Broncbusters bounce back with blowout win over Butler

Garden City, KS-It was only a matter of time before Jolie Mantz regained her touch.  

The freshman nailed seven 3s and poured in 21 points, Bruna Costa Da Silva and Ana Ramos Pires each scored 14, and Garden City blitzed Butler, 77-51 Saturday afternoon at Conestoga Arena. 

After failing to hit a 3 in three straight games, Mantz went 7-of-15 from beyond the arc for the Broncbusters, which improved to 8-6 overall and 5-4 in conference play. Antonicia Moultrie finished with 16 points and eight rebounds.  

Ashley Singhateh was the lone player in double figures with 21 for Butler, which fell to 11-4 overall and 6-4 in the Jayhawk. 

Three days after they blew a nine-point fourth-quarter lead in which they watched Cowley score 20 straight points, Greg Franklin's team wasted little time in putting this game on ice. Mantz drilled back-to-back triples, and Ramos Pires connected on three straight field goals including a silky-smooth midrange jumper that capped a 17-0 run to give Garden City a 17-2 advantage seven minutes into the game.  

It was 22-4 after one and 27-6 after Mantz knocked down a 3-pointer with 7:30 left in the half. The lead ballooned to 24 following Costa Da Silva's long ball and grew to as many as 25 in the first half after Moultrie completed a three-point play to make it 44-19. Garden City led, 45-23 at the break. 

The Broncbusters finished 11-of-30 (37 percent) from distance and had 24 assists on 27 made field goals. They scored 32 points off 31 turnovers, and the bench produced 26 points.