PEDRO - This was an epidemic for which Rock Hill coach Matt Fulks doesn't plan to find a cure.

After falling behind the first half, the Rock Hill Redwomen found their shooting touch in the second half and rallied past the Portsmouth Lady Trojans 47-37 Thursday.

&#8220Shooting is contagious. You start making some shots and you put some points up,” Fulks said. &#8220We had a pretty good effort in the second half.”

Michelle Pancake and Mandi McKenzie got the worst case of the scoring flu as they netted 17 and 14 points, respectively.

&#8220Pancake gave a real good effort and Mandi McKenzie had a good game, too,” Fulks said.

McKenzie and Brooke Long had 4 points each but the Redwomen fell behind 14-12 in the first quarter.

The Redwomen were plagued by turnovers as they scored just five points in the second quarter and fell behind 25-17 at the half.

&#8220We got in foul trouble early and we had to go to the bench. Gretchen Dickess stepped in and both Kelsey and Samantha Harris stepped in and kept it close. It was a good team effort,” Fulks said.

Pancake scored 6 points in the third quarter and the defense limited Portsmouth to 4 points and rallied to tie the game at 29-29.

Rock Hill was 12 of 18 at the line including 10 of 14 in the fourth quarter led by McKenzie who made 6 of 8. Pancake scored 7 points in the quarter as the Redwomen outscored Portsmouth 18-8.

&#8220We battled. We didn't have very good offensive or defensive effort the first half,” Fulks said. &#8220We shot free throws really well especially in the second half. We were patient when we had to be.”

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PORTSMOUTH (0-2):

Amanda Nelson 0 0 1-2 1, Maggee Colley 0 0 0-0 0, Brya Coleman 3 2 1-4 13, Sydnee Jordan 3 1 2-2 11, Jennifer Bendolph 5 0 1-5 11, Brittany Stanley 0 0 1-2 1, Cassie Taylor 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11

3

6-15

37. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: None.

ROCK HILL (1-1):

Brooke Long 3 0 0-0 6, Brittany Ross 1 0 2-2 4, Michelle Pancake 7 0 3-4 17, Kelsey Harris 1 0 0-0 2, Amanda Whitt 0 0 0-0 0, Mandi McKenzie 4 0 6-8 14, Gretchen Dickess 0 0 0-0 0, Samantha Harris 0 0 0-2 0, Bobbi Harper 0 1 1-2 4. Totals: 16

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12-18

47. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: None.