Lady Mules knock off Vikes, lose to Timberwolves

The Wahkiakum Lady Mules opened district tournament action with a 52-45 overtime win over the Willapa Valley Lady Vikings on February 6.

They followed that with a 43-32 loss to the Morton/White Pass Timberwolves on Saturday.

The Lady Mules face Northwest Christian at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Rochester. The winner advances to a Thursday, 8 p.m. game in Rochester; the loser is eliminated.

The team had a slow start against Valley and began the second quarter down by 10.

“Baylee Olsen really carried us offensively in the first half as the team really struggled to score,” said Coach Rob Garrett. “We slowly gained on them the rest of the game giving ourselves a three point lead with just over a minute to go.

"They (Willapa Valley) hit a couple shots and a couple free throws to take a three point lead of their own with 30 seconds left. Sam Boyce hit one of two from the line to put us down two and drove the length of the court for a layup to tie it up with six seconds to go. After WV missed an eight footer for the win, we secured the rebound and went into overtime.

"In overtime we really dominated; we finally played like we should have the whole game. We moved the ball well and took it to the basket. We won overtime 13-6. Sam Boyce hit four straight free throws to secure the victory.”

Olsen and Boyce each scored 15 points. Haylee Budd added eight, Tori Wegdahl had six, Kaylee Bryant scored four and Hailey Quigley and Maya Stanley both came up with two points. Tori Wegdahl pulled down 13 rebounds, Budd had 11, Boyce had nine, Olsen six; Bryant and Stanley each had five; Rachel Patching had two, and Quigley had one. Boyce also had six assists.

The Lady Mules lost 43-32 to the Morton/White Pass in a quarterfinal game on Saturday in Rochester.

Wegdahl led Mule scoring with 12 points and six rebounds. Bryant scored six and pulled down seven rebounds. Stanley had five points and one rebound. Boyce scored four, had two rebounds, two steals and 3 assists. Olsen had three points and grabbed four rebounds. Budd had two points and four rebounds, and Quigley had one rebound.