CHESHIRE - It was a good start and a good finish for the Chesapeake Lady Panthers.

Playing well at the start and finish of their game Thursday, the Lady Panthers beat the River Valley Lady Raiders 56-46 in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

"We had a good first quarter and a good fourth quarter, but we fell asleep in the second and third quarters," Lady Panthers coach John McClung said. "When we guarded them, we were fine. I thought (Alysson) Baise did a good job of hustling and we made some good plays."

Sara Rucker had 18 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead the Lady Panthers, 6-6 and 2-1 in the OVC. Brittany Boyle added 11 points and Candace Dickerson 10.

River Valley (4-5, 1-2) was paced by Ashley Caldwell with 15 points and Christina Naylor had 13.

Rucker scored 6 points and Dickerson 5 in the first quarter as the Lady Panthers went on top 19-11.

The lead was 26-23 at the half, but River Valley surged to a 41-37 lead after three quarters despite 6 more points by Rucker.

Boyle got 5 points in the fourth quarter and the Lady Panthers converted 7 of 13 from the foul line down the stretch to rally past the Lady Raiders.

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CHESAPEAKE (6-6, 2-1):

Candace Dickerson 2 2 0-0 10, Brittany Boyle 2 1 4-10 11, Noelle Wood 4 0 0-0 8, Alysson Baise 1 0 2-3 4, Brittany Sowards 0 0 5-6 5, Sara Rucker 6 0 6-6 18. Totals: 15

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17-25

56. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: 47 (Rucker 12, Baise 7, Boyle 7). Assists: 11 (Assists 5). Steals: 11 (Dickerson 4, Boyle 3). Blocked shots: 8 (Rucker 5). Turnovers: 18.

RIVER VALLEY (4-5, 1-2):

Christina Naylor 5 0 3-4 13, Beth Payne 3 0 0-0 6, Leslie Ward 1 1 0-2 5, Ashley Caldwell 5 0 5-9 15, Margo Fraley 1 0 0-0 2, Lati McAdana 0 1 2-2 5. Totals: 15

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10-18

46. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: Ward.