M-ettes head into 2B District Tourney

The Malta M-ettes basketball team enters the District 2B Tournament as this week's top seed after posting a perfect 8-0 record against district opponents.

The M-ettes concluded their regular season with three wins last week, defeating the Harlem Lady Wildcats 66-46 on Monday, February 7, in Malta. Then the team defeated the Poplar Lady Indians 80-43 in Malta. They defeated Shelby 57-27 in the last game of the season.

The M-ettes will face the winner of Harlem and Poplar's Game 1 clash.

Malta had previously defeated both teams last week, and if they can win one once more they will likely see Glasgow in the championship.

The Lady Scotties have been rolling since the winter break, winning all but two games, those games against Malta and Class C's North Country.

The M-ettes defeated Glasgow 38-33 in their last meeting on January 27, in Malta.

In Malta's win over Shelby, the M-ettes were led by Maddie Williamson who had 17 points, seven rebounds, six steals, and three assists.

Allie Kunze had 13 points, nine rebounds, and three steals. Addy Anderson had eight points, seven rebounds, and two steals. Lauren Tuss had eight points and two steals.

Malta scored 15 points off of turnovers and 20 second-chance points. Malta also had a total of 16 steals.

The M-ettes outscored Shelby 19-6 in the first quarter, 10-3 in the second quarter, 16-13, and in the third quarter. Shelby had 15 points in the fourth quarter while holding Malta to 12.

Malta was led by senior Justine Lamb in their win over Poplar. Lamb had 23 points, six rebounds, and six steals. Kunze had 19 points, nine rebounds, and five steals. Anderson had 12 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Williamson had 10 points, five steals, and four assists.

In Malta's win over the Harlem Lady Wildcats, the M-ettes were led by Williamson who had 25 points. Kunze had 17 points, Anderson had 12 points, Lamb had eight points, Brylee French had three points and Giona Lamb had one point.

Malta had 25 points in the first quarter while holding Harlem to nine. Teams scored pretty even in the second period, Malta added 11, while Harlem added nine. Malta had one of their lowest-scoring periods of the season in the third, only netting seven points, Harlem would score 15. Malta outscored Harlem 23-13 in the fourth.