Lady Dragons slide past Redwomen, 61-48

Published 12:00 am Friday, January 28, 2005

PROCTORVILLE - A good second made the Fairland Lady Dragons first.

A big second quarter propelled Fairland to a 61-48 win over the Rock Hill Redwomen Thursday in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

"Our seniors did a great job," Fairland coach Mindy Chapman said. "Jodie (Waugh), Kristen (Berry), Jennifer (Legg), Kacie (Lydell) and Kara (Riley) will be missed."

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Trailing 16-13 after the first quarter, Fairland outscored the Redwomen 22-4 in the second quarter and then held off a late Rock Hill rally to win.

Brianna Davis had 17 points, Megan Auxier hit four 3-pointers to score 12 points, and Kara Riley had 11 points as Fairland improved to 9-9 overall and 6-2 in the OVC.

Mandi McKenzie had 16 points and five rebounds to lead Rock Hill (1-12, 0-7).

Kelsey Harris and Michelle Pancake combined for 9 points and Brooke Long hit a 3-pointer as Rock Hill took a 16-13 lead after the first quarter.

But Auxier hit three 3-pointers and Davis added 5 points in the second quarter as Fairland rebounded to take a 35-20 halftime lead.

Riley scored 8 points in the third quarter as Fairland extended its lead to 51-30.

Rock Hill staged a comeback in the fourth quarter as McKenzie scored 9 points and Ross 5, but the Lady Dragons converted 6 of 8 from the foul line to seal the win.

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ROCK HILL (1-12, 0-7):

Brooke Long 2-8 (1-4) 0-2 7, Brittany Ross 2-7 (0-0) 1-3 5, Michelle Pancake 2-10 (0-0) 5-6 9, Carla Bias 1-5 (0-1) 0-0 2, Kelsey Harris 3-5 (0-0) 1-2 7, Mandy McKenzie 7-13 (0-0) 2-8 16, Samantha Harris 0-1 (0-3) 0-0 0, Katrina Settle 1-1 (0-0) 0-0 2, Amanda Bridges 0-4 (0-0) 0-1 0. Totals: 19-62 1-8) 9-22

48. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: Bias. Turnovers: 16. Rebounds: 20 (McKenzie 5, Ross 4, Bridges 4). Assists: 6 (McKenzie 2).

FAIRLAND (9-9, 6-2):

Brianna Davis 7-12 (0-0) 3-5 17, Megan Auxier 0-3 (4-6) 0-1 12, Shea Berry 1-4 (0-0) 3-4 5, Christin Capper 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 0, Kara Riley 5-8 (0-0) 1-2 11, Kristen Berry 1-8 (0-0) 4-9 6, Molly Bumgardner 0-3 (0-0) 2-2 2, Kacie Lydell 0-3 (0-2) 1-1 1, Jennifer Legg 2-3 (0-1) 0-0 4. Totals: 21-56

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61. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: None.

Rebounds: 16 (Riley 3, David 3, Auxier 3). Assists: 9 (S. Berry 4).