I always write about how I love surprises and watching the unexpected happen, well the game at Cy Falls which had them hosting Cy Woods was one of those games. I saw Woods play earlier in the season in the Peggy Whitley Classic and although I knew what to expect from Olivia and Erica Ogwumike, this team did not appear to be a legitimate contender to represent R3 however Nancy Mulkey didn't play, but last night she did in a big way, pun intended
Mulkey, the 6'8 move-in has had mixed reviews coming from both ends of the spectrum however she's a legitimate star in the making and her triple double including a game high for teams, 16 points cements. Falls jumped out to 10-5 lead after one and help the same five point lead at the half however the game was lost in the third quarter as they went scoreless ad found themselves in a double digit deficit and couldn't recover losing 43-28
The Ogwumike sisters were on fire on both ends, I mentioned to Erica after the game on how well Olivia shot the three ball and she said "she's working on it every day" which is apparent because she drained two with ease. Erica on the hand continues to show me a little something more every time I see her as I became dizzy watching her crossover dribble as she got to the rack whenever she wanted
Bench play was solid as well as the back-court Gbemi Orundami and Tyler Davis brought a lot of energy in and both had key buckets that helped turn this thing around, not to mention the solid guard play Ashley Foster and Madison Rundel. Woods is now tied for first place with Cy Ranch, their opponent on the road Friday and close out the season at home against Cy Creek so they but no matter which side of the bracket they fall on...............
