CHESAPEAKE - Tough times call for tough players.

There were plenty of tough times and tough players Thursday as the South Point Lady Pointers squeezed past the Chesapeake Lady Panthers 49-46 in the Ohio Valley Conference opener for both teams.

"Chesapeake lost Lisa Perry, but they still have a lot of girls back who have played in big games," Pointers coach Dave Adams said. "But we have a lot of girls who have been in tough games before and it was a difference at the end."

Chesapeake was ahead 41-40 late in the game when Alisha Bridges made two free throws to put the Lady Pointers up 47-43. Veronica Perko nailed a 3-pointer as Chesapeake got within 47-46, but Jessi Craft converted two free throws to seal the issue.

"It's always a good win when you go to Cheapeake. It's a hard place to win," Adams said as the Lady Pointers improved to 3-1.

Bridges had 8 points in the first quarter including a 3-pointer as South Point took a 15-8 lead. Sowards

had 4 points for Chesapeake.

Brittany Boyle scored 7 points in the second quarter as Chesapeake closed the gap to 24-22 at the half. Craft got 6 points in the quarter for the Redmen.

Amy Frasure and Bridges had 4 points each in the third quarter as the lead expanded to 35-31.

Chesapeake's Noelle Wood scored 6 in fourth quarter, but the Lady Panthers staged a comeback as South Point connected on 10 of 13 from the foul line.

For the game, the Lady Pointers were 20 of 27 at the line.

"We're getting better there. We've been working hard on it," Adams said.

In the reserve game, South Point won 44-11 as Ashley Porter scored 8 while Missy Wheeler and Rickard scored 6 each.

South Point1591114-49

Chesapeake814915-46

SOUTH POINT (3-1, 1-0):

Alisha Bridges 2 1 8-11 15, Jessi Craft 3 0 8-8 14, Latisha Koukos 0 0 2-4 2, Elisha Joyce 1 0 2, Whitney Woody 1 1-2 3, Summer Malone 3 0 0-2 6, Amy Frasure 3 0 1-2 7, Sarah Lee 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13

1

20-27

49. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: Koukos. Rebounds: 35 (Bridges 10, Koukos 9). Turnovers: 16. Assists: 6 (Craft 3). Steals: 22 (Craft 6).

CHESAPEAKE (1-4, 0-1):

Candace Dickerson 2 0 1-2 5, Veronica Perko 0 1 1-2 4, Brittany Boyle 2 1 4-6 11, Noelle Wood 4 0 0-1 8, Alysson Baise 1 0 1-1 3, Brittney Sowards

4 0 3-4 11, Sara Rucker 2 0 0-1 4. Totals: 15

2

10-17

46. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Dickerson, Wood.