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Lady Mavericks win 3C District Title

For the second time in the team's history, the North Country Lady Mavericks (18-0) earned the District 3C Title last Saturday, February 22, in Malta.

"They have worked hard, played very unselfishly and continued to improve all season long, earning them an 18-0 record along with a Conference and District Championship," Lady Maverick Head Coach Amber Erickson said. "They are determined to stay humble and hungry as we enter into our final weeks."

The last time that North Country won the 3C Title had been on February 20, 2016, also in Malta. In the 2016 3C Championship game the Lady Mavericks defeated Scobey 53-32. This time around, the Lady Mavericks defeated the Scobey Lady Spartans 67-31.

The Lady Mavericks had also defeated Lustre Christian 62-26 in the tournament's semifinal round on Thursday, February 21. The team earned a first-round bye thanks to their 16-0 record in the regular season.

In their championship win over Scobey, the Lady Mavericks were led by Kia Wasson who scored 20 points and also had three assist and two steals. Jaycee Erickson had 19 points, three assists and two steals, Kaitlyn McColly had 14 points, three rebounds, and two assists, and Teagan Erickson had six points, six rebounds, and three assists.

"The girls came out confident and mentally focused," Coach Erickson said. "They did a great job of executing the adjustments we had talked about going into the game after playing Scobey twice in the regular season."

The team knocked down eight treys in the win, and started the game with a 14-0 run, not giving up a single point until the clock hit 1:15 in the first quarter. The Mavericks were up 16-3 at the end of the first quarter.

After a few adjustments, Scobey's offense started to roll, but North Country kept the pressure up, the halftime score was 32-18. The Lady Mavericks went on to outscore Scobey 17-13 in the third quarter and then the Lady Mavericks did not give up a single point in the fourth quarter while scoring 18.

"It feels really great," McColly said after the win. "It's really satisfying to see our hard work pay off."

McColly said that the key to their win was working together and staying together as a team with a winning mentality.

Fellow seniors Kia Wasson and Kelsee Cummings were also excited, Wasson pointing out that they hadn't won the title as a group, and Cummings said that she was pretty excited.

"We just kept pushing the tempo," Wasson said. "We were running the offense really well tonight and taking the easy shots. Everything just fell for us and it was really great."

The Lady Maverick defense set the tone early in the tournament in their win over Lustre, not allowing many points throughout the first three quarters. The Mavericks outscored Lustre 28-5 in the first quarter, 18-3 in the second quarter, and 12-7 in the third quarter. Lustre outscored the Lady Mavs 11-4 in the fourth quarter.

The Mavericks were led by McColly, who had 19 points and five steals. Ja. Erickson had 11 points, three assists, and two steals. Wasson had nine points, six assists, and five steals. Paige Wasson had nine points.

The Lady Mavericks will head to the Eastern C Divisional set to start in Sidney on Wednesday, March 3. The team is scheduled to face the Circle Wildcats.

 

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