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ASOTIN - Despite 16 points and nine rebounds from Ronnie Hulce, the Waitsburg-Prescott girls suffered their first Southeast 2B League loss of the season here Friday night.

The hometown Panthers took advantage of cold W-P shooting to post a 59-43 victory.

Waitsburg, now 9-2 overall, shot just 27 percent from the field (12-for-45).

"We had our chances, but we couldn't get over the hump," W-P coach Jerry Baker said. "We couldn't buy a shot from the outside. Asotin is a tough place to play."

Krystal Harris added 10 points to the Waitsburg-Prescott total including a pair of 3-point field goals.

Brielle Whittaker led Asotin with 16 points and Jalisa Jose contributed 11 and a game-high 26 rebounds.

W-P hosts DeSales on Friday.

Asotin 59, W-P 43

WAITSBURG-PRESCOTT (43) - Potter 3 5-9 12, Hofer 1 0-0 2, Huxoll 0 1-2 1, Crystal Harris 3 2-4 10, Hulce 5 6-6 16, Doepker 0 2-4 2, Moss 0 0-0 0, Fuentes 0 0-0 0. Totals 12-45 16-25 43.

ASOTIN (59) - Proctor 1 0-0 2, Nicholas 1 0-0 2, Nelson 4 4-8 15, Schreiber 0 2-4 2, Whitaker 7 1-2 16, Jose 5 1-9 11, Swearinger 2 2-5 6, Trail 2 1-2 5. Totals 22-61 11-31 59.

W-P 10 11 8 14 - 43

Asotin 14 15 10 20 - 59

3-point goals - Waitsburg-Prescott 3 (Harris 2, Potter), Asotin 4 (Nelson 3, Whitaker). Total fouls - Waitsburg-Prescott 23, Asotin 20. Fouled out - Waitsburg-Prescott (Hulce). Technical fouls - none. Rebounds - Waitsburg-Prescott 34 (Hulce 9), Asotin 62 (Jose 26). Turnovers - Waitsburg-Prescott 24, Asotin 13. Assists - Waitsburg-Prescott 11 (Potter 3), Asotin 7 (Jose 3).