Arkansas City - The Panther women of Neosho County (7-24 overall, 4-22 Jayhawk) lost their final game of the 2017 - 2018 season tonight to the Cowley Tigers (25-6 overall, 26-5 Jayhawk) in the first round of Region VI playoffs. Despite the tough match-up, the women lost with a final score of 53-71.
 
After poor shooting in the first quarter, shooting 18% from the field, the Panthers entered the second nearly doubling their percentage to 33%. Heading into the half, Panthers were trailing 18-34.
 
Coming out of the locker room on fire, Sophomore Beth Hawkins lit it up going 4-4 from behind the arc, helping the Panthers put up a team total of twenty points on the scoreboard in the third quarter; outscoring the Tigers 20-15 and cutting their lead to 11.
 
The fourth and final quarter, the Tigers took control of the game, outscoring the Panthers 22-15. Cowley's early lead secured their win on the night.
 
Despite the loss, Sophomore Beth Hawkins lead her team in scoring, knocking down 6-10 three's she finishes her career with 18 points and 3 steals on the night. De'Quandra Lyles chipped in 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. On the defensive end, Freshman Tricia Wattman grabbed an impressive seven rebounds and Calea Augustin ripped down 4.
 
The Panther players and coaching staff would like to thank everyone for their continued support all season long and look forward to next season.