Lady Tomahawks go 1-1 in league play

The Lady Tomahawks won one Wesco North contest and lost another before heading into Christmas break.
M-P began their week with an exciting come from behind overtime victory at Lake Stevens and then saw a late lead evaporate against Monroe at the Jim Linden Fieldhouse 48 hours later.
Friday, Dec. 22, M-P played a seesaw battle against the visiting Lady Bearcats of Monroe before falling 58-52.
The Lady Tomahawks fell to 2-3 in league play and 5-3 overall while Monroe improved to 3-0, 3-3.
Senior guard Nancy Couls led all scorers with 19 points and junior guard Nicole Pederson tallied 13 in the loss.

At M-PHS

Monroe 17 8 14 18 58
M-P 11 16 11 14 52

Monroe Thomas 2, Morton 14, C. Drivstuen 10, Hopkins 12, E. Drivstuen 9, Matkins 2, Wangner 4, Ma. Drawsky 4. M-P Couls 19, Fordon 2, West 6, Juco 2, Peterson 13, Masters 4, Harris 3, Degerness 3. Records Monroe 3-0 in league play and 3-3 overall. M-P 2-3, 5-3.

The Lady Tomahawks basketball team evened their Wesco North league record to 2-2 with a come-from-behind 73-70 overtime victory over Lake Stevens, Wednesday, Dec. 20.
M-P improved to 5-2 overall while the Lady Vikings dropped to 1-1 in league play and 3-1.
The red and white clad Lady Tomahawks were led by the game-high 22 points of junior forward Jessica Masters.
Junior guard Nicole Peterson added 20 points in the exciting league win.
M-P used 80 percent (4-for-5) shooting from the free-throw line to help outscore the Lady Vikings 12-9 in the extra period of play.

At Lake Stevens H.S.

M-P 16 16 12 17 12 73
Lake Stevens 17 17 14 13 9 70

M-P Couls 11, Fordon 2, West 4, Peterson 20, Masters 22, Harris 6, Degerness 8. Lake Stevens Ochiltree 16, K. Tri 19, Aanstad 7, Tate 2, B. Tri 7, Gallagher 19. 3-point goals Peterson 3, Masters 3, Ochiltree 4, K. Tri 5, Aanstad 1. Records M-P 2-2 in league play and 5-2 overall. Lake Stevens 1-1, 3-1.

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