Webb City ended the Lady Wildcat Classic on a positive note by beating COC rival Branson in the tourney's third-place game on Friday at Logan-Rogersville High School.

The Cardinals improved to 12-5 on the season.

Webb City scored 10 unanswered points late in the first quarter. Malorie Stanley hit a pair of 3-pointers, Sami Mancini scored inside and Kirra Long made two free throws.

The Cardinals led 22-12 at the end of the opening frame.

Webb City went up 31-22 after two hoops from Stanley and a free throw from Izzy Lopez, but the Pirates scored the final five points of the first half. With that, the Cardinals held a 31-27 halftime advantage.

The game was deadlocked at 31 in the third period before Webb City closed the quarter on an 11-2 run to go up 42-33. Mancini, Stanley and Long accounted for all 11 points during the spurt.

In the fourth quarter, Kate Brownfield knocked down two 3-pointers to give Webb City a 49-37 advantage with 2:34 remaining. 

A junior guard, Stanley scored 17 points to lead the Cardinals. 

Mancini added 15 points and Long also reached double figures with 11 points.

Also for the Cardinals, Brownfield scored six and Lopez and Mia Robbins added one point apiece.