Lady Saints Move into 4 Way Tie for First

With a Seward win over visiting Independence and Hutchinson’s win at Cowley, the four teams are now tied for first in the KJCCC.  Buckle your seat belts.  The #15 Lady Saints took care of their end of the deal with a 63-52 win over the Lady Pirates in the Green House Wednesday night in the Green House.

Seward’s defense forced 31 Independence turnovers.  Indy shot 35 percent.  Seward led 26-11 before Indy cut that lead to 32-29 before Mollie Mounsey beat the first half buzzer with a left wing three pointer to make it 35-29 SCCC at the break.  The Lady Saints bolted to a 54-39 lead after three quarters.  Mollie Mounsey scored 21 and was active defensively with four steals.  Sylvia Veloso had seven points, nine rebounds, and five steals.  Lexi Hernandez scored 15.

Seward is 12-2 and 8-2 in the KJCCC while Indy falls to 10-3 and 8-2.  Seward plays at Colby Saturday night at 6 on 107.5 and kscbnews.net.  Saints Shootaround is at 5:45.  The Green Line show features the Lady Saints tonight at 6 on 1270 and kscbnews.net.