Shreveport – The Centenary women's basketball team fell at home on Friday night to the Louisiana Christian University Wildcats by a score of 71-56 in a non-conference contest at the Gold Dome.
The Ladies (1-1) had three players reach double figures, but the Wildcats (3-1) had three of their own score 10 or more points and utilized their advantage in depth, playing 16 players on Friday.
The Wildcats led 14-10 after one quarter and 34-22 at halftime. The Ladies made several runs in the second half to cut into Louisiana Christian's lead but could not complete the comeback. Centenary was only outscored by three (37-34) in the second half.
The Ladies shot 34.7 % (17-49) from the field for the game while the Wildcats shot 38.2 % as they connected on 21 of 55 attempts. Both teams struggled from three-point range, as the Maroon and White made just 7 of 25 attempts for 28 % while the Wildcats made 8 of 27 for 29.6 %. LC outrebounded the Ladies 34-24 and each team turned the ball over 15 times. Centenary recorded 10 assists and eight steals and the Wildcats had nine assists and seven steals.
Sophomore guard Addy Tremie (Sulphur, La.) scored a game-high 19 points on 6-13 shooting in 39 minutes. She was hot from three-point range, making 5 of her 10 attempts and grabbed four rebounds. She added three steals and an assist and made her two free-throw attempts. Tremie scored in double figures for the ninth time in her young career and has still not missed a free throw in two seasons.
Junior F Jazzmyn Jones (Normangee, Texas) scored 13 points off the bench in just 19 minutes. She made 4 of her 5 field goal attempts and was 5-8 from the free-throw line. She added one rebound and a steal. Junior forward Amelia Bagwell (West Monroe, La.) scored 10 points in her 15 minutes of action and was 2 of 4 from the floor and a perfect 6-6 from the line. She also had one rebound and one steal.
Freshman G Dymon Drumgo (Alexandria, La.) scored a season-high seven points in 24 minutes off the bench. She had a pair of assists and one rebound. Senior guard Jennae Mayberry (Clovis, Calif.) was held scoreless but she grabbed six rebounds but picked up a pair of assists and two steals in 30 minutes. Junior guard Destini Powell (Minden, La.) had a team-best seven rebounds and scored three points in 25 minutes. She had an assist and a steal and freshman G Mary Leday (Opelousas, La.) added four points in 21 minutes with a rebound and a pair of assists. Kieyoomia Benally and Amiya Dartez led the Wildcats with 14 points apiece and Miya McKinney scored 11.
The Ladies complete the weekend with another non-conference home game against Hendrix College on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m.
A link to the Ladies' complete 2021-22 schedule can be found here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wbkb/2021-22/schedule
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