On Saturday afternoon the Lady Tigers returned to the Archie tournament to face the Holden Lady Eagles for the third place game. After coming off a disappointing loss to Adrian in the semi-finals the Tigers were ready to get back into the win column. The first quarter started out sluggish for both teams with neither finding a good flow to the game and at the end of one the score was Rich Hill 8 Holden 6. The second quarter neither team seemed to find an advantage but Holden took the half time lead of 18-17. The third quarter was filled with a lack of offense and foul trouble for both teams and Rich Hill holding a 22-20 lead. The fourth quarter the Lady Tigers finally got on track scoring 18 points and holding their opponents to 10 and won the game 40-30.
The leading scorers for the Lady Tigers were Taylor Coonce with 13, Jen Doty 9, Allie Taylor 8, Serena Duncan 4 and Taylor Brooks and Robin Schapeler with 3 each. The leading rebounders were Allie Taylor with 7, Taylor Coonce 5 and Taylor Brooks with 4.
After the conclusion of the tournament Allie Taylor was selected to the all tournament team for the second year in a row. The girls next play on Tuesday night against Bronaugh with 1/2 JVG game and a full varsity game to follow. Game time is 6:00 PM