Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

 

It was a 3-mendous win.

The St. Joseph Female Flyers duo of Amber Neal and Hannah Miller drained 10 3-point goals in a 55-45 win over the Portsmouth Notre Dame Lady Titans Saturday in the Tackett Body Shop Shootout at Ironton.

Neal scored 23 points and hit six triples while Miller had 18 points including four trifectas for the Female Flyers (13-6).

Brooke Pierson scored 20 points and Ragen Kayser had 10 for the Lady Titans (12-5).

St. Joseph took a 13-11 first quarter lead as five different players scored. Pierron had five for the Lady Titans.

Neal hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored five points and Molly Miller had four of her seven points in the second quarter as St. Joseph maintained its lead at the half, 24-22.

Hannah Miller and Neal began to heat up in the third quarter. Both buried a pair of 3-pointers and scored eight points each as the Female Flyers opened up a 40-33 lead.

Each of the duo had a 2- and 3-pointer in the fourth quarter and Miller added 2-of-3 from the foul line to help offset eight points by Pierron.

Notre Dame 11 11 11 12 = 45

St. Joseph 13 11 16 15 = 55

PORTSMOUTH NOTRE DAME (12-5): Maggie Hoover 0 1 0-0 3, Lauren Edwards 1 0 0-0 2, Katie Stevenson 2 0 0-0 4, Brooke Pierron 7 0 6-7 20, Hagen Schaeffer 3 0 0-0 6, Ragen Kayser 3 0 4-4 10. Totals: 16 1 10-11 45. Fouls: 16 Fouled out: Stevenson.

ST. JOSEPH (13-6): Katie Roach 0 0 0-0 0, Amber Neal 4 6 1-2 23, Rachel Martin 0 0 0-0 0, Hannah Miller 2 4 2-3 18, Haley Bartram 0 0 0-0 0, Bri Bridges 2 0 0-0 4, Molly Miller 3 0 1-2 7, Lynsey Booker 1 0 1-5 3. Totals: 12 10 5-12 55. Fouls: 9. Fouled out: None.