It was a much anticipated game, this past Tuesday, for the Lady Lobos basketball team, their first play-off game since 2008.  They came out aggressive early on, forcing Lamar into many turnovers that resulted in easy transition buckets.

“We definitely came out with a lot of intensity,” Coach Steward said.

The Lady Lobos press was relentless, paving the way to a dominant 35-5 lead after the 1^st quarter.

“The game plan has kind of been the same for this team throughout the whole year; come out, play hard-nose defense,” Steward said.

That defensive dominance, and intensity continued in the 2^nd quarter in which the lobos outscored Lamar 16-10.  Up 51-15 at the half, the Lady Lobos carried momentum, and the confidence into the half.

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The 3^rd quarter was more of the same as the Lady Lobos extended their lead to 44, up 68-24 after 3 quarters.  All the while, during the game all of the players played substantial minuets and got to experience play-offs for the 1^st time.

“For the seniors they’ve been putting in 4 years of hard work, and to finally get to play-offs, I know it meant a lot to them,” Steward said.

What enhanced the dominance, was the Lady Lobos shooting 27-31 from the free-throw line, or 87%.

“We work on free-throws every day… so I’m very proud of that,” Steward said.

In the end, the Lobos blew-out Lamar 88-28 advancing to the area round of play-offs, pitting the Lady Lobos against Fort Bend Hightower on Thursday.

“Overall they did excellent… they gave it one hundred percent, and played as hard as they could,” Steward said.