"In the finals we got to meet up with Sacred Heart which I knew would be tough to (beat) being they are the home team," said head Lady Warrior coach Ted Fontenot. "I think we came out fired up and played some great defense. The game was back and forth in the second half, but our team was able to control the game to win it."
The Lady Warriors began the tournament in the opening game Monday morning at 9:30 AM with a win against Crowley. "Well last year we came to this same tournament and lost to Sacred Heart and Crowley in the same day and were out of it in one day," said Fontenot. "That is a testament if how young we were. This year I was happy to be playing Crowley first so our players could remember. We controlled that day from the beginning."
They then defeated Pine Prairie in the semi-final matchup the next afternoon. Fontenot said about the game, "I knew it would be a good test for us by the way they play." He continued, "After the first quarter, I think we took control of that game and went on to win."
The Lady Trojans began the tournament with a win against St. Ed's Monday evening at 6:30 and needed an overtime period to defeat Oak Hill 46-44 in their semi-final game.
In the finals Ke'Maesha St. Andre scored the opening basket and was fouled. The three point play was good. Sanaa St. Andre on the next possession drained a layup then got a steal and went coast-to-coast for the score. Andie Landry for Sacred Heart scored on the assist from Catherine Poche to trim the lead to four at 7-3.
Setorie St. Andre scored to get the two points back. Ke'maesha St. Andre made both free throws to put her team up 13-5 before scoring to go up 15-5 as a timeout was called on the court at the 2:22 mark of the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, Oakdale led 15-5.
Ke'Maesha St. Andre scored the first points of the second quarter and followed it up with another basket. Tresunda Joseph got in on the scoring to go up 21-5. The Lady Warriors clearly started to out physical their opponent.
Landry scored a trey making the score 23-8, and Sydney Shiver hit another trey on the next possession as the Lady Trojans reached double digits in scoring. Poche got two more points for her team as the Lady Trojans were down by 10 at 23-13 before the Lady Warriors extended the lead to 12. At the half the Lady Warriors led 26-13.
Sanaa St. Andre hit a trey coming out of the halftime break. A timeout was called on the court at the 6:09 mark of the third quarter with Oakdale leading 33-18. Sanaa St. Andre drained a three pointer from the corner of the key to go up 36-19 and added to her point total with another basket. Oakdale maintained the momentum as it was getting all the rebounds
Poche was at the line for two shots at the 3:28 mark of the third quarter with the score 38-24 and the student section starting to come to life. A timeout was c.alled on the court with 24.9 seconds on the third quarter clock as Lady Warriors lead 38-26. Poche was at the line and split the pair before Alexis Davis got the offensive rebound and the basket closing out the third quarter. After three quarters of play, the Lady Warriors led 40-27.
Annabeth Briley scored an old fashioned three point play to begin the final quarter for the Lady Trojans. Later in the quarter Ke'Maesha St. Andre stole the ball away and capitalized at the basket to go up 47-30. She then lands hard on the court and went to line where she made both free throws. Shouts of "you gotta get the rebound" echoed through the Trojan stands as the coach Stephanie Fontenot implored with her team. Shiver in a last ditch effort hit a three making it a 20-point game with under a minute left, which was the eventual final point margin.
"I was proud of the way we competed in this tournament," Fontenot said. "And I was glad for the players that we won it. We do need to work on staying out of foul trouble, but with that I saw some good play from our bench players like Annishia Moton and Alexis Davis. Overall I feel all five starters played well all three games, and our two seniors really stepped it up in these games with their leadership and play."
The Lady Warriors have two more road games against Basile on November 29 and against Avoyelles Charter on December 1 before heading home to begin a homestand against Vinton on December 6.
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