 0-0 2; Totals: 19 13-18 49.
First Quarter score: Cisco 14, McLennan 12; Halftime score: Cisco 25, McLennan 24; Third Quarter score: McLennan 36, Cisco 29; 3-pointers: Cisco 4 (Racaud 2, Simon 2), McLennan 2 (Nephew 1, Payne 1); Total fouls: Cisco 16, McLennan 13; Fouled out:
Record: McLennan 20-5 (9-2).
