Lady Rockets dispatch Murray in short order

MARION, Ky. – The Lady Rockets won for the 11th time in 13 outings this season, beating Murray 47-27 in the Western Kentucky Showcase, a 10-team basketball event at Rocket Arena in Marion.

Crittenden jumped ahead early, overcoming some sharp three-point shooting by the Lady Tigers. At the half, Crittenden had built a 22-point lead by draining some threes of their own and using good passing to beat the Murray zone defense.

In the second half, Crittenden kept up the defensive pressure, creating a number of turnovers and maintaining a large lead. Everyone of the CCHS bench got into the game.

Taylor Guess scored 18 and Natalie Boone a dozen. She had two threes.

Murray         7 13 22 27
Crittenden 12 35 43 47
MURRAY – Darnell 2, Howell, Daugherty 4, Oakley 13, Smith 3, Bomar 5. FG 10. 3-pointers 5. FT 2-6.
CRITTENDEN - Guess 18, N.Boone 12, A.Boone 6, Hatfield 2, Driskill 6, Evans 2, Tapp, Hunt, McDaniel 1, Federico, Long, Holeman. FG 19. 3-pointers 3 (N.Boone 2, Guess). FT 7-12.