The Elizabethton Lady Cyclones were involved in another close game in the Ladies Classic, and they came away a winner in this one by a 59-56 count over Thomas Dale of Virginia to take fifth place.
The Cyclones wee up 31-14 at halftime and 48-42 at the end of three, but the Knights of Thomas Dale rallied to tie the score at 48-48 early in the fourth. Elizabethton went back up by five at 57-52 with 2:10 left, but two straight hoops by Syvannah Dawson had the Knights within a point with only 32 seconds to go.
Olivia Holly made two pressure free throws in the final 10 seconds to give the Cyclones a three point lead and the Knights were unable to get off another shot as they turned the ball over.
Kelley Whitson scored 14, Holly had 12 and Marlee Mathena scored 10 for the winners. Lina Lyon had eight points, seven assists and 10 rebounds.
Thomas Dale was led by Nylah Wilson with 25 points while Tamyah Webb had 15 points and 13 rebounds.
THOMAS DALE (56): Nylah Wilson 9-25 5-7 25, Dawson 3-9 0-0 7, L.Jackson 0-0 0-1 0, Broadus 0-3 0-0 0, Tamyah Webb 6-11 2-3 15, Foster 1-1 0-0 2, J.Jackson 1-2 2-2 4, AFoster 1-1 1-2 3. TOTALS: 21-52 10-15 56.
ELIZABETHTON (59): Olivia Holly 3-12 3-4 12, Lyon 4-14 0-2 8, Lane 1-5 6-6 9, Marlee Mathena 5-7 0-0 10, Fowler 2-3 0-0 5, Relley Wilson3-3 5-6 14, Lee 0-2 1-2 1. TOTALS: 18-46 15-20 59.
3-Point Goals: TD—4 (Wilson 2, Dawson, Webb). EHS—8 (Holly 3, Whitson 3, Lane, Fowler).
| Scores by Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dale | 13 | 11 | 18 | 14 – 56 |
| Elizabethton | 23 | 8 | 17 | 11 – 59 |
