Alice Lloyd Lady Eagles Open Basketball Season, Defeat Welch Lady Flames, 73-49

Pippa Passes, KY: The Alice Lloyd College Lady Eagles, under the direction of Coach John Mills, opened the 2022-23 basketball season on October 28th by hosting the Welch College Lady Flames. The Pippa Passes squad came out of the gates with a balanced offense, dominating rebounding, and solid team defense and used that to roll to the 73-49 win.

In the opening period, ALC displayed a spread attack as five Lady Eagles scored. On the defensive end, the Flames were limited to just two made shots. This would enable the home squad to lead 16-6 after ten minutes of action.

In the second quarter, the hosts would get a pair of bombs from freshman guard Shelby Stewart and take the period 15-9. ALC led 31-15 at intermission.

 As the third period began, Welch would attempt to work their way back into contention and battle to get the deficit to single digits. However, seven Pippa Passes girls dented the scorebook in the stanza, which gave their club the quarter 18-13. The hosts led 49-28 after thirty minutes.

In the final period, the Caney Creek crew would see senior guard Hannah Kash and sophomore guard Katie Jo Moore combine for 11 points to lift their squad to a 24-point quarter. That point production, combined with commanding inside play from senior center Bailee Brainard and sophomore forward Madison Thompson, would ensure that the home fans were rewarded with a nice victory.

For Alice Lloyd (1-0), four players reached double figures. They were led on the day by Kash with 25 points. She added 5 assists and 8 rebounds. Moore finished with 12 points and led everyone with 3 steals.

Brainard provided a double-double with 11 points and 13 big boards.  She played a complete game, swatting 7 shots and handing off 4 assists. Stewart chipped in with 11 points and drained three bombs.

Thompson ripped off 12 boards of her own to help ALC dominate the glass and added 6 points. Sophomore forward Makayla May snared 8 more rebounds.

The Caney Club finished shooting 38.5% (30-78) from the field and 20.7% (6-29) from long range. They connected on 63.6% from the charity line (7-11), adding 62 rebounds, 17 assists, 9 blocks, and 9 steals.

WC (0-1) was paced by guard Abby Bragg with 16 points. Her squad finished shooting 27.4% (17-62) from the field and 14.3% (3-21) from behind the arc. They shot well at the foul line, going 12-16 for 75%. They also added 36 rebounds, 8 assists, and 10 steals.

The Lady Eagles return to action on Wednesday, November 2nd, when they travel to Milligan College for a 7:00 pm tipoff.