South Greene Makes Semis

South Greene’s Lady Rebels made it to the tournament semifinals,impressively putting away Lausanne Collegiate School of Memphis 62-42. The Rebs never trailed in the contest after taking a slender 10-7 first quarter advantage.

Junior guard Rechelle Dye had a standout game for the Rebels (11-1),with her stat line telling it all: 22 points on 5-10 from the field and9-10 free throws, five assists and seven rebounds. She got help from senior Megan Casteel with 14 points, while sophomore Ansley Ricker netted 10 points.

Lausanne (11-2) got 14 points from Monica Miller but no other player in double digits. Lausanne is the defending state champ in Division II-A in the state of Tennessee.

After a 27-21 lead at halftime, the Rebels went on a third quarter run behind three 3-pointers, two by Dye and one by Ricker, to stretch the lead to 10 points and the Lynx could not catch up. It was 43-34 after three quarters and the lead continued to grow in the final period.

Lausanne (42): Monica Miller 6-11 2-4 14, Williams 1-6 2-2 4, Green 3-82-5 9, Avant 1-12 0-1 2, Riley 3-6 1-2 8, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Summerfield1-8 0-0 3, Douglas 1-2 0-0 2. TOTALS: 16-53 7-14 42.

South Greene (62): Rechelle Dye 5-10 9-10 22, Ansley Ricker 3-6 2-2 10,Kinser 2-4 0-0 4, Megan Casteel 5-9 3-4 14, Hicks 2-4 3-4 7, Crum 1-41-5 3, Tweed 0-1 0-0 0, Sizemore 0-1 1-2 1. TOTALS: 18-39 19-27 62.

3-Point Goals: LS-3 (Green, Riley, Summerfield). SG-7 (Dye 3, Ricker 2, Casteel, Crum).

Score by quarters:

Lausanne            7   14   13   8--42
South Greene        10 17   16  19--62