The Oakdale Lady Warriors split a pair of games losing a home game against Rapides and getting the win at Many to close out the season with a winning record.
Rapides and Oakdale each began the game Tuesady night with an 8-0 run as Oakdale tied the game at 8-8. Sanaa St. Andre tied the game again at 10 before Rapides hit another three pointer for their third of the quarter extending the scoring run to 7-0. Sanaa St. Andre missed a three point attempt as the first quarter came to an end with Rapides leading 17-10.
Treshunda Joseph scored a basket leading off the second quarter then the defense forced a turnover on the other end of the court. Sanaa St. Andre capitalized on the turnover and made the bucket. The drill was repeated on the next series, then KeMaesha St. Andre got the offensive rebound and put the ball through the hoop cutting the Rapides lead to three.
Setorie St. Andre got on the scoreboard with a big three pointer to make it a two point deficit for her Lady Warriors, but the first half ended with Rapides on another 8-0 scoring run to lead by 10 at 31-21.
Rapides began the second half with another three pointer and thus went on another scoring run extending the lead to 15. Sanaa St. Andre banked both free throws then drilled a three pointer with just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter. Coming out of a timeout, she then scored on back-to-back possessions putting her team down by eight points. After three quarters of play from Oakdale, the Lady Warriors trailed Rapides 40-32
Rapides lead by 11 with three minutes remaining on the clock. KeMaesha St. Andre hit a three pointer with three seconds left on the clock, but it was not enough as Rapides got the win 50-40."
"Last night was another tough loss for our team," said head coach Ted Fontenot. "We were outscored by Rapides in all quarters but the third. We only had one player score in double digits. Things just did not go our way. (Rapides) shot 18 free throws, and we only shot eight. That tells me that we are not being aggressive enough in big games. The players we need to step up and do the scoring for us are not doing their part. It is tough to watch this team struggle to score when I know that we can do better."
Fontenot was singing a different tune on Thursday night as his team got the 56-46 win at Menard in the regular season finale. "We finally had that complete game from all the players that touched the floor," he said. "Everyone came in and did their part to get this important team victory that we so needed going into the playoffs. It was a game where we controlled the game from the tip off. Once we had the lead we never gave it up."
Oakdale had three players score double-digit points. In what Fontenot called "one of her best offensive and defensive games of the year," Treshunda Joseph led in scoring with 15 points. She shot six-of-eight from the field and added three free throws on three attempts. She also collected five defensive rebounds and five steals. Sanaa St. Andre scored 13 points, and Setorie St. Andre scored 12.
Said Fontenot after this game, "So proud of our team from this season for finishing 19-10 and 7-5 in district."
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