February 27, 2017 - The Fillies found themselves down from the jump of the game, but bounced back and took an 87-68 victory over Kilgore College.
In the first chapter of the night, the Fillies seemed to be slow to the gates, as Kilgore took an early lead scoring the first few buckets. The resilient Fillies came back after a short timeout and took the lead 19-17. Sophomore Charlynn Perry came in off the bench and hit 3 back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers to shut down the quarter. It was wheels up from then on as the Fillies would go on and outscore the Rangers in the second quarter 31-16, walking into the locker room up, 50-33.
In the second half, the game was still all Panola. The Rangers tried to keep it tight, but the first half lead was just too much for them to overcome.
Perry would go on hitting 6-11 from behind the arch, and 3-4 from the free-throw line to give her a new career high of 21 points. Freshman Ekaterina Karchevskaya would also have a career high night putting up 19 from the field. Freshman Patience Okpe add another double figure night with 11. Sophomore Genesis Rivera pulled down career high in rebounds with 14.
This victory puts the Fillies at 21-7 overall and 12-6 in conference sitting at the 4th spot in the region. The Fillies will have their last week of regular season conference play this upcoming week, first hitting the road against Bossier Parish on Wednesday Night, then home for sophomore night on Saturday, March 4th against Paris Junior College.
Submitted by Nalani Hernandez
