MIDDLE POINT — The Lady green took advantage of a slow start by Lincolnview to take down the Lancers on Saturday night 49-40.
Ottoville
opened the game on a 9-0 after three pointers by Jocelyn Geise and
Elise Kramer and free throws by Peyton Wannemacher and Alexa Honigford
caused Lincolnview to take their first timeout three and a half minutes
into the first quarter.
The Lady Lancers finally got on the board
following the break when Annie Mendenhall drilled a three pointer on a
pass delivered by Lana Carey.
Mendenhall hit her second three
pointer of the opening period a few minutes later to cut the Ottoville
lead to 12-9, but Geise would answer with a triple of her own with 18
seconds left to give the Lady Green a six point lead
Elise Kramer
put the exclamation mark on the first half when she broke out to score
seven of Ottoville’s 12 second quarter points, and take a nine point
lead into the half at 27-18.
The Lady Lancers would make a run to
get back in the game in the third quarter after a basket from Kendall
Bollenbacher and a pair of three pointers by Mendenhall and Brianna Ebel
cut the deficit to two at 28-26.
Ottoville head coach Michelle
Leach took a timeout to reset her team and drew up a play to set up
Elise Kramer for three on a dish by Tori Thomas.
Medenhall
answered on the following possession for Lincolnview, sinking a three of
her own to make the score 31-29 before the Lady Green would stretch the
lead out to four at the end of the third quarter, making the score
35-31.
Ottoville went on a 6-2 run to open the final quarter, and
from that point on, the Lancers would not be able to cut the lead to any
less than four.
Geise, Thomas, and Wannemacher would combine for 11 of Ottoville’s 14 fourth quarter points to seal the deal.
Kramer
led the Lady Green with 16, followed by Geise’s 14. Bollenbacher paced
the Lancers with 12, and Mendenhall scored 11 points.
Ottoville
will take the court against Fort Jennings on Tuesday, while
Lincolnview’s next game will be at home against Paulding on Thursday.
Box Score 1 2 3 4 T
Continental 15 12 8 14 49
Lincolnview 9 9 13 9 40
Continental stats
2 Jocelyn Geise 14 points
3 Tori Thomas 8 points
4 Alexa Honingford 5 points
11 Peyton Wannemacher 6 points
20 Elise Kramer 16 points
Free throws 18/22 82%
Field goals 12/29 41%
Assists - 7
Rebounds - 13
Fouls - 13
Steals - 3
Turnovers - 3
Lincolnview stats
3 Brianna Ebel 5 points
4 Lana Carey 3 points
15 Kendall Bollenbacher 12 points
23 Jordan Decker 5 points
32 Zandria King 4 points
33 Annie Mendenhall 11 points
Free throws 4/6 67%
Field goals 16/43 37%
Assists - 14
Rebounds - 16
Fouls - 16
Blocks - 1
Steals - 7
Turnovers - 16