ANDERSON, Mo. — Despite a solid effort, Webb City’s girls basketball team suffered a 64-45 setback to Springdale (Arkansas) on Monday in an opening-round contest of the 2023 Lady Mustang Classic at McDonald County High School.
Springdale improved to 7-1, while Webb City fell to 1-5.
Ignited by a full-court press, Springdale scored nine unanswered points at the end of the first quarter to take a 19-7 lead.
Down 25-11, Webb City used a 9-2 run to pull within seven, with Malorie Stanley, Abby Sargent and Kirra Long contributing points during the surge.
At the break, the Bulldogs held a 29-20 advantage.
A trey from Stanley trimmed Webb City’s deficit to nine at 35-26, but Springdale closed the third quarter on a 14-2 surge for a 49-28 cushion.
The Cardinals put together a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter, but the Bulldogs never relinquished their lead.
A senior guard, Stanley led the Cardinals with 16 points.
Also for the Cardinals, Sargent scored nine points, Jenna Schulz added eight and Addie Burns had five.
Webb City is playing without a key performer, as senior guard Mia Robbins is out of action after suffering an injury in the final game of the Carthage Invitational.
Three players scored in double figures for the Bulldogs, the champions of this year’s Carl Junction Classic. Charleen Hudson scored 19 points, while Kaiya McCoy added 16 and Jakayla Bunch had 15.
Webb City will meet either Farmington or Carl Junction at 4:30 on Tuesday in a consolation bracket contest. Carl Junction was slated to play Farmington on Monday night.
There are three games slated for Tuesday overall, including McDonald County vs. Bentonville West at 7:30 p.m.
LADY MUSTANG CLASSIC
Monday’s scores
Springdale 64, Webb City 45
Providence Academy 50, Bentonville West 26
Farmington 80, Carl Junction 34
