Broncbusters drop first game of the season

Hobbs, NM-Kayla Jones scored 18 points, Madison Carter chipped in 10, and Grayson College beat No. 25 Garden City, 74-46 Friday afternoon in the New Mexico Classic. 

The Broncbusters turned the ball over a season-high 23 times and finished just 2-of-10 from beyond the arc. They were outrebounded, 28-19.  

After Antonicia Moultrie made a layup to put Garden City ahead, 3-0, Grayson College responded with a 19-3 surge. Jones easily got inside for two, Madison Carter followed with a 3-pointer and a layup, Jones knocked down a three-footer, and the Vikings were up 19-6. Carter and Shakirat Abdulazeez then drilled back-to-back triples to give Grayson College a 25-8 advantage after one.  

To put things into the perspective-the Broncbusters' first-quarter numbers: 3-of-12 from the field, 0-of-5 from 3 and five turnovers. But the paled in comparison to a second period to forget. Greg Franklin's bunch coughed it up nine times resulting in just five shot attempts. It was that type of day for the brown and gold.  

Garden City trailed 37-14 at half and were down by as many as 31 midway through the fourth when Susan Fahnbulleh got free for a layup to make it 66-35. 

Moultrie had 14 points and six boards for the Broncbusters, which fell to 3-1 overall. Sierra Driessen scored nine, and Ajong Lual tallied eight in 16 minutes off the bench.