WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lady Wranglers suffer third loss of season against Panola College

CARTHAGE The Odessa College women’s basketball team suffered its third straight loss, falling 62-59 against Panola College Friday.

The Lady Wranglers went into the halftime break facing a 34-21 deficit and got the offense going late in the game with a 23-point fourth quarter.

Panola College was held to nine points scored in the final period, but it still held on to hand Odessa College its third defeat of the 2021 campaign.

Marchelle Bowden paced the Lady Wranglers with 16 points scored, followed closely by Drea Betts who scored 11.

Odessa College will continue nonconference play against Northwest Florida State College at 3 p.m. Saturday in Carthage.