Coming off a road trip to begin the season where they won eight of nine games, the Oakale Lady Warriors began there first homestand with wins against Vinton and Montgomery.
Ted Fontenot's team concluded the road trip on December 1 and improved to 8-1 with a 45-23 over Avoyelles Charter. "It was a low scoring game like we expected, but we were able to play together and finish the game for the win," said the Oakdale coach. "Treshunda Joseph had a great defensive game, and KeMaesha St Andre and Sanaa St Andre were the two leading scorers."
The homestand started the following Tuesday night with an overwhelming 64-21 win against Vinton. "Our team played well in our first full home game of the season," said Fontenot. "I think the girls were a little nervous with the big crowd that came out to see us play their support of our girls team, and I hope they continue to come out and give our players a great support."
Two nights later the Lady Warriors took on the Lady Tigers of Montgomery. "Well we knew that they would play well on defense, and it would be tough for us to score," Fontenot said. "I think we came out to a slow start, but once we got some transition baskets from our defense, we got things going in a positive direction. Our defense is really good, and we do a good job of playing together."
Sanaa St. Andre got a steal and converted it for points for the 2-0 lead then drove coast-to-coast for the basket. KeMaesha St. Andre would later get the offensive rebound and put the ball through the hoop as a timeout was called at the 3:14 mark of the first quarter with Oakdale leading 9-0.
Montgomery got on the board with two and half minutes remaining in the quarter before Sanaa St. Andre scored a three pointer to reach double digits on the scoreboard. The first quarter ended with Oakdale leading 12-3. Montgomery then scored on a three-point play after Oakdale missed both free throws for a five point swing. The score at the 5:47 mark of the second quarter was 15-6 in favor of Oakdale as Montgomery was controlling the game on defense.
Oakdale went on a 9-0, and the Lady Warriors controlled the scoreboard at the half leading 25-6. Montgomery scored a three ball from the side of the key making the score 29-9. Sanaa St. Andre nailed back-to-back threes from the top of the key, and Oakdale was up 45-9 after three quarters of play as it held Montgomery to three points every quarter. The visiting team scored six points in the final stanza, but the clock struck midnight on Montgomery as the Oakdale Lady Warriors won 54-16
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