Patriot Classic: Lady Pats beat Eastern 80-66
Published 1:31 pm Thursday, January 11, 2018
Photo by Nancy Leedy LADY PAT Zaria Napier shoots for two. She had 15 points in the win over Eastern.
Four Lady Patriots hit double figures Saturday night to lead Lincoln County to an 80-66 win over Louisville Eastern in the Patriot Classic at LCHS.
Kaitlynn Wilks paced Lincoln with a game-high 24 points, Emma King poured in 20 points and Maddy Boyle and Zaria Napier both put up 15 points.
Lincoln (12-3) led 41-34 at the half, with King tallying 14 of her points in the first two periods and Wilks following with 11 and Boyle with eight.
Napier, who came off the bench to hit double figures, tallied 13 of her 15 points in the third quarter to lead the Lady Patriots in a 15-0 run that extended a 43-40 lead to 58-40.
Eastern (8-9) put together its own run in the fourth quarter, using the 12-0 surge to whittle a 16-point deficit down to four points. Kiara Pearl, who led Eastern with 23 points, converted on a three-point play in the run, Bri Moswler nailed a 3-pointer, Mikayla Kinnard, who finished with 14 points, and Tedi Nunn, who had 11 points, scored a bucket apiece and Marissa Gasaway sank two free throws to make it a 62-58 ballgame.
A Bre Anthony 3-pointer at the 4:11 mark got Eastern within 64-61, but that was as close as the Eagles would get as Lincoln closed on a 16-5 run.
Lincoln shot 52 percent from the field in the win, going 32-for-62. At the foul line, the Lady Patriots were 14-for-16.
Eastern finished at 36 percent shooting, going 24-for-67 from the field. The team was 13-for-18 at the line.
