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December 19, 2009

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By Ashley Scoby The Glasgow Daily Times Sat Dec 19, 2009, 09:50 AM CST

GLASGOW — Monroe County pulled away from Glasgow late Friday night, as Caylan Bybee sank a free throw to give the Falcons a 47-46 edge with barely more than a second remaining.

It was all they needed.

With less than 45 seconds on the clock, Glasgow sophomore Shelby Ray made two free throws to tie the game at 46-46. The Lady Falcons held the ball for the majority of the time left on the clock, and then gave it up to Bybee in the low post.

Time ran out, but a foul had been called and 1.2 seconds were put back on the clock. Bybee made one of two free throws to give her team the lead, and Glasgow threw up a desperation shot that missed.

"She's a big solid post player with good footwork and good hands," Monroe coach Dwayne Murray said of Bybee. "She causes mismatches in there and you have to respect what she can do."

Bybee, along with teammate Megan Moore, got the Lady Falcons started off right with two quick baskets that prompted a timeout from Glasgow coach Chris Crain. Haley Perkins hit a three-pointer with just under six minutes in the first quarter and the slug fest was on. The teams traded baskets for a good portion of the quarter, and Monroe led 11-8 to begin the second.

Throughout the second period, Glasgow took the lead only once, off of a Kelsey Greer three-pointer that made it 14-13 Scotties. After that lead change, Madison Clements scored the next six points for the Lady Falcons. Monroe went into halftime with a 19-17 lead, but Glasgow would not go away. Crain credited that to his team's ability to protect the low post, despite a size disadvantage.

"It's really difficult defending a team of Monroe's size, but our girls really overcame," Crain said. "We kind of negated their post game."

The Lady Scotties came out firing to begin the third quarter, as they scored the first five points, which gave them a 24-19 lead with about five and a half minutes to play in the period. After that lead, however, Monroe came back with baskets by Clements, Bybee, and Kayla Murray. To begin the fourth quarter, Monroe County was ahead 32-31 and the defensive intensity on both sides of the court was picking up.

"I told my team to just get out there in the passing lanes and play man-to-man defense," Murray said. "Defense wins games and we knew that whoever had the ball last would win the game."

He would be telling the truth.

The Lady Falcons would hold the lead for most of the fourth quarter, leading by as much as seven points with two and a half minutes to play. Within the last two minutes of the game, Glasgow came storming back to tie it at 46 off Ray's free throws. That would lead to the foul call with 1.2 seconds on the clock, and Bybee's free throw.

Crain was proud of the way his team handled the last few minutes of the game, as they came behind from a seven-point deficit to give themselves a shot to win at the end.

"This type of atmosphere and situation is great," he said. "The girls responded well. They came out and executed in the second half and started hitting their open shots. They really showed some heart and hustle at the end."

Sophomore Haley Perkins led the Lady Scotties with 17 points, with freshman Kelsey Greer adding 14. Glasgow will move on to play Metcalfe County in the Edmonton State Bank Christmas Tournament on December 21. Monroe County will move on to the Campbellsville Christmas Tournament to close out December.

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