Photo by Richard LarsonThe Lady Bulldogs went up against the Ganado Hornets, earning their final win for the season before falling to the Window Rock Scouts.
Photo by Richard LarsonThe Lady Bulldogs went up against the Ganado Hornets, earning their final win for the season before falling to the Window Rock Scouts.

The Lady Bulldogs hosted the Ganado Lady Hornets for the State Play-in game on Feb. 16, after the game was postponed twice due to weather.

In the first quarter the Lady Bulldogs would jump ahead with a 21 to 9 lead over the Lady Hornets. In the second quarter, the Lady Hornets would come back and outscore the Lady Bulldogs 16 to 14, making the halftime score Winslow 35, Ganado 25.

In the third quarter the Lady Bulldogs would outperform the Lady Hornets 25 to 18, then in the fourth quarter Coach Jerron Jordon would put in his bench to finish the game with the Lady Bulldogs outscoring the Lady Hornets 15 to 14 for a final score of Winslow 75 and Ganado 57.

Not only did the Lady Bulldogs move on to the second round of the playoffs they would also end up setting a new school record with 17 three-point shots in a single game, the previous record was 14 in 2013.

Winslow had three players in double figures led by Shaelene Singer, with 21 points and five three-point shots; Kaitlyn Belone, with 18 points and five three-point shots; Jaci Gonnie, with 17 points and three three-point shots. Also contributing to the record was Taylin Puhuhefvaya with three three-point shots and Anyso Tso with one three-point shot.

The next day the Lady Bulldogs traveled to Window Rock to face the Lady Scouts.

In the first quarter the Lady Scouts would outscore the Lady Bulldogs, 22 to 15. In the second quarter, the Lady Scouts would outshoot the Lady Bulldogs by just one-point 16 to 15 for a halftime score of Window Rock 38, Winslow 30.

In the third quarter the Lady Bulldogs would narrow the Lady Scouts lead to just four points, out shooting the Scouts 13 to 9. In the fourth quarter, the Lady Scouts would outscore the Lady Bulldogs, 20 to 16. Making the final score Window Rock 67 and Winslow 59.

Winslow had three players in double figures led by Gonnie, with 21 points and two three-point shots; Singer, with 13 points and two three-point shots; and Puhuhefvaya, with 10 points and two three-point shots.

The Lady Bulldogs would end the season with an 18-11 record.