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ELIDA — The Lady Green of Ottoville brought their undefeated and #1 ranking in Division IV to ’Dawg country to take on the Lady Bulldogs of Elida High School Tuesday night.

The game was never in doubt as the Lady Green outscored the Lady Bulldogs 40-14 in the first half and cruised to a 63-42 non-league victory.

Before the opening tip, the Lady Bulldogs were introduced to the crowd as each player and team manager were escorted to mid-court by their parents and each mom was given a rose and hugs and thanks were given all around.

The first quarter saw the Lady Green look early and often to senior twin towers 6-2 Abby Siefker and 6-0 Rachel Beining underneath the basket. After an opening basket by fellow senior Nicole Vorst, Siefker and Beining accounted for the remaining 13 points in the quarter for the Lady Green, stretching their lead to 15-4 after one quarter of play. The score could have been even more lopsided if they would have shot better in the quarter. The visitors missed several point-blank shots in going 6-19 (32%) for the quarter.