By JIM WALKER

Tribune Sports Editor

 

SOUTH POINT — The South Point Lady Pointers were up to the challenge.

Needing a win to stay in the Ohio Valley Conference title hunt, the Lady Pointers rolled past the River Valley Lady Raiders 58-27 Thursday.

South Point kept pace with league-leading Fairland with the win. The Lady Pointers are now 14-5 overall and 8-1 in the OVC, one game behind the Lady Dragons.

South Point plays at Fairland next Thursday in the final league game of the season needing a win to earn a share of the title.

Allison Mitchell scored 21 points and Aundrea Bradburn had 12 points to lead South Point. Abbey Winkler added 8 points including a pair of 3-pointers.

River Valley fell to 4-13 and 1-9.

South Point jump out to an 18-7 first quarter lead and it was 31-14 at the half. It was 43-20 after three quarters.

River Valley 7 7 6 7 = 27

South Point 18 13 12 15 = 58

RIVER VALLEY (4-13, 1-8): Chelsea Copley 1 0 2-2 4, Beth Misner 1 1 1-3 6, Alli Neville 1 1 0-0 5, Alexis Hurt 0 0 2-2 2, Cady Gilmore 0 2 0-0 6, Tracy Roberts 1 0 2-4 4. Totals: 4 4 7-11 27. Fouls: 8. Fouled out: None.

SOUTH POINT (14-5, 8-1): Abbey Winkler 1 2 0-0 8, Allison Mitchell 9 0 3-4 21, Erin Dillow 0 2 1-2 7, Eryn Khounlavong 1 1 -0 5, Brianna Whaley 0 0 1-2 1, Brett Justice 1 0 0-0 2, Bri Bacon 0 0 0-0 0, Hannah Carey 0 0 0-0 0, Lakin Adams 1 0 0-0 2, Bonnie Hileman 0 0 0-0 0, Aundrea Bradburn 3 2 0-0 12. Totals: 16 7 5-8 58. Fouls: 9. Fouled out: None.