Natalie Smith scored nine of her 11 points in the second quarter to help Bentonville pull away from Rogers in Tiger Arena.

Smith's contribution allowed the Lady Tigers (15-3, 4-1) to outscore the Lady Mounties 19-11 and turn a three-point lead into a 27-16 halftime cushion. Millie Skidmore then hit all her seven points as part of a 9-0 spurt to start the third quarter as Bentonville took its biggest lead, 36-16, midway through the third quarter.

"It was definitely a team win," Bentonville coach Tom Halbmaier said. "There's not one player who truly stands out. Our guards did a fantastic job of getting the ball early, then Rogers made adjustments and created that kind of game.

"I told our girls one of the things I don't like is playing a game after a loss because you really don't know the residual effect of the loss. It didn't look good in the first quarter, but once they settled down they relaxed and worked on that lead."

Maryam Dauda was the only other Lady Tiger in double figures with 11, and the 6-foot-4 sophomore completed a double-double with 19 rebounds. Courtney Storey led Rogers (10-7, 2-3) with 15 points.
