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Bryant senior Emileigh Muse, 22, takes a 3-pointer on senior night earlier this season. Muse hit four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 13 points in a 46-38 defeat to Fayetteville Tuesday in the first round of the 6A State Tournament in Rogers.Â
Bryant senior Emileigh Muse, 22, takes a 3-pointer on senior night earlier this season. Muse hit four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 13 points in a 46-38 defeat to Fayetteville Tuesday in the first round of the 6A State Tournament in Rogers.Â
RICK NATION/Special to The Saline Courier
ROGERS – A slow start would end up dooming the Bryant Lady Hornets in the first round of the 6A State Tournament in Rogers this past Tuesday. Going in as the Central No. 5 seed, the Lady Hornets would drop a 46-38 decision to the West No. 4 Fayetteville Lady Bulldogs to end Bryant’s season.Â
The Bulldogs would fall to top team Conway on Thursday in the quarterfinals, ending their year 17-14, while the Lady Hornets finish 15-12 overall, 4-8 in the best conference in the state.Â
The Lady Hornets would get behind the 8-ball early as Fayetteville took a 17-9 lead after one quarter, but Bryant chipped away in the second stanza, with senior Lauren Lain and junior Brilynn Findley scoring five points apiece to lead the Lady Hornets to a 13-9 advantage in the frame, and 26-22 deficit at the half.Â
The Lady Bulldogs upped its advantage by two in the third quarter, taking a 37-31 lead into the fourth, and held Bryant to just seven points in final frame to pull away.Â
Senior Emileigh Muse capped her career with a team-leading 13 points, hitting four 3-pointers in the win. Findley followed with 11 points and Lain added nine. Seniors Jayla Knight and Natalie Edmonson scored three and two points, respectively.Â
Bryant will say goodbye to Lain, Knight, Edmonson, Muse and senior Lyniyae Johnson. Â
