Fayetteville 60, Bentonville West 34

Fayetteville improved on its perfect conference record after beating Bentonville West, 60-34, behind stingy defense and 31 combined points from Sasha Goforth and Coriah Beck. Fayetteville held West scoreless for almost the entire second quarter before Kelsi Mahone knocked down a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in the quarter. It was a stark contrast for a Lady Wolverines' team that led for the first few minutes of the game. "Bentonville West came out hot, they made some shots, they executed well," Fayetteville coach Vic Rimmer said. "Our kids adjusted really well. We played more physical in the second quarter and didn't allow them to get where they wanted to be or get the shots they wanted." Rimmer was impressed with his point guard Claudia Bridges' offensive performance after she knocked down three 3-pointers on the night. Bridges, Fayetteville's leading 3-pointer shooter by percentage, usually doesn't look to score, so Rimmer was pleased to see her start, he said. Mahone led the Lady Wolverines with 14 points as the main option on offense for West. Shania Wilson started off the game strong for West, scoring the team's first seven points, but foul trouble took her out of the game early, and she struggled to find the basket after she came back. Fayetteville 21 13 11 15 -- 60 Bentonville West 12 3 10 9 -- 34 Fayetteville (15-2, 8-0): Goforth 17, Beck 14, Bridges 9, Bailey 8, Bobbitt 5, Ritter 5, Kincaid 2 Bentonville West (8-12, 3-5): Mahone 14, Wilson 9, Cash 7, White 2, Wood 2

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Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 2/2/2019

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