{"id":61206,"date":"2015-02-26T09:46:10","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T14:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=61206"},"modified":"2015-02-26T09:46:10","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T14:46:10","slug":"morrows-21-points-lead-vw-girls-to-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2015\/02\/26\/morrows-21-points-lead-vw-girls-to-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Morrow’s 21 points lead VW girls to win"},"content":{"rendered":"

DAVE MOSIER\/<\/b>independent sports<\/i><\/p>\n

HICKSVILLE — The Van Wert Lady Cougars got a much-needed win, defeating Western Buckeye League opponent Elida 51-44 and avenging a 68-63 win by the Lady Bulldogs during the regular season.<\/p>\n

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Cougar Erin Morrow (24) gets off a shot under heavy pressure during Van Wert’s 51-44 win over the Bulldogs in Division II sectional action on Wednesday.<\/strong> (Jan Dunlap\/Van Wert independent)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Lady Cougars (7-16) were led by Erin Morrow\u2019s 21 points — including 9 of 9 from the free-throw line — while Alexa Dunlap scored 14 points for Van Wert. Elida, which ends its season at 8-15, was led by Shylah Wheeler\u2019s 14 points, while Bailey Kuhn added 11 points for the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n

The Lady Cougars led by a basket, 13-11, at the end of the first quarter, and was up by five points, 24-19, at the half. Elida outscored the Cougs 11-10 in the third quarter to shave the lead to four, 34-30 — and trailed by just a point, 24-23, early in the third quarter — but Van Wert regained its composure and went on a 17-14 run in the final stanza to preserve the victory.<\/p>\n

Van Wert was 16 of 40 from the field (40 percent), while the Lady Bulldogs made just 15 of 48 field goal attempts (31.3 percent).<\/p>\n

The Lady Cougars will now get the chance to avenge another regular-season loss as they get set to play another WBL rival, Defiance (14-8) in the Division II sectional finals at Hicksville.<\/p>\n

The Lady Bulldogs had defeated Van Wert 38-35 in the two teams\u2019 WBL regular-season game back in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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