Lady Eagles stay undefeated in GWAC after beating Scott City

            The Lady Eagle basketball team has been on an exceptional run as of late, after defeating the Scott City Beavers at home on Jan. 17 putting them at 7-0 in the Greater Western Activities Conference. 

            Coming into the game Scott City was sitting in fourth place with 2-2 record before falling to Colby 42-48.  Starting out slow both teams struggled to put points on the board.  Scott City was able to hang six points, but Colby pulled ahead with nine points riding the aggressive play senior Alisabeth Barton.  She tallied 7 points in the quarter, three of which were from the free-throw line. 

Colby senior was aggressive driving into the paint against Scott City on Jan. 17.

The second quarter saw both sides put together some rhythm, Scott City scored 13 points with senior Avery Lewis finding the free-throw line three times to lead the Beavers. Colby found balance with senior Logan Nolan earning 5 points and junior Sadie Cheney collecting 4 points.  Colby led going into halftime 19-23.

Colby senior Logan Nolan hitting a tough field goal against Scott City’s interior defense.

After the break Scott City struggled to find points earning six in the quarter, but Colby was rolling with junior Shaly Holzmeister put up 5 points with a tough finish through contact to get to the free-throw line.  Barton stayed consistent putting up 5 points, with six trips to the free-throw line, putting Colby up 25-35 at the end of the third quarter.

Colby and Scott City fighting for the rebound late in the game

In the fourth Scott City stayed tough grinding through the Colby defense late in the quarter.  With 1:45 left in the game, Colby was ahead by nine points 36-45, but the feeling in the gym became anxious.  Scott City’s Lewis hit two big three pointers in the quarter as the team scored 17 points to bring the game back into contention. 

With 29.4 seconds remaining, Scott City had pulled within six points, and looked poised to make the comeback.  Colby, however, was very consistent with their free-throw shooting going perfect 5/5 from the line, winning the game 42-48.

Colby junior Sadie Cheney working in the Scott City paint to help Colby win 42-48.

Colby’s leading scorer was Barton with 21 points, Holzmeister with 7 points, Cheney and senior Ali Flanagin with 6 points each, Nolan had 5 points, and senior Brenn Stanley had 3 points.  Colby will next host Olathe East on Jan. 23.   

Scott City was led by Lewis with 16 points, senior Kendall Gentry with 8 points, junior Piper Fox with 6 points, sophomore Peyton Gentry with 4 points.  Next the Beavers will be traveling to Goodland on Jan. 28.