GALLIPOLIS — The plan was simple. Start fast and play defense.
The Chesapeake Lady Panthers got out to a big first quarter lead and used a stingy defense to shut down the Gallipolis Blue Angels’ offense in a 41-23 Ohio Valley Conference win on Monday.
Kate Ball drained a trifecta and scored 12 points while Brooklyn McComas also hit a 3-pointer and Sara Dillon added a basket as Chesapeake took a 17-4 first quarter lead.
Ryleigh Shafer hit a 3-pointer and scored all 6 of her points in the second quarter as Gallipolis cut the deficit to 26-16 at the half.
Clairynn Romans, Ball and McComas all hit 3-pointers in the second quarter to help Chesapeake keep its double digit lead.
Ball made another shot from beyond the arc and scored 5 points while Hannah Webb scored 4 points as the Lady Panthers defense held Gallipolis to 4 points as the lead went to 35-20.
Emma Hammons was 3-of-4 and Mallory Petro 1-of-2 from the foul line to account for the Gallipolis scoring in the quarter.
Chesapeake iced the game with free throw shooting as Ball went 4-of-4 and Webb 2-of-2 and the Lady Panthers limited the Blue Angels to just 3 points.
Ball finished with a game-high 24 points while McComas and Webb scored 6 each.
Shafer and Hammons had 6 points each for Gallipolis (6-9, 3-7).
Chesapeake 17 9 9 6 = 41
Gallipolis 4 12 4 3 = 23
CHESAPEAKE (9-6, 5-5): Sara Dillon 1 0 0-0 2, Erin Hicks 0 0 0-0 0, Lexi Adkins 0 0 0-0 0, Clairynn Romans 0 1 0-0 3, Kate Ball 4 3 7-8 24, Brooklyn McComas 0 2 0-0 6, Hannah Webb 2 0 2-2 6. Totals: 7 6 9-10 41. Fouls: 10. Fouled out: None.
GALLIPOLIS (6-9, 3-7): Ryleigh Shafer 1 1 1-2 6, Mary Howell 1 0 0-0 2, Ryen Nunn 0 0 0-0 0, Emma Hammons 1 0 4-7 6, Taylor Barnes 1 0 0-0 2, Mallory Petro 0 0 3-4 3, Lou Walker 2 0 0-0 4. Totals: 6 1 8-13 23. Fouls: 10. Fouled out: None.
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