Lady Cards set down Grayson, 77-43

Athens Review, Athens, Texas

January 4, 2010

Lady Cards set down Grayson, 77-43

Jayson Larson/Sports Editor
The Trinity Valley Community College Lady Cardinals returned from a nearly monthlong break with a 77-43 stomping of the Grayson Lady Vikings Saturday in non-conference action at Cardinal Gym.

Marcissa McMillan led three Lady Cards in double figures with 15 points, including four second-half three-pointers. Tawanna Lee had 13 points and Brittney Dukes pitched in 12. The Lady Cards, who won their eighth-straight game, improved to 12-3 on the season.

"We just wanted to shake off the rust, this being our first game back," TVCC Head Coach Bill Damuth said. "It just takes awhile. But I thought we came back in pretty good shape. The kids came back and worked hard and showed really great attitudes, and that makes it so much easier to coach."

TVCC struggled early, scoring just 10 points with seven turnovers over the first eight minutes of the game. That would soon change, as the Lady Cardinals went on a 20-0 run to push the game into a comfortable margin. A pair of Tarjay Ashmeade layups put the Lady Cards up, 38-12, with two minutes left in the first half. Grayson, meanwhile, went seven minutes without a point during the TVCC run.

Grayson fell to 2-11 with the loss. The Lady Vikings were led in scoring by Cortney Henderson, who netted 13 points. Damequia Montgomery had 11.

The Lady Cards return to action Wednesday at Jacksonville to resume Region XIV Conference play. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.