Lady Raiders season ends with loss to White Swan

The Lady Raiders played their final game of the 2014-15 season at Eastmont High School against the White Swan Cougars on Feb. 19 in a loser-out game of District 5-6 play.

The Lady Raiders and Cougars were jostling for control of the game early when the Cougars went on two 10-0 runs in the first and second quarters to put them in the driver's seat for the rest of the game.

Turnovers and missed rebounds aided the Cougars and the Lady Raiders struggled to make shots when given the opportunity to shoot. And at the end of the first half, two Lady Raiders fell to injuries. Tristan Adolph left with a head injury, and Lachelle Bearcub due to an ankle injury.

In the second half, Bearcub's absence was felt as LR had lots of trouble containing White Swan's two big scorers. The cougars began to cruise and throw in second stringers. LR rallied too late, and White Swan came away with the 56-38 win and a berth at the regional tournament.

The Lady Raiders finished the season with a 13-10 overall win-loss record and with many spots to fill next season due to the core of the team graduating. Over the off season, they'll need to fill the voids left by Katelynn Schilling, Riley and Alana Epperson, and Raylene Ensminger.

Freshmen and sophomores are being looked to to fill those voids and prepare for another tough run at a state tournament berth.

Freshman Kayla St. Pierre led the Lady Raiders with 12 points Thursday, followed by Jocelyn Moore, a junior, who added nine.

Scoring vs White Swan

1 2 3 4 Final

WS 17 16 11 12 56

LR 6 11 9 12 38

Schilling 2, Bearcub 7, A. Epperson 0, R. Epperson 3, Priest 5, Moore 9, St. Pierre 12, Ensminger 0, Adolph 0, Sam 1.