By JIM WALKER

Tribune Sports Editor

 

PEDRO — It was a game where you brought your lunch pail and went to work.

The Rock Hill Redwomen had a job to do and they did just that as they rolled past the Ohio Valley Christian Lady Defenders 53-22 on Monday.

“We got to play a lot of people and we got to work on a lot of things,” said Rock Hill coach Alvin Carpenter. “The schedule starts to get a little tougher and we need to step up our game and get ready for South Point.”

Rock Hill (3-0) hosts South Point on Thursday as Ohio Valley Conference play begins.

Tommi Butler had 12 points and 7 rebounds to lead a balanced offense. Chelsea Harper had 7 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals while Brook Knipp had 7 points and 4 steals.

“We did some good things defensively. We need to be more consistent. We can’t have any letdowns against the better teams,” said Carpenter.

Butler scored 6 points in the first quarter as Rock Hill held OVC scoreless and it was 12-0.

Harper had all 7 of her points in the second quarter as the lead grew to 26-8 at the break.

Madison Damron scored all 6 of her points in the third quarter to match OVC’s total as Rock Hill extended the lead to 39-14.

Brooklyn Massie was 5 of 6 from the foul line in the fourth quarter as the reserves finished up.

Madison Crank had 13 points to lead Ohio Valley Christian.

Ohio Valley 0 8 6 8 = 22

Rock Hill 12 14 13 14 = 53

OHIO VALLEY CHRISTIAN: Madison Crank 4 0 5-7 13, Sarah Schoonoher 2 0 0-0 4, Teah Elliott 0 0 1-2 1, Emily Carmon 0 0 2-4 2, Samantha Westfall 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 7 0 8-13 22. Fouls: 26. Fouled out: None.

ROCK HILL (3-0): Morgan Damron 2 0 2-5 6, Chelsea Harper 2 1 0-2 7, Madison Damron 3 0 0-0 6, Kelsey Blagg 1 0 0-0 2, Lindy Simpson 0 1 0-0 3, Brook Knipp 3 0 1-2 7, Ashton Neal 0 0 1-2 1, Tommi Butler 6 0 0-4 12, Brooke Hanshaw 1 0 2-2 4, Brooklyn Massie 0 0 5-6 5, Sabrina Henderson 0 0 0-0 0, Katie Johnson 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20-66 11-23 53. 3-point goals: 2-15. Rebounds: 27 (Harper 7, Butler 7). Assists: 7 (Johnson 2, Ma. Damron 2). Steals: 19 (Harper 5, Knipp 4, Blagg 3). Turnovers: 17. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: None.