Mantz's big night from long distance sparks Broncbuster win

Goodland, KS-When Jolie Mantz has it going, there's not much the opposition can do.  

The freshman drilled eight 3-pointers and finished with 28 points, Bruna Costa Da Silva had 18 points, eight steals and eight assists, and Garden City snapped a three-game losing streak with an 80-29 victory over Fort Hays Tech Northwest Wednesday night at Max Jones Fieldhouse.  

Priscilla Rose Wemba chipped in 13 and Ajong Lual had eight points and eight boards in 22 minutes off the bench for the Broncbusters, which improved to 10-10 overall and 7-8 in league play.  

Al'asia Brown finished with 12 points but was just 3-of-11 from the floor for the Tigers, which lost their third straight game to fall to 1-18 overall and 1-14 in the Jayhawk.  

This game was never close. The Broncbusters raced out to a 16-2 lead thanks to a pair of long 3-pointers by Mantz. They led 26-4 after one before Mantz hit a right-wing triple and Costa Da Silva beat two defenders for a layup to make it 35-4. Garden City was up 39-10 at the half.  

Mantz nailed three more treys in the third quarter; then swished a 25-footer with 7:04 in the fourth to put her team up, 74-23.  

The Broncbusters shot 46 percent from the field and 10-of-30 (33 percent) from beyond the arc. They had 17 assists on 29 made field goals and scored 30 points off 26 Fort Hays Tech Northwest turnovers. 

The Tigers shot just 19 percent from the floor and 0-of-8 from 3. They were outrebounded, 54-23.