Skyler Lawrence tossed in a team-high nine points at Sequim. (John Fisken photos)
Lauren Rose (22) re-injured her ankle Wednesday, one of four Wolves to be hurt during Coupeville’s JV game.
The Mouse was not in the house for very long.
And by the end of the game, a lot of her teammates were gone, as well.
Injuries were the story of the night Wednesday for the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad, which got beat up pretty good en route to a 32-13 loss at Sequim.
The non-conference defeat dropped the Wolf young guns to 3-6.
Actual pain hurt worse than any mental pain from a loss, however, as scrappy swing player Lauren “Mouse” Rose went down with an ankle injury in the first quarter.
After that, Brittany Powers took an elbow to the mouth, resulting in a chipped tooth, and sisters Nicole Lester (finger) and Lindsey Laxton (ankle) joined her in the team’s ever-expanding MASH unit.
In between the pain and the agony and the “stop hitting me in the face!!” moments, the Wolves got a big performance from Skyler Lawrence, who went for five of her team-high nine in the final quarter.
“Skyler was kind of our saving grace,” said Coupeville coach Amy King. “She helped bring the ball up the court on press break and was just as strong with the ball.”
While the Wolves struggled to overcome Sequim’s man defense and full-court press — which resulted in a fair amount of steals — King was pleased with the effort her young prodigies displayed.
“The girls played as aggressive as they could,” she said. “Now a few days off the bus and getting some practices in, then hopefully ending our week with some good play on Saturday.”
Sarah Wright and Kyla Briscoe each sank a bucket to provide back-up for Lawrence on the offensive end, while the duo combined for nine rebounds (six and three, respectively).
Rose and Maddy Hilkey made off with two steals apiece, while Ema Smith (two boards), Allison Wenzel (one rebound), Brisa Herrera (one rebound) and Ashlie Shank (one steal) all saw quality floor time.
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