The Lady Wolves (1-0 in league, 3-2 overall) started the week tied for first in the Olympic League after a strong road trip.
They went 2-1 with wins over Bremerton on Dec. 9 and Crosspoint Academy on Dec. 10 before losing in overtime to Coupeville on Dec. 13.
Against Bremerton, the Wolves’ strong second half capped a 50-39 win over the Knights.
Bremerton went up by one in the first quarter, 10-9, but Sequim tied it up by halftime (18-18) before outpacing the Knights in the final half.
McKenzie Bentz and Adrienne Haggerty scored 12 apiece and grabbed eight rebounds each to lead the Wolves while Kylee Williams dished out seven of the Wolves’ 12 assists.
Sequim coach Evan Still said the girls were fortunate to get the 34-32 win against Crosspoint Academy. The Wolves had 32 turnovers and Crosspoint had 22 second-chance opportunities, he said.
“We were fortunate that they had a tough shooting night,” Still said.
Sequim jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the first quarter and the Wolves maintained a 21-13 lead at halftime.
Deserée Doty led Crosspoint back from behind with 18 points in the game and to narrow the margin in the third and fourth quarters.
Victoria Cummins and Elise Beuke scored eight points each for Sequim, while Cummins and Bentz had eight rebounds each and Jordan Miller dished out six assists. Beuke also had three blocks and Bentz added three steals.
With a Saturday game in Coupeville, Sequim found a way to reduce their turnovers — but not in the crucial final minutes. Sequim held the lead at halftime but Coupeville came back in the second half to force overtime and won, 42-39.
Still said Coupeville outplayed his team in the final three minutes. Sequim girls had six turnovers.
“We were up three with the ball shooting a one-and-one (free throw) and failed to convert,” he said. “We then forced a turnover and then turned it over ourselves with 14.9 (seconds) left. They hit a 3-point shot to tie it up and sent it into overtime.”
Despite the outcome, Still said he was happy with performances from Cummins and Jordan Miller who had 10 points each and Beuke’s seven rebounds.
Makana Stone led Coupeville with 16 points.
“I think that we can take some positives from this game,” Still said. “We know what we need to work on.”
Sequim traveled to Port Townsend on Dec. 15. The Wolves host Kingston on Dec. 17, travel to Olympic on Dec. 19 and host Anacortes on Dec. 20.
Olympic League standings (as of Dec. 14)
Team Lg. Over.
Sequim 1-0 3-2
Kingston 1-0 3-1
North Mason 0-0 2-3
Olympic 0-0 2-2
Port Angeles 0-0 2-2
Bremerton 0-1 2-2
North Kitsap 0-1 2-1
