LADY BULLDOGS DOWN MOUNTAIN HOME

FAYETTEVILLE -- The start and finish went well for Fayetteville on Thursday in first round play at the Bank of Fayetteville Bulldog Classic. Good thing, too, because the Lady Bulldogs struggled for much of the second and third quarters against Mountain Home, before a strong finish propelled Fayetteville to a 50-39 win at Bulldog Arena. "(Mountain Home) shot the ball real well, and we got ourselves in position where we had open looks and missed some shots," Fayetteville coach Vic Rimmer said. "We missed a lot of free throws, just 8 of 18 from the free throw line. But in the fourth quarter we took care of the basketball really well." Fayetteville (5-1) built a 13-0 lead in the first three and half minutes. But Mountain Home slowly chipped away throughout the next two and a half quarters. The Lady Bombers even tied Fayetteville, 35-35, in the third quarter, before the Lady Bulldogs' defense and strong second half play by Maya Mayberry and Grayce Spangler pushed Fayetteville ahead for good. "Maya played a great game," Rimmer said. "And Grayce shoots six of eight from the field and played really well." The Lady Bombers (2-5) scored just four points in the fourth quarter and never seriously threatened Fayetteville in the closing minutes. That didn't stop coach Dell Leonard from applauding his team's effort against a strong Lady Bulldogs' squad. "Fayetteville is great. Vic does an awesome job," Leonard said. "But I can't say enough about my team. Down 13-0 and I think we tied it 35-35 at one point. Just really proud of the effort." Spangler finished with 13 and Mayberry 11 for Fayetteville. Micah Hudson led Mountain Home with 12.

LADY BULLDOGS DOWN MOUNTAIN HOME

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