Cold shooting dooms Lady Vikings in loss
Published 2:36 am Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Jim Walker
jim.walker@irontontribune.com
CROWN CITY — When you don’t shoot well, you don’t do well.
The Symmes Valley Lady Vikings shot just 12-of-48 from the field in a 55-38 loss to the South Gallia Lady Rebels on Saturday.
“We didn’t shoot well. It’s tough to win a game when you shoot 25 percent,” said Lady Vikings’ coach Shannon Pierce.
Rachael Hayes had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and three steals in a solid all-around performance despite the loss.
Kiley Stapleton had 16 points and Christine Griffith scored 14 for the Lady Rebels (5-4).
South Gallia took a 9-6 first quarter lead. Hayes and Payton Hunter each hit 3-pointers for the Lady Vikings.
The Lady Rebels got three 3-pointers by Stapleton to lead 20-16 at the half. Hayes had 7 points including 5-of-6 at the line.
But the Lady Rebels outscored the Lady Vikings 18-8 in the third quarter to lead 38-24 as Jessie Rutt and Amaya Howell combined for 11 points.
Griffith had 6 points in the fourth quarter as the Lady Rebels extended their lead. Hayes had 5 points for the Lady Vikings.
Symmes Valley visits Chesapeake on Monday, Dec. 30.
Sym. Valley 6 10 8 14 = 38
South Gallia 9 11 18 17 = 55
SYMMES VALLEY (3-6): Jenna Malone 2 0 0-0 4, Payton Hunter 1 1 3-4 8, Meredith Humphreys 0 0 0-0 0, Taylor Sells 1 0 0-0 2, Rachael Hayes 2 2 5-6 15, Kaylee Cade 0 0 0-0 0, Lauren Wells 0 0 1-2 1, Kylee Thompson 2 0 0-0 4, Hailee Littlejohn 1 0 2-2 4, Spring Ross 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12-48 11-14 38. 3-pt goals: 3-13. Rebounds: 3-O, 12-D = 15 (Hayes 5, Ross 4). Assists: 7 (Hayes 3, Malone 2). Steals: 9 (Hayes 3, Sells 2, Thompson2). Turnovers: 20. Blocks: 6 (Hunter 2, Sells 2). Fouls: 10. Fouled out: None.
SOUTH GALLIA (5-4): Alyssa Cremeans 0 1 0-0 3, Amaya Howell 0 2 2-4 8, Kiley Stapleton 3 3 1-2 16, Isabella Cochran 0 0 0-0 0, Jessie Rutt 3 0 0-0 6, Jaslyn Bowers 0 0 0-0 0, MaKayla Waugh 4 0 0-0 8, Christine Griffith 7 0 0-0 14. Totals: 17 5 3-6 55. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: None.