Cougars Fall Short in Close Battle Against Lakers

In a hard-fought Region 20 match-up, the Frederick Community College Cougars women's basketball team narrowly fell to the Garrett College Lakers 79-74. 

The Cougars got out to a fast start, scoring the game's first five points.   However, the Lakers wouldn't roll over and went on a 15-2 run to build what would be their largest lead of the game halfway through the first quarter, 17-7. 

The Cougars would battle their way back for the rest of the game. After the first quarter, Garrett would hold a seven point lead 21-14.

Frederick found themselves down by ten points again in the second half with two minutes and thirty seconds to play. The Cougars would execute a 9-0 run to close out the half that included a three from Amelia Robins, a long two-pointer from Alaysia Jemmott, a lay-up from Kayla Dangerfield, a jumper in the paint, and a fast break lay-up from Paige Smith,  to cut the deficit to two points at halftime, 46-44.

Both teams would score 15 points apiece in the third quarter, and Garrett would narrowly hold off the Cougars in the fourth quarter to win. 

Paige Smith led the Cougars with 22 points, nine rebounds, and five assists, while Kayla Dangerfield came off the bench to score 15 points and pull down ten rebounds, contributing to Frederick's strong presence in the paint. Alaysia Jemmott added 15 points, while Amelia Robins had a strong performance with 11 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds. Jasmine Hardy added nine points with 11 rebounds.

Cougars women's basketball dropped to 10-10 on the season and 3-5 in regional contests and are in eighth place in Region 20. Frederick will host the College of Southern MD Hawks on Wednesday, February 21, at 5:00 PM. The Hawks have an overall record of 6-10 and are 5-3 in Region 20 Divisional contests.