'Stangs humbled by Wolves
Mullen suffers 33-point loss to Grandview in the Centennial League, team's worst in 4 seasons.
The rough stretch for Mullen girls continued on Saturday.
The Mustangs were blown out 70-37 by Grandview in the Centennial League at Hutchison Fieldhouse.
Since beating the Wolves on Jan. 5, a victory that halted a 22-game losing streak to their Class 5A counterparts, the 4A Mustangs, in the face of high-end competition, are 3-4. Mullen now stands 11-6 overall, 3-3 in league.
It also was the worst defeat for Mullen, three-time-defending Colorado champion, since a 70-25 loss to the Wolves in January 2019.
“We’re not as focused as we should be,” Mullen head coach Frank Cawley said.
The Mustangs trailed only 19-13 after 8 minutes, but the wheels came off quickly -- they trailed 42-23 at halftime and were outscored 42-16 over the middle quarters.
Once again, the Mustangs’ Imani Perez had another strong game, including a team-high 16 points
However, other help wasn’t forthcoming.
“(The Wolves) went on a little run there and that was it,” Cawley said of Grandview, now 7-9, 4-1.
“We need to learn how to get better after this kind of experience.”
Before tip-off, Mustangs senior Gracie Gallegos was cited for scoring her 1,000th career point in the previous game at Arapahoe,
GRANDVIEW 70, MULLEN 37
Grandview 19 23 19 9 – 70
Mullen 13 10 6 8 – 37
Grandview – Charles 5 0-0 11, S. Betts 9 1-1 20, Cunningham 4 1-2 10, Hudgins 7 0-0 15, L. Betts 4 1-2 9, Dillehay 1 0-0 3, Lewis 1 0-0 2, O’Brien 0 0-0 0. Totals 31 3-4 70.
Mullen – Gutierrez 0 0-0 0, Perez 7 0-0 16, Schwertner 2 0-2 5, Gallegos 3 1-1 8, Jones 1 2-2 4, Giacomin 2 0-0 4, DeLoach 0 0-0 0, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Zienkowicz 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 4-5 37.
3-pt. goals – S. Betts, Charles, Cunningham, Dillehay, Hudgins; Perez 2, Gallegos, Schwertner.
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