A cold-shooting night led to a lopsided loss for the Houston Lady Tigers in the opening round of the Lady Bulldog Invitational.
HHS shot just 28 percent from the floor and was 0-for-13 from downtown in a 50-31 defeat Thursday night to Seymour.
The fourth-seeded Lady Tigers (1-1) play No. 8 Cabool at 7 p.m. Saturday. The game was postponed one day due to inclement weather. Seymour advances to play top-seeded Dora in the semifinals.
Houston missed five shots and committed six turnovers in the opening seven minutes as Seymour raced ahead 12-0. The Lady Tigers got their first points when Kylee Elmore scored with 57 seconds left in the first quarter.
HHS managed just three first-half field goals – Kaylea Preheim scored on the next possession following Elmore’s score and Sydney Cremer had a second-quarter basket – and trailed 25-6 at the half.
Sarah Kelley, who missed the season opener for a minor heart procedure, led the Lady Tigers with nine points. Elmore and Abby Casper scored six points apiece.
Houston committed 20 turnovers – compared to eight by Seymour. Casper had four of the team’s nine steals.
Box score
| Seymour    |  12   |  13   |  14   |  11   |  –   |  50   |
| Houston |  4 |  2 |  16 |  9 |  – |  31 |
SEYMOUR (50) – Sydney Helms 11. Cassidy Owens 2. Emily Cantrell 3. Amber Fann 13. Ally Helms 4. Claire Williamson 2. Sarah Pogue 2. Sarah Cook 13. FG 20. FT 8-12. F 9. (3-pointers: Helms, Cantrell. Fouled out: none).
HOUSTON (31) – Kylee Elmore 6. Shelby Cremer 2. Abby Casper 6. Sydney Cremer 4. Makayla Koch 2. Sarah Kelley 9. Kaylea Preheim 2. FG 14. FT 3-7. F 11. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none).