Ralph Pokorny/Daily Mail/ Cottey's Emily Allen goes up for two late in the second half of Saturday's game with the St. Louis Community College Archers.

The Cottey Comets felt little love during their Valentine's Day game when they fell to the St. Louis Community College Archers at home, 69-46.

The Comets found themselves in a hole early in the game after the Archers hurried to a 13-2 lead, with the Comets attempting few shots in that time. But the Comets found their rhythm and scored the next 11 points to tie the game halfway through the first half.

A late surge by the Archers led to the Comets trailing 28-21 at halftime.

That deficit increased in the second half when the Archers improved on their offense -- scoring 41 points, while hammering the Comets on the glass, in addition to taking advantage of Cottey's personal fouls, with center Emily Allen eventually fouling out.

"We knew coming into it St. Louis was a good team," Comets head coach Stephanie Beason said of the Region's top-seeded Archers.

Earlier in the season, the Comets lost to the Archers on the road by 28 points. Beason said since then her team has focused on things such as rebounding, playing under pressure, getting open and decreasing turnovers.

"I think we did a much better job," Beason said. "But there's always room for improvement."

The Comets have just a few regular season games remaining to continue to improve as they face North Central Missouri College and then MCC- Penn Valley Thursday, both home games for the Comets. Cottey and Penn Valley are both vying for the Region 16 third seed.

Sydney Rose led the Comets with 13 points, while forward Linsey Denney added 11. Deborah Holcomb scored game-high 24 points for the Archers.

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