PEDRO – Hard work pays off.

Tuesday, December 11, 2001

PEDRO – Hard work pays off. And how. The Rock Hill Redwomen put in a hard day at the office and routed the Raceland (Ky.) Lady Rams 76-53 Monday.

"The difference is we actually played hard the whole game and ran the floor. Our defense created our offense. And 13 turnovers isn’t too bad for a game,"

"We took care of the ball, but our defense created a lot and that’s what I was most proud of. That’s what we emphasize and talk about before the game," Redwomen coach Amy Hughes said.

Courtney Doughman scored 20 points to lead for Redwomen in double figures. Jordan Edwards scored 19 points, Rachel Hartwig had 16 points, and Miranda Edwards added 13.

Rock Hill, 5-0, bolted to a 21-9 first quarter lead as Doughman and Miranda Edwards had seven points.

Jordan Edwards knocked down 10 p points and Hartwig scored six as the Redwomen extended their lead to 45-20 at the half.

Hughes was not only happy with the starters, but she had praise for her reserve.

"We got great play from our bench. We had a 10-man rotation and they gave us some good minutes and we didn’t have any drop-off when they were in the game," said Hughes.

In the reserve game, Rock Hill won 63-17. Monica Bamer got 17 points and six rebounds., Laura Ferrell 13 points and nine rebounds and Ashley Harris had 13 points.

Raceland 9 21 36 53 – 53

Rock Hill 21 24 13 18 – 76

RACELAND: Allison Sergent 3 2 8-10 20, Tami Ford 3 0 0-1 6, Rebecca Williams 1 0 2-2 4, Amber Tackett 0 1 0-0 3, Katlin Mullins 1 0 0-0 2, Brittany Damron 1 0 4-6 6, Heather Meek 3 0 4-6 10, Carrie Vanderhoose 0 0 1-2 1. Totals: 13 3 18-25 53. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: None.

ROCK HILL (5-0): Monica Bamer 2 0 1-2 5, Courtney Doughman 3 4 2-2 20, Marie Bamer 0 0 0-2 0, Miranda Edwards 5 1 0-1 13, Julie Mootz 1 0 0-0 2, Martha Lambert 0 0 1-2 1, Kesha Rupp 0 0 0-1 0, Jordan Edwards 7 1 2-2 19, Rachel Hartwig 6 0 4-7 16, Laura Ferrell 0 0 0-2 0. Totals: 24 6 10-21 76. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Hartwig. 29 (Hartwig 7, Doughman 5, Marie Bamer 5). Assists: 12 (Doughman 4, M. Edwards 4). Steals: 17 (J. Edwards 4, Hartwig 4, Doughman 3, M. Edwards 3). Turnovers: 13.

South Point 53, Ironton 40

IRONTON – The South Point Lady Pointers used a big second half to beat the Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers 53-40 Monday.

Ironton (1-2) took a 13-7 first quarter lead as Andrea Rudmann and Ashley Hannon each hit 3-pointers.

But South Point (2-1) rallied to take a 22-21 halftime lead as Nikki Layne and Latisha Koukos scored four points each and Perdue sank three foul shots.

Layne scored six points and Sarah Stevens five to extend the Lady Pointers lead to 40-34 after three quarters. Rudmann scored 7 points the third stand.

South Point plays Wednesday at Tolsia, W.Va.

South Point 7 15 19 12 – 53

Ironton 13 8 13 6 – 40

SOUTH POINT (2-1): Allison Perdue 4 0 4-5 12, Nikki Layne 2 1 3-6 10, Latisha Koukos 4 0 0-0 8, Sarah Stevens 2 0 2-5 6, Ashley Leighty 1 1 0-0 5, Jamie Moore 2 0 0-0 4, Raycine Ector 2 0 0-2 4, Julie Stevens 1 0 0-0 2, Alisha Bridges 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 21-45 (2-6) 9-18 53. Fouls: 7-9=16. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: 33 (Layne 10, Koukos 6, Ector 6). Assists: 10 (Koukos 5, S. Stevens 2). Steals: 11 (Perdue 4, S. Stevens 2, Layne 2, Koukos 2). Turnovers: 24.

IRONTON (1-2): Andrea Rudmann 2 1 6-8 13, Candace Ferguson 3 0 0-0 6, Ashley Hannon 0 1 2-4 5, Maria Frazer 2 0 0-1 4, Rachel McClellan 2 0 0-0 4, Christina Norris 2 0 1-4 5, Laura Oakes 0 1 0-0 3. Totals: 11 3 9-17 40. Fouls: 9-5=14. Fouled out: None.