DAYTON–In a magical Senior Night, the shots were dropping for the Lady Bulldogs as they handed Tekoa-Rosalia a 42-35 loss and finished in fifth place with a 1-9 league record, 4-16 on the season. Dayton suffered a 50-26 loss to Gar-Pal the Tuesday prior.

The Lady Bulldogs romped to a 13-3 first-quarter lead and led 19-12 at halftime, but the Lady Timberwolves rallied with 23 second-half points and were scratching to win when Dayton slammed the door with key free throws in the end game.

"It was a great win to end our season," Head Coach Jorie Aukerman said. "These girls fought hard all year long and never gave up. I commend them all for sticking it through and pushing themselves – great things have come out of this season!"

Versus Gar-Pal, the short-handed team was defended will by the Lady Vikings, who jumped to an 18-3 lead and never looked back.

"We came out strong in the third quarter with more shots and more aggressiveness," Aukerman said.

Dayton 42, Tekoa-Rosalia 35 (2/2)

Day 13 6 8 15-42

TR 3 9 13 10-35

-Photo by Scott Kirk Photography

The 2023-24 Dayton Bulldog Girls Basketball Team: Front row, left to right: Teagan Culley, Peyton Benavides, Alexa Jones, Jaelynn Chapman, Lila Hutchens, Grace Trump. Back row: Head Coach Jorie Aukerman, Manager Lucy Trump, Cindi Howard, Kinsey Fuller, Marissa Tupling, Kameryn Tupling, Asst. Coach Morgan Poche.

Dayton (42) Kinsey Fuller 5; Teagan Culley 6; Kameryn Tupling 5; Marissa Tupling 8; Jaelynn Chapman 2; Peyton Benavides 11; Alexa Jones 3; Grace Trump 2. Free throws: 12/18-67%. FG(2)-12/45-27%. FG(3)-2/14-14%.

T-R (35) McKinley Chase 15; Briley Smith 2; Alyssa Babb 1; Clare Wilkins 4; Libby Lehn 3; Kayla Eilertson 3; Megan Maley 3; Rubi Ramirez 2; Dayton Player 2. Free throws: 5/18-28%. FG(2)-12/48-25%. FG(3)-2/12-17%.

Gar-Pal 50, Dayton 26 (1/30)

Day 3 5 12 6-26

GP 18 8 17 7-50

Dayton (26) Kinsey Fuller 5; Teagan Culley 11; Kameryn Tupling 2; Marissa Tupling 3; Jaelynn Chapman 2; Cindi Howard 2; Alexa Jones 1. Free throws: 7/20-35%. FG(2)-5/36-14%. FG(3)-3/10-30%.

Gar-Pal (50) Reisse Johnson 6; Kaydence Kivi 1; Zoe Laughary 2; Elena Flansburg 6; Kyra Brantner 7; Morgan Lentz 7; Hettylee Laughary 1; Molly Huffman 12; Camryn Blankenship 2; Kinsley Kelnhofer 6, Free throws: 2/9-2%. FG(2)-21/46-46%. FG(3)-2/11-18%.