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The Yellowjackets, though, came to life to break open a tight contest last Tuesday and pull away to a 40-30 win over the Lady Tigers. Coupled with a win on Thursday night, Memphis extended its North Division-leading record to 6-0 and their NCTL winning streak to 42 games.

The two teams switched leads quite a few times in the low scoring affair. The Lady Tigers were on top 11-9 after a quarter and 14-13 at the break. They still held a one point edge, 21-20, late in the third quarter. That's when Memphis went on a 7-1 run to build a 27-22 lead.

The Tigers could score just one bucket, a lay-up by junior Dawn Albrecht, in the first six minutes of the fourth quarter. The 'Jackets' Leah Semik sealed CPS's fate with a three-point play and two more free throws.

Coach Todd Christy of CPS, which fell to 4-2 in the South, was clearly unsatisfied with his team's performance.

"We didn't come to play. It was a pretty frustrating game, and probably the worst game we've played all year." He added, "Our press was non-existent because we couldn't score. When we did get steals, we just gave it right back,"

Semik finished with 12 points a center Keira King had 13 for Memphis.

The Lady Tigers were paced by Jessica Hughes' nine points. Albrecht finished with 10 rebounds.

CPS 40 Akron-Fairgrove 27

The Lady Tigers bounced back on Thursday with the win at Akron, leading 29-15 after three quarters.

Junior post player Nichole Storm led a balanced scoring attack with 10 points. Hughes and Jordan Alexander added eight each. Storm also had 10 rebounds while Albrecht collected a team-high 13 boards. Ashley Turcott came up with six steals.