Sikeston, Missouri – The Lady ‘Cats ended the Lady Bulldogs’ 13-game winning streak at the Sikeston Field House Thursday evening by a score of 55-50.
Krysten Garrison paced the Bearcats with 22 points and 13 rebounds.
Melanie McKuin tallied 19 points including one trey for the Lady ‘Cats.
Dakota Reynolds finished with 8 points including one 3-pointer.
Dexter scored double digits in each of the four periods. Their defense shut-down Sikeston in the first quarter to give them a nice lead 16 – 7. Sikeston scored only two points in the third quarter securing the Lady ‘Cats win!
Tyeshia Mitchell who tallied 16 points and 6 rebounds paced the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs. Erica Peet finished with a double-double scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Special Note: The SEMO Conference By-Laws were changed back in April 2014 to allow a head-to-head tiebreaker in the event that two teams might have the exact same conference records. The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs had an undefeated conference record coming into Thursday night’s game and Dexter had one loss.
With the Lady ‘Cats win they could have been the sole champions; however Dexter did not play Poplar Bluff due to hazardous weather conditions therefore not completing a full conference schedule. A decision from Conference officials and athletic directors will be made soon.
Final Score Dexter 55, Sikeston 50
Dexter 16 11 14 14 - 55
Sikeston 7 20 2 17 - 15
Dexter (55) – Dakota Reynolds 8, Melanie McKuin 19, Cheyenne Mosby 2, Hannah Thurmon 2, Krysten Garrison 22, Harley Allen 2. FG 20, FT 13/22, F 24. (3-pointers: Reynolds 1, McKuin 1. Fouled Out: None).
Sikeston (50) – Dominique Roach 1, tyra Bonner 9, Zateanna Williams 1, Erica Peet 11, Arianna Beard 4, Miranda Harrison 8, Tyeshia Mitchell 16. FG 13, FT 21/31, F 22. (3-pointers: Bonner 1, Harrison 2. Fouled Out: None).
Dexter (15-9) is the #1 seeded in Class 4, District 1 and will begin play on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in Sikeston. They play the winner of the #4 Cape Central vs #5 Kennett game slated for 4:00 p.m. Monday at the Sikeston Fieldhouse.
#3 Notre Dame will play #6 Perryville at 5:30 p.m. with Sikeston playing the winner of that game on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Championship game is scheduled for Friday, March 6th at 6:00 p.m.
Photo provided by Daniel Byrd of Sikeston.
