The Ladycats quickness was just too much for Lacquey as Warsaw used their most convincing win of the season to take the third place prize on Saturday at the 2024 Doug Loehr Holiday Classic basketball tournament in Weaubleau, 69-19.
The Ladycats held Lacquey to just one field goal in the first half, taking a 44-6 lead into the locker room at halftime, behind Keira Mostaffa's 20 first half points.
A 25-13 margin in the second half was good enough for Warsaw to cruise to the 69-19 final and secure their second trophy of the 2024-25 season in as many events.
Mostaffa led the scoring for the Ladycats with 20. Tanna Howe had 17 for the Ladycats while Jenna Gerken also jumped in with 10.
WARSAW (69): K. Mostaffa, 20; M. Slavens, 9; R. Henderson, 0; M. Reimund, 2; T. Howe, 17; S. Miller, 5; J. Bilderback, 6; H. Velker, 0; A. Yoder, 0; J. Gerken, 10.
LACQUEY (19): A. West, 13; M. Matthies, 1; S. Denny, 2; L. Thier, 1; A. Shubert, 0; T. Barnett, 2; R. Gayer, 0; M. Sapp, 0; M. Shubert, 0; J. Atkins, 0; C. Martin, 0.
Warsaw dropped to the third place game after a 56-36 loss to Osceola in the semifinal round on Friday.
Another slow start doomed the Ladycats from the get-go as they fell behind 20-7 at the end of the first. A strong second period got Warsaw back in it at 27-20, but the Lady Indians pulled away in the second half with the 56-36 final.
Tanna Howe led Warsaw with 11 points.
WARSAW (36): K. Mostaffa, 7; I. Schwartz, 0; M. Slavens, 3; R. Henderson, 0; M. Reimund, 1; T. Howe, 11; S. Miller, 5; J. Bilderback, 0; H. Velker, 0; A. Yoder, 0; J. Gerken, 9.
OSCEOLA (56): R. Snider, 0; B. Belisle, 4; L. Shoemaker, 4; R. Cameron, 0; L. Uchtman, 18; G. Colby, 15; S. Hendrickson, 0; B. Rollins, 5; L. Crowder, 2; T. Wood, 8.
In the opening round of the tournament on Thursday, Warsaw got their most balanced scoring output of the season as four players notched double figures in a 61-24 drubbing of Conway.
Warsaw led 17-6 after one and 32-13 at the half.
A 21 point output in the third quarter, much thanks to a 12-0 run to start the half, extended the Ladycats lead to 53-19 before the clock started running in the final period of the 61-24 final.
Tanna Howe paced the Warsaw offense with 15. Keira Mostaffa tossed in 12 and 10 apiece were added by Maylee Slavens and Jenna Gerken.
WARSAW (61): K. Mostaffa, 12; I. Schwartz, 0; M. Slavens, 10; R. Henderson, 0; M. Reimund, 7; T. Howe, 15; S. Miller, 5; J. Bilderback, 0; H. Velker, 0; A. Yoder, 2; J. Gerken, 10.
CONWAY (24): G. Emmons, 2; A. Richardson, 1; A. Hughes, 10; K. Wilson, 2; A. Petersen, 1; Z. Buttram, 0; M. Thompson, 5; L. Judy, 0; H. Doehring, 3; M. Weeks, 0; C. Elam, 0; O. Rumfelt, 0; E. Davis, 0.
