Liberal Girls Overcome Cold Shooting Night in Hooker

The Liberal girls leaned on old reliable again Friday night.  They needed their defense to save them from an off night offensively. The Lady Red went 3-24 from three point range.  Liberal played for the first time in 15 days and showed some rust in a 40-23 win over a scrappy Hooker team Friday night in Hooker.

Hooker jumped to a 6-0 advantage in front of a big crowd as Liberal played in Hooker’s gym, constructed in 1996, for a first time.  Liberal grabbed a 12-7 lead after one quarter but led just 16-13 at halftime.  The Lady Redskin took a 25-14 lead in the third quarter and led 29-21 after three quarters.  Liberal took a 36-22 lead with 4:13 remaining after a Machia Mullen “and 1”, a subsequent Liberal rebound of the missed Mullens free throw, and a Reece Hay three pointer for a five point possession.  The Lady Red out scored Hooker 24-10 in the second half.

Machia Mullens led LHS with 11.  Aubrey Warden chipped in eight.  Hollie Stalder had 15 to lead Hooker.  Liberal was 3-24 from three point range and 5-6 from the foul line.  The Lady Bulldogs were 1-8 from three point range and 8-16 from the foul line.

Liberal is 6-0 and Hooker is 4-4.  The Lady Redskins play at Hays Friday while Hooker plays at Turpin Tuesday.