Fuller continued her standout play as the senior threw in 29 points and had eight rebounds in leading the Chesapeake Lady Panthers over Wheelersburg 70-48 Wednesday night in a Division III sectional game.

Thursday, February 17, 2000

Fuller continued her standout play as the senior threw in 29 points and had eight rebounds in leading the Chesapeake Lady Panthers over Wheelersburg 70-48 Wednesday night in a Division III sectional game.

"We wanted to get this first one in, it was a great win for our team," Fuller said. "We were aggressive and played as a team."

Fellow Panther Erin Sutphin added 19 points and six rebounds.

"It was a good win for us, we came out strong and played hard. I was very pleased with our effort," said Chesapeake coach Lynn Sheets.

Wheelersburg was paced by Karrie Thomas with 16 points and Emily Hehl added eight.

Ahead 4-3, Fuller hit a pair of long jumpers and Michelle Elkins scored four points as the Panthers went on a 12-2 run making it 16-5.

A 3-pointer from Ashley Clevenger and a 16-footer from Amy Conn got the Pirates back to within four points at 18-14.

Again the Panthers were ready to go on a run. Jessica Hall hit a pair of short shots and Fuller hit a spinning layup and a 10-footer that put the lead at 30-20 with 15 seconds left in the half.

Chesapeake ran off seven straight early in the third period with Fuller scoring four and Sutphin hitting a layup and a 3-pointer making it 42-26 at the 5:14 mark.

Conn appeared ready to bring the Pirates back single-handedly as she hit three layups and converted a 3-point play making it a 45-37 game.

The Panthers settled the issue for good in the fourth quarter outscoring the Pirates 18-6 midway through the period for a 64-43 lead.

WHEELERSBURG – 7 16 14 11 – 48: Kristi Sisler 2 1 0-0 7, Michelle Thomas 0 0 0-0 0, Ashley Clevenger 2 1 0-2 7, Carrie Bolin 1 0 0-0 2, Emily Mershon 0 0 0-0 0, Emily Hehl 1 0 6-8 8, Ashley Jackson 0 0 0-0 0, Jessica Seeley 0 0 0-0 0, Karrie Thomas 0 0 3-5 3, Amy Conn 6 0 4-4 16, Danielle Thomas 2 0 1-1 5, Sara Henry 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16-46 (2) 14-20 48. Rebounds: 24 (Emily Hehl 8). Steals: 2. Blocks: 1 (Jessica Seeley). Turnovers: 17. Team fouls: 15. Fouled out: none.

CHESAPEAKE – 16 14 20 20 – 70: Michelle Christian 1 0 0-2 2, Lindsey Stiltner 1 0 1-2 3, Erin Sutphin 6 2 1-4 19, Katie Fuller 10 1 6-7 29, Jessica Hall 4 0 0-0 8, Tiffany Parker 0 0 0-0 0, Shauna Gore 0 0 0-2 0, Kim Frye 0 1 0-0 3, Michelle Elkins 1 0 2-2 4, Lindsey Swann 0 0 0-0 0, Sarah Harris 0 0 2-2 2. Totals: 27-56 (4) 12-21 70. Rebounds: 28 (Katie Fuller 8). Steals: 9. Blocks: 3. Turnovers: 10. Team fouls: 16. Fouled out: none.