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Varsity Girls Basketball: Cortland vs. Jamesville-Dewitt. (Photo Source: Kevin L. Smith of The Cortland Voice).
The Cortland Lady Tigers defeated Jamesville-Dewitt with a score of 47-29 at home Tuesday night in order to improve their overall record to 7-2.
According to the New York State Sportswriters Association, Cortland is currently ranked 25th in the state for Class B.
It was a tough start for Cortland, as they ended the first quarter down 5-8.
However, the Lady Tigers came out to outscore Jamesville-Dewitt 42-21 in the following three quarters to win the game.
“We played a really good game,” said Cortland Head Coach Janice Meyer. “We came out alive. We came with energy. We pushed the pace, and tried some different stuff. It was great.”
Cortland was led by Mallory Turner (19 points), Kendall Mack (12 points), and Valerosa Gambitta (8 points).
Jamesville-Dewitt was led by Aniyah Neal (9 points) and Merris Kessler (5 points).
Here is a score breakdown from last night’s game:
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Cortland | 5 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 47 |
| J-D | 8 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 29 |
This was Cortland’s second game of the season against Jamesville-Dewitt, as they lost that first game with a score of 37-49 on December 9th, 2022.
When asked if the team had a chip on their shoulder after losing to Jamesville-Dewitt earlier in the season, Coach Meyer said, “honestly no. We’re very humble. We just come in ready to try to outperform the other team. We don’t sleep on anybody. We came in ready to compete. We just want to win every game. It doesn’t matter who they are. We don’t care if they’re J-D, No.1 AA, or if they’ve won seven games in a row. We want to win and leave it all on the floor.”
Up next, Cortland is scheduled to take on Chenango Forks for a non-league game at home this Saturday (January 7th) at 12:45pm.
Here are some photos from last night’s game (photos provided by Kevin L. Smith of The Cortland Voice):
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