Webb - Bell Buckle girls beat MTCS to repeat as DII-A TSSAA basketball state champions
COOKEVILLE – A retooled Webb School - Bell Buckle rolled to the program's second girls basketball state championship in as many years.
The Lady Feet broke away from Middle Tennessee Christian School in the second half to win 68-48 in the TSSAA Division II Class A championship Saturday at Tennessee Tech and finish the season with a 21-game win streak.
Webb (30-6) led 20-19 in a half filled with turnovers and missed shots before picking up its offense in the second half and outscoring the Lady Cougars by 19 points in the final 16 minutes.
Webb's lineup featured standouts from the Bahamas, Canada, Dominican Republic, Spain and Middle Tennessee. It took time to mesh, but the Lady Feet dominated their classification en route to the championship.
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Webb defeated every opponent in its classification by double digits.
Bree Robinson, who was a member of the Canadian National team for her age group at last year's FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup, led all scorers with 19 points and was 5-of-7 from the 3-point line. Tatianna Stoval, the daughter of former MTSU star Tia Stovall, added 14 points and 14 rebounds and Lauren Rust came off the bench to score 12.
Independence transfer Jailyn Banks led MTCS (26-10) with 15 points and Sarah Wisniowski added 10.
Reach Tom Kreager at 615-259-8089 or tkreager@tennessean.com and on Twitter @Kreager.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Webb girls basketball defeats MTCS for second TSSAA championship
