2A girls state basketball: Woodland’s season ends with overtime loss to Bainbridge

YAKIMA — The Woodland girls basketball team’s first foray into the state tournament in 11 years ended with a 44-40 overtime loss to Bainbridge on Wednesday.

The Beavers were held to two points in overtime after Kennedy Bockert’s midrange shot at the end of regulation rimmed out.

Woodland (18-5) saw its season end in the Class 2A Round of 12. Still, coach Glen Flanagan was proud of a team that advanced past the first round for the first time since 2006.

“A lot of girls would die to end up here,” Flanagan said. “We showed well and we’re one of the top 12 teams in the state. We’ve had some great groups that didn’t make it, so I told them to appreciate it because it doesn’t happen all the time.”

Bockert scored 15 points including Woodland’s last five in regulation. That included a close-range shot that tied the game at 38 with 36 seconds left after a steal by Lainey Haden.

No. 9 seed Woodland led 31-24 late in the third quarter. But No. 8 seed Bainbridge responded with a 9-2 run to pull even midway through the fourth quarter.

Both teams struggled from the field. Woodland shot 13 for 46 while Bainbridge was 19 for 58, including 0 for 12 from 3-point range.

“It’s tough because there’s a lot of woulda, coulda, shouldas,” Flanagan said. “The game gives and the game takes. Sometimes you don’t end up on top. It wasn’t our night.”