The Springlake-Earth Lady Wolverines fell on the road against the Muleshoe Lady Mules on Saturday afternoon, 41-27.
With the loss, the Lady Wolverines fall to 2-2 on the year.
Springlake-Earth senior, Carsann Baker, dropped in a layup off of the assist from junior, Sayler Beerwinkle, to open the scoring in the first quarter, but on the other end, Natalie Ambriz was fouled on an attempt by Beerwinkle, earning a trip to the line. She converted both free throws to tie the game, 2-2, with 5:43 left to play in the opening quarter.
Grace Leal drew a shooting foul on sophomore, Halee Toscano, with 5:13 remaining in the first quarter. She sank both free throws to put the Lady Mules out in front, 4-2, but on the other end, Beerwinkle drew a shooting foul on Makayla Toscano. She made one out of two at the line to make it a one-point game, 4-3.
Ambriz faked a pass to her right to move the defense, as she got to the basket for a lay-up to extend the Muleshoe lead back out to, 6-3, as the Lady Wolverines called a time out to talk things over with 3:02 to play in the quarter.
Out of the break, Ambriz dropped in a lay-up off of the assist from KyLee Villa and Villa followed it up with a runner in the lane on their next possession to stretch their lead out 10-3.
With time winding down in the quarter, sophomore, Kani Holmes, drained a three from the top of the key off of the assist from freshman, Taytum Goodman, to cut the lead to, 10-6, as the first quarter came to a close.
Araceli Diaz opened the second quarter with a lay-up for Muleshoe, and she dropped in a put-back with 5:22 left to play in the first half to extend their lead to, 14-6. Baker got the Lady Wolverines on the board in the second quarter with a lay-up, but on the other end, Ambriz dropped in a lay-up, drawing an and-one foul on Baker. She converted the free throw to make the score, 17-8, with 4:39 remaining in the half.
Freshman, Sydney Furr, dropped in a lay-up off of the assist from Halee Toscano to make it a seven-point game, 17-10, and with under four minutes to play in the half, Makayla Toscano was fouled on an attempt by Baker; she split the free throws to make the score, 18-10.
With 2:47 remaining in the half, Beerwinkle was fouled on an attempt by Makayla Toscano; she converted both free throws to make it a two-possession game, 18-12, but Muleshoe answered, as Aaliyah Sanchez drove the right side for a lay-up and Ambriz followed it up with another lay-up, to stretch the lead back out to, 22-12.
Goodman buried a three from the right elbow with 1:31 left to play in the half, but on the other end, KristinaArzola was fouled on an attempt by Beerwinkle. She made one-of-two at the free-throw line, extending their lead to, 23-15, with just over one minute remaining in the half.
Sanchez knocked downa jumper from the left elbow, and after Beerwinkle split a pair of free throws for Springlake-Earth, Amrbiz dropped in a lay-up in the closing seconds of the quarter to make the score, 27-16, heading into the locker room at halftime.
Leal drove the lane and kicked the ball out Sanchez, who knocked down a jumper from the left wing, as the Lady Mules called a time out with 4:41 to play in the third quarter. Out of the break, Beerwinkle was fouled on an attempt by Ambriz; she converted both free throws to make the score, 29-18.
Villa dropped in a lay-up for Muleshoe, and with 2:28 to play in the game, Arzola was fouled on an attempt by Holmes; she split the free throws, stretching the lead out to, 32-18.
With 1:42 left to play in the half, Ambriz used a euro-step to get around junior, Mahalia Delgado for a lay-up and followed it up on the defensive end, taking a charge on Beerwinkle to give her her fourth foul of the game, as the third quarter came to a close.
Sanchez knocked down a jumper from the left wing to open the fourth quarter for Muleshoe, but Delgado answered with a putback off of the miss by Holmes, trimming the lead to, 36-20.
Muleshoe took a time out with 5:31 remaining, and out of the break, Baker knocked down a jumper from the right elbow, trimming the lead to, 36-22.
The Lady Mules called for another time out with 3:25 remaining, and out of the break, Makayla Toscano dropped in a put-back to make the score, 38-22.
With 2:56 remaining Ambriz was fouled on an attempt by Baker and after the play Springlake-Earth Head Coach Jeri Goodman, was called for a technical foul. Ambriz converted both of her free throws and Leal split the technical free throws, pushing their lead to, 41-22.
Springlake-Earth took a time out with 1:43 remaining in the game and out of the break, Holmes dished the ball to Beerwinkle, who drew a shooting foul on Kayla Soto. She split the free throws and on their next possession, Beerwinkle again earned a trip to the line, drawing a foul on Diaz. She converted both free throws to cut the lead to, 41-25.
With time winding down, Goodman hit Baker for a lay-up, as the Lady Wolverines fell to the Lady Mules, 41-27.
Beerwinkle led the Lady Wolverines in scoring with 11 points, while Baker chipped in six points and Goodman and Holmes each finished with three points. Delgado and Furr.
The Lady Wolverines hosted Olton on Dec. 8th. Results were not available at press time. They will travel to Cotton Center on Friday as their season continues.
Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.