WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freshman Tyisha Battle scored 19 points and
senior Tyechia Cooke hauled in a team-high 10 rebounds as the
Apprentice School lost its season finale 64-48 at University of
District of Columbia on Monday night.
Apprentice School (10-12) opened the game outscoring the
Firebirds 9-2 in the first 3:24 capped by a Natasha Jones
3-pointer. The hosts then went on an 8-2 run of its own to
take a 17-11 advantage on a Deyisha Williams 3-pointer with 12:14
left. UDC (18-7) never trailed from that point.
The Lady Builders (10-12) shot 19-of-54 from the floor (35.2%)
and freshman Valleri West was next in line scoring with eight
points. UDC shot 21-of-62 from the floor (33.8%) and was
paced by Nicole Cooper with 13 points and seven rebounds and
Lillian McGill who recorded 12 points and 11 rebounds. The
Firebirds held a 34-25 advantage at halftime.
UDC 64, APPRENTICE SCHOOL 48
APPRENTICE SCHOOL (10-12): West 4-9 0-1 8, Jones 2-3 0-0 6,
Lewter 1-14 2-2 4, Cooke 2-12 1-2 5, Battle 8-10 3-11 19, Brandon
0-0 0-0 0, Gerald 0-4 0-0 0, Wililams 1-1 0-0 2, Henderson 1-1 1-2
4. Totals 19-54 7-18 48.
UDC (18-7): Alexander 3-13 4-6 11, Cooper 5-10 0-0 13, R.
Williams 0-6 3-4 3, McGill 5-8 2-2 12, Bakare 5-8 0-0 10, Hailey
1-4 2-3 4, Clarke 0-1 -12 1, Edwards 0-1 1-2 1, Watkins 0-5 1-2 1,
Cannady 0-0 0-0 0, D. Williams 2-6 2-2 8. Totals 21-62 16-23
64.
Halftime: UDC 34-25. 3-point goals: Apprentice 3-16 (Jones
2-3, Lewter 0-6, Cooke 0-3, Gerald 0-3, Henderson 1-1); UDC 6-25
(Alexander 1-6, Cooper 3-7, R. Williams 0-6, McGill 0-1, Hailey
0-2, Clarke 0-1, D. Williams 2-2). Rebounds: Apprentice 33
(Cooke 10); UDC 52 (McGill 11). Total fouls: Apprentice 16,
UDC 16. Fouled out: none. Assists: Apprentice 7 (Lewter
4); UDC 9 (Alexander, Hailey 3).
