By JIM WALKER

Tribune Sports Editor

The St. Joseph Female Flyers just couldn’t get started.

The Female Flyers couldn’t get their offense going in the first half as they lost 48-27 to the Rose Hill (Ky.) Lady Royals Thursday.

Rock Hill led 16-4 at the end of the first quarter and 27-11 at the half. The lead went to 45-15 after three quarters.

Myriah Porter scored 16 points and Alana martin 13 to pace the Lady Royals (4-14).

St. Joseph (5-3) was led by senior Katie Hacker with 15 points. Sarah Neal added eight points.

The Female Flyers hosts Ohio Valley Christian at 5 p.m. Monday followed by the junior high boys’ game.

Rose Hill 16 11 18 3 = 48

St. Joseph 4 5 4 14 = 27

ROSE HILL (4-14): Brooke Gee 0 0 4-4 4, Alana Martin 3 1 4-5 13, Myriah Porter 7 0 2-3 16, Taylor Fritz 0 0 3-6 3, Madison Crum 2 0 0-0 4, Paige Brammer 3 0 0-1 6, Cydney Thompson 0 0 1-2 1, Shania Grant 0 0 0-0 0, Kendra Steele 0 0 1-2 1, Reagan Sparks 0 0 0-2 0. Totals 15 1 15-25 48. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Fritz.

SAINT JOSEPH (5-3): Haley Glockner 1 0 0-0 2, Sarah Goebel 1 0 0-1 2, Katie “Hardware” Hacker 6 0 3-9 15, Molly Miller 0 0 0-2 0, Sarah Neal 3 0 2-6 8, Becca Patrick 0 0 0-0 0, Glennie Hopkins 0 0 0-0 0, Katie Compston 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 0 5-18 27. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Patrick.