Lady Warriors split a pair of district games

Lady Warriors split a pair of district games
Splitting a pair of district games, the Oakdale Lady Warriors begin 2017 with a 2-1 district record and a record of 13-5 overall. The team is tied with Many and Rosepine for second place is District 3-2A behind Rapides who sit at 2-0 in district.
The win came 40-34 at home on December 30, 2016, against Pickering that Warrior coach Ted Fontenot described as a team with "some good young talent." Fontenot went on and said, "We knew they would be quick on defense and on their full court press. We did not shoot the ball well that night missing some easy shots."
The coach credited his leading scorer on the night for the win and also gave credit to two players who provided a spark off the bench. "Sanaa St. Andre had 18 points and 13 rebounds," he said. "Alexis Davis and Brianna Hargrove came off the bench to give us positive play on defense and offense."
Davis scored six points matching her second highest scoring total on the season that came against Sacred Heart, Montgomery, and Fairview.  Her highest scoring game came with 18 points against Basile. Hargrove only managed two points on offense but made her presence known with four rebounds and five blocks.
"We were up by one at the half and held them to 34 points. It was a good win for us because we found a way to win after not playing our best," Fontenot said.
The loss came by one point on the road at Rosepine on January 3, 2017, with the score 39-38. "The game was tight the entire night and came down to the last few minutes," said Fontenot. "We missed four big free throws that would have helped us increase the lead and missed out on scoring the last two trips down the floor. They hit two back-to-back three point shots to take the lead, and Setorie (St. Andre) hit a shot at the buzzer that they said was a two point shot that was close to call.  If it were a three pointer, we would have had overtime."
Oakdale led 8-7 after the first quarter but relinquished the lead in the second quarter as Rosepine led 14-11 at the half. Each team scored 10 points in the third quarter making the score 24-11, but the game was decided in the fourth as Oakdale netted 12 points compared to Rosepine's 15.
  "It is always tough to win on the road," Fontenot said. "It was a tough loss for our team but I know we will bounce back and respond."
The team looked to respond on the road against a winless Bunkie team in district, but the game was postponed because of the weather until the following Wednesday night on January 11.