Tale of the Tape – 2A Championship Preview (Girls)

MHSAA 2A State Championship 

Friday, March 4 – 1:00 p.m. 

Belmont Lady Cardinals vs. Lake Lady Hornets

BELMONT LADY CARDINALS

Record: 27-5

Region: 1-2A (#1) 

County: Tishomingo 

REGULAR SEASON KEY WINS 

Tishomingo County 64-58

Booneville 64-52

Noxubee County 91-56

New Site 73-48, 43-34

Blue Mountain 64-54

South Pontotoc 68-61

LOSSES

Tishomingo County 69-49

Marion County (AL) 61-56

Lauderdale County (AL) 67-60

Rogers (AL) 46-39

Columbus 46-45 

STREAK

Won 15 of last 16 games 

PLAYOFFS 

Round 1: Charleston 76-26

Round 2: Choctaw County 65-22

Round 3: Calhoun City 54-49

Round 4: West Lincoln 39-18

HEAD COACH 

Chris Higginbottom  

PROBABLE STARTERS 

#1 Carlie Brock (FR, Guard)

#20 Brooklyn Hodum (SO, Guard)

#25 Rayleigh Guin (SR, Guard)

#14 Mary Grace Storment (JR, Guard)

#23 Kalea Koger (SR, Forward)

KEY TEAM ATTRIBUTES 

-Experience 

-Defense

ONE MORE THING

Belmont is trying to win back-to-back state championships. 

LAKE LADY HORNETS

Record: 23-3

Region: 5-2A (#1) 

County: Newton/Scott

REGULAR SEASON KEY WINS 

Newton County 51-42, 46-39

Bay Springs 53-50

Newton 56-35, 48-35

LOSSES

Columbus 43-31

Leake Central 58-54

Kemper County 47-45

STREAK

17 wins in a row 

PLAYOFFS 

Round 1: Pisgah 64-30

Round 2: Loyd Star 47-29 

Round 3: Newton 50-45

Round 4: New Site 57-48

HEAD COACH 

Maurice Bowie 

PROBABLE STARTERS

#3 Tra’Shaylah Wilson (SR, Guard)  

#5 Laneisha Palm (JR, Guard) 

#10 Kelis Odom (JR, Guard) 

#21 Brooklyn Harris (SO, Center) 

#22 D’nara Barton (SR, Forward) 

KEY TEAM ATTRIBUTES 

-Speed

-3 point shooting 

ONE MORE THING

Lake showed in the first half against New Site that they can get hot from deep.