Nov. 12—The Permian girls basketball team came up short while Lubbock Coronado got its first win of the season.
The Lady Mustangs ended their three-game losing streak with a 47-38 win against the Lady Panthers Tuesday at Permian Fieldhouse.
Playing in the second week of the season, the Lady Panthers fell to 1-3 while the Lady Mustangs moved to 1-3.
“We needed a win,” Coronado head coach Ashley James said. “I felt like we continued to compete but we still made a lot of mistakes. But we were able to bounce back from those mistakes. It was really nice to see us compete for 32 minutes and finally pull one out.”
Coronado was led in scoring by Gracelyn Lota’s 13 points while Shy’la Blackwell had 10 and Syniah Brown finished with nine while Jay’a Spraglin had eight.
Permian’s Morgan Crow led the way in scoring with 16 points while Briseyda Sanchez had 10.
“It was tough,” Permian head coach Michael Ellis said. “They’re a good team. We’re a good team. They have a senior that’s really good and we’re still pretty young but hopefully, once the second season comes, we’ll be better.”
Lubbock Coronado began the game on a strong note, going on a 9-2 run.
The Lady Panthers managed to cut their deficit to 9-8 late in the first quarter.
However, the Lady Mustangs used a 4-0 run to close out the quarter and take a 13-8 lead heading into the second.
Permian’s distance remained at four to five points for much of the quarter.
Free throws soon gave Coronado a 19-12 lead with 3:27 left.
Crow made two shots from the line to make it a 21-14 deficit with 1:47 remaining.
The Lady Mustangs’ lead remained at seven-points by the time the halftime buzzer sounded.
Permian came out stronger to start the second half, going on a 10-5 run.
Crow made back-to-back free throws to make it a two-point game with the Lady Panthers down 26-24 at the 3:32 mark.
However, the Lady Mustangs answered back with a quick 5-0 run to take a seven-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Blackwell made two free throws at the start of the fourth quarter to give the visitors a 33-24 lead.
An inside basket by Coronado’s Kam Hill made it an 11-point lead before the Lady Panthers scored two quick baskets to make it 39-32 with 4:51 remaining and Coronado called a timeout.
The Lady Mustangs were holding on to a 41-36 lead with 1:26 left.
Coronado’s Ciara Montes hit two field goals to give the visitors a 45-36 lead with under a minute remaining.
“Responding to adversity was huge for us,” James said. “We didn’t let anything get us down. We just turned to what was next and pushed the ball up the floor.”
The Lady Panthers will next be on the road against Monahans at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Jerry Larned Sports Complex.
The Lady Mustangs will next compete at a tournament in Allen against Highland Park on Thursday.
