YAKIMA — The Seton Catholic ladies basketball staff gave credit score the place credit score was due.
Making this system’s debut look on the Yakima SunDome for the Class 1A state quarterfinals, the No. 6 seed Cougars ran right into a buzzsaw within the type of No. 5 Annie Wright, which led for all however three minutes in an final 48-39 win Thursday.
The Gators held the Cougars to 13 for 58 (22.4 %) capturing from the sector and used a balanced scoring assault with 22 factors within the paint led by Camille Bates (19 factors) and Aaliyeh Martin (10 factors, 10 rebounds) to snap Seton’s 17-game win streak. The Cougars dropped to the comfort facet of the bracket.
“Number one, hats off to them,” Seton Catholic coach Phil Kent mentioned. “Outstanding team, super athletic, really well coached and Annie Wright played to their identity. That’s their style of play — hard-nosed defense, attack the paint — and they did that really well.”
Riley Seymer led Seton Catholic with 16 factors, 14 rebounds and 4 steals. The junior scored 5 straight factors to begin the second half that trimmed the Gators’ result in 30-27.
The run was short-lived. Annie Wright countered with seven straight factors to take a double-digit lead. The Gators’ protection, primarily using a 1-2-2 zone, restricted the Cougars to 3 discipline objectives within the second half.
Madison Lee added 10 factors for Seton.
“We went out there and played hard,” Seymer mentioned. “We knew this team was going to be a tough team — they were a tough team, they were a very aggressive team. We got a feel for the court, we definitely didn’t get the outcome we wanted, but, going into tomorrow and (being) ready, it was just a good experience. It’s just setting us up for a better opportunity in the long run.”
Seton Catholic will face the loser of Naches Valley and Bellevue Christian in Friday’s fourth-place semifinals at 10:30 a.m. The Cougars have already completed a program first by reaching the dome, and might add one other feat with a state trophy nonetheless in play.
“The biggest message was, (the loss) doesn’t identify our season, our success this year,” Kent mentioned. “We got more basketball to play tomorrow, and we’re going to go as far as we can.”
ANNIE WRIGHT 48, SETON CATHOLIC 39
SETON CATHOLIC (19-7) — Madison Lee 10, Kingsley Williams 0, CJ Moore 3, Naomi Jackson 2, Silvia Pujol 0, Remy Jenniges 4, Tegan Figueroa 0, Tiffany Sheldon 0, Emma Whitehouse 0, Hailey Hammerstrom 4, Riley Seymer 16. Totals 13 (5) 8-16 39.
ANNIE WRIGHT (21-6) — Camille Bates 19, Niv Phillips 2, Avah Snodgrass 5, Trinity Moore 4, Aaliyeh Martin 10, Ellie Popochock 0, Jasmine Andrisek 6, Katya Defebaugh 2. Totals 18 (4) 8-15 48.
Seton Catholic 10 12 9 8—39
Annie Wright 17 13 9 8—48