The CAM Cougars girls basketball team came up short against the Montezema Bravettes with a 60-47 loss in the regional final. This will mean that the Cougars will miss out on a trip to state after cold shooting late in the second half on Wednesday night to the Bravettes.

The Cougars got their offense going right away with senior Meridith Rich scoring nine of her first 14 points in the first quarter alone as the Cougars led 19-9 after the first quarter.

The Bravettes got their offense going in the second quarter and they were on a mission as the hot hand of senior Jadyn Sharer knocked down two big three pointers down stretch as the Cougars lead evaporated and the game was tied at 28 at half. Cougars top scorer on the season senior Eva Steffensen was held to two points in the 1st half.

The Bravettes came out in the second half and continued their hot shooting in the third quarter with four three pointers from the hot hand of Jadyn Sharer as she scored 12 of 14 points scored in the 3rd quarter for the Bravettes. The Bravettes didn’t have their first lead of the game until in the third quarter of the game.

The fourth quarter found the Cougars desperately trying to get as many buckets as they could but they couldn’t get any three point shots to fall late in the game when they needed them. Bravette junior Ellen Cook also made eight key free throws down the stretch to help secure the win for the Bravettes.

The Cougars were led in scoring by senior Meridith Rich with 17 points on the night. Cougars head coach Joe Wollum was really pleased how his team played for the first quarter and a half.

Wollum said he wanted his Cougars team to get their inside game going coming out of the locker room.

Wollum says he is really going to miss this year’s seniors after their season ended Wednesday night.

The Cougars finished the season with a 21-3 overall record.