Lady Miners open season with victory at West Washington

Linton started slow in its season opener at West Washington on Saturday.

But the Lady Miners rebounded with strong second and third quarters to defeat the Lady Senators, 45-31, in a nonconference game.

Linton trailed 10-6 after eight minutes, but outscored West Washington 14-5 and 17-6 the next two to take control of the game.

“There are some things we need to clean up,” but I really like the way the ball was moving on offense,” Linton Coach Garrett Vandeventer said. “And (I liked) the way we talked and moved on defense.”

Junior Audrey Sullivan led the Lady Miners in scoring with 15 points, including two key 3-pointers in the second quarter.

“We made a few plays on defense and got out in transition,” Vandeventer said of the improved offense in the second quarter.

Junior Jaycee Archer finished with 12 points, and she had eight points in the third quarter as the Lady Miners continued to pull away.

Junior Marleigh Rehmel added nine points for Linton, junior Layla Gennicks had five, and sophomore Sophie Lower added four.

“I really liked our energy in the third quarter,” Vandeventer said. “We need to look at our defensive rotations and being patient on offense.”

The Lady Miners (1-0) are back in action Thursday, Nov. 12 at home against North Knox (0-1).