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The Perry girls basketball team mounted a furious rally late Tuesday night in Monroe only to fall just short 40-34 in Heart of Iowa conference action.  PCM led by as many as 14 in the first half and carried a 25 – 13 lead into the break.  The Jayettes responded with a big third quarter outscoring PCM 14-2 to get back into the game.  Lydia Olejniczak, Jayna Kenney and Katherine West spearheaded the rally.  Olejniczak scored 7 points in a four minute stretch while Kenney added five in the third quarter.  West scored a season high 6 points and led the team with five steals.  Perry grabbed a 32-30 lead early in the fourth quarter but back to back three pointers by Addison Steenhoek and Paige Steenhoeck were daggers for Perry.  PCM improves to 2-1 in HOI action while Perry falls to 3-4 overall and 0-4 in conference play.  Olejniczak was dominant once again leading Perry with 19 points.