Lady Tigers tie it up in third quarter, but can't hold on against East Valley
EPHRATA — The Tigers showed some fight in a 43-19 loss to East Valley on Tuesday, Feb. 3, tying the game in the third quarter before the visiting Red Devils pulled away.
Trailing 13-8 at intermission, Ephrata came out of the locker room for the second half and got an early boost when Maycee Black buried a three off a Sophie Molitor dime to cut EV's lead.
On defense, Molitor hauled in a pair of defensive rebounds and Alexis St. Mary sank a free throw, bringing the score within two points. Brooklynne Addink then hit a jumper off another Molitor pass to tie the game at 14-all with four minutes left in the quarter.
But East Valley answered with an 8-0 run to close the third and outscored Ephrata 20-5 in the final period to put the game out of reach.
Jillian Linehan led the Tigers with 10 points, going 4-for-15 from the floor with a three-pointer and a free throw. Black finished with four points and a team-high nine rebounds. Addink and Rebecca Wiser each scored two and grabbed five boards apiece. Molitor didn't score but dished four assists and collected six rebounds in 31 minutes.
| Player | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | ST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linehan | 4-15 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Black | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Addink | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wiser | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| St Mary | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Molitor | 0-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Springs | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malone | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cox | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kono | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Falconer | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 7-38 | 2-11 | 3-7 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrata | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| East Valley | 12 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 43 |
ELLENSBURG — The Lady Bulldogs, sitting second in the Central Washington Athletic Conference with a 12-3 record, jumped on Ephrata early, dumping in 37 first-quarter points on their way to a 64-16 rout of the Lady Tigers on Friday, Jan. 30.
Molitor paced Ephrata with seven points, connecting on both of her three-point attempts and adding a free throw. She also grabbed three rebounds and dished out two assists. Linehan also sank a pair of three-pointers and pulled down a rebound. Black had two points while Bailey Falconer chipped in a free throw and collected two rebounds.
The Tigers managed just three points in the opening quarter and never found offensive rhythm, shooting a cold 23% from the field. Addink led the team in rebounds with eight, followed by St. Mary with four.
The Tigers drop to 0-15 in CWAC play, 0-20 overall, and close out their season Tuesday at Toppenish with a 5:30 p.m. tipoff.
CWAC Scoreboard: Friday, Jan. 30 Othello 19, Selah 80 | Grandview 59, Toppenish 35 | Ephrata 16, Ellensburg 64 | Quincy 32, East Valley 48
Tuesday, Feb. 3 Prosser 72, Selah 45 | Ellensburg 67, Othello 16 | East Valley 43, Ephrata 19 | Toppenish 60, Quincy 29
| Player | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | ST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molitor | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Linehan | 2-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Black | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Falconer | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Addink | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiser | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St Mary | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Springs | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cox | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kono | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malone | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cobb | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 5-22 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrata | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| Ellensburg | 37 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 64 |
