HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Blue Dragons scored a season-low 35 points in a 69-35 loss to No. 11 Dodge City on Saturday at the Sports Arena.
Hutchinson trailed the Conquistadors 35-24 at halftime, but a 12-0 run to start the second half by Dodge City extended the lead to 23 with 6:35 remaining in the third quarter. The Blue Dragons did not score their first points of the second half until the 6:18 mark when Mya Williams hit a jumper. Jenna Rose Mafua hit a pair of three-pointers to help the Conqs establish a strong start to the third period.
The Blue Dragons couldn’t quite get over the hump in the second half, partly due to 28 total turnovers in the game for Hutch. Dodge City (23-2, 18-1 KJCCC) shot 47 percent from the floor, while also going 45 percent from three-point range and an impressive 87 percent (14-of-16) from the foul line. Hutchinson (19-7, 13-7) on the other hand, shot just 27 percent from the field, 3-of-20 from three-point range, and only 4-of-8 from the charity stripe.
Despite leading 14-11 after the first quarter, the second and third quarters belonged to Dodge City, as the Conquistadors would outscore the Blue Dragons 47-19 to extend the lead and put the game away. During that two-quarter stretch, Hutch shot just 8-of-25 from the floor and committed 15 turnovers.
The Conquistadors were led by Jada Burton with 16 points, Georgia Gray with 14 and Jenna Rose Mafua with 13. Morgan Browning led the way for Hutchinson with nine points.
Hutch will return to the court on Wednesday when
they travel to Colby to face the Trojans in the Colby Events Center. Tip-off is
scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
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