Slow start dooms Lady Vandals on Monday

A slow start for the Lady Vandals put them too far behind Neoga on Monday night in a 50-40 loss.

Sophomore Madelyn Hosick had a balanced game with 11 rebounds, seven points, two assists and two steals, and freshman Emma Meyer added 10 points, three rebounds and three steals.

But with just 14 points in the first half, Vandalia (1-7) was unable to erase its 15-point halftime deficit, even though the Lady Vandals showed improvement in the last two quarters.

E.C. Thies had a game-high 19 points for Neoga, and she hit four 3-pointers.

Monday, Dec. 16
Neoga 50
Vandalia 40
N: 14-15-11-10—50
V: 7-7-11-15—40
Points: Meyer, 10; Makayla Tinker, 9; Hosick, 7; Karlie Bright, 4; Morgan Cripe, 3; Randi Evans, 3; Kaitlyn Kershaw, 2.
Rebounds: Hosick, 11; Bright, 7; Cripe, 7; Evans, 6; Tinker, 5; Kershaw, 4; Meyer, 3.
Record: 1-7
JV: Vandalia won, 47-37

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The Lady Vandals fell to 0-2 in South Central Conference play after a road loss at Hillsboro last Thursday.

Freshman Emma Meyer set a career-high with 18 points, but she was the only player in double figures as the Lady Toppers took control of the game early and cruised to a 51-40 victory.

Sophomore Karlie Bright added seven points and nine steals for the Lady Vandals (1-6, 0-2 SCC), and sophomores Madelyn Hosick and Makayla Tinker each grabbed six rebounds.

Katie Deluka and Gretchen Hobbie each scored 15 for Hillsboro (5-3, 3-0 SCC).

Vandalia opened each half poorly, scoring six points in the first quarter and just four in the third, while closing out each half with a 15-point period.

Thursday, Dec. 12
Hillsboro 51
Vandalia 40
V: 6-15-4-15—40
H: 17-9-13-12—51
Points: Meyer, 18; Bright, 7; Morgan Cripe, 4; Hosick, 4; Randi Evans, 2; Kaitlyn Kershaw, 2; Tinker, 2; Kylie Sellers, 1.
Rebounds: Hosick, 6; Tinker, 6; Cripe, 4; Bright, 3; Meyer, 3; Evans, 2; Kershaw, 2; Sellers, 2.
Record: 1-6 (0-2 SCC)
JV: Vandalia lost, 61-34.