Sherman led 10-6 after the first quarter, 21-11 at halftime and 31-11 after the third quarter.
Van failed to score in that pivotal period, allowing the visitors to take control of the contest.
“The momentum really changed in the third quarter,” Van coach Joey Shea said.
Senior forward Madison Bowman led the Lady Tide (4-8) with 15 points and was its only double-digit scorer.
Senior guard Jessica Hudson followed with five points. Sophomore forwards Hallie Jarrell and Emily Donohue added four points apiece.
Sophomore guard Skylar Pauley scored three points. Senior point guard Megan Williams, senior guard Crystal Halstead, senior forward Taylor Dodrill, freshman guard Brittany Brewer and freshman forward Taylor Hendricks contributed two points apiece.
“In the first half, we would get a steal and just throw it away,” Sherman coach Terri Dawn Williams said. “In the second half, we calmed down and did a better job.
“In the first half, it was like the ball was on fire and was going to explode if we didn’t get it out of our hands. In the second half, we had a good all-around effort on both ends of the court.”
Junior forward Amber Pridemore and junior guard Brittany Adkins each scored a team-high four points for the Lady Bulldogs (2-10). Freshman guard Holly Adkins followed with three points.
Senior guard Hannah Brown and junior point guard Toni Gogas added two points apiece. Junior guard Hillary Hall provided one point.
“We just gave up,” said Shea, whose team had 30 turnovers and was 7-for-33 from the floor. “We were playing lazy defense, and we weren’t moving the ball at all on offense. We weren’t playing with any heart. We were just going through the motions.”
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The Lady Tide lost its only other game last week.
Sherman suffered a 50-37
setback against host Point Pleasant last Monday.
The Lady Tide trailed 23-13 after the first quarter, 26-18 at halftime and 33-26 after the third quarter.
Bowman (14 points) and Williams (12 points) were Sherman’s only double-digit scorers. Pauley had five points, followed by Jarrell with four points and Halstead with two points.
“We played our guts out,” Williams said. “We just couldn’t make a basket.”
Sherman postponed its game against Man last Friday. It was unknown at press time if a makeup date had been set.
Weather permitting, Sherman was scheduled to visit Poca on Monday. Results from that game were unavailable for this week’s issue but will be published in next week’s issue.
Sherman will visit Teays Valley Christian on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Chapmanville on Monday at 7:30 p.m.
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The Lady Bulldogs recorded one win and two losses in their other three games last week.
Van suffered a 48-26 setback against host Greater Beckley Christian last Monday.
The score was tied at 9-9 after the first quarter, but the Lady Bulldogs fell behind 17-14 at halftime and 33-18 after the third quarter.
Brown scored a team-high nine points for Van. Gogas and junior guard Becca Meadows
followed with six points apiece. Pridemore finished with five points.
Van earned a 23-20 victory over host Matewan last Tuesday.
The Lady Bulldogs fell behind 8-6 after the first quarter but
rallied to lead 11-10 at halftime and 17-14 after the third quarter.
Meadows led Van with six points. Brittany Adkins and Pridemore each had five points, followed by Gogas with four points and Brown with three points.
Van dropped a 66-31 decision against visiting Meadow Bridge on Friday.
The Lady Bulldogs trailed 13-2 after the first quarter, 33-15 at halftime and 48-24 after the third quarter.
Gogas scored a team-high 15 points for Van, which also received eight points from Brittany Adkins, three points from Hall, two points from Pridemore, two points from freshman guard Keirsten Vint and one point from Meadows.
Weather permitting, Van was scheduled to visit Williamson on Monday and host Buffalo Putnam on Tuesday. Results from those games were unavailable for this week’s issue but will be published in next week’s issue.
Van will visit Mount View on Thursday at 7 p.m., host Matewan on Friday at 6 p.m. and host Burch on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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