Lady Raiders grab second win of season with 45-23 victory over Twisters

Josh Barnett - Sports Editor

South Ripley's girls' varsity basketball team picked up their second victory in a row with a 45-23 win over Oldenburg Academy on the road Tuesday night. With the win the Lady Raiders push their record to 2-1 on the season.

South Ripley jumped out to an early double-digit lead when they outscored the Lady Twisters 12-2 in the first quarter. Three Raiders made up the 12 points with Julie Lipperd, Ciara McGuire and Kristen Huss all scoring 4 points apiece in the quarter.

In the second quarter the Lady Raiders continued to pour it on the Twisters adding 16 more to their total while holding Oldenburg to 10. At the end of the half South Ripley was leading 28-12. Lipperd had 8 of her game high 14 points in the first half and Huss finished the half with 7.
South Ripley slowed down the scoring in the second half but kept up the defensive intensity. The Lady Raiders scored just 16 points in the entire second half but was able to hold Oldenburg to just 9 points in the half.

Julie Lipperd led all scorers with 14 points. Ciara McGuire had 10 points and Erin Collier and Kristen Huss both finished with 7 points each. Beth Stratton chipped in 5 and Bethany Vaughn had 2. Lipperd led the team in rebounds recording her third straight double-double, grabbing 13 rebounds to go with her 14 points. Beth Stratton pulled down 4 rebounds and Abbey Lemon grabbed 3. Erin Collier had a team high 10 assists and 4 steals.

The Lady Raiders continue their season this Saturday on the road against East Central. That game is scheduled to start at 6:00 pm with the JV playing first.