Sieber, O’Brien combine for 5 treys in Culver’s win over Pioneer

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Culver 34, Pioneer 27 (Nov. 18): Grace Sieber hit three 3-pointers and scored 12 points, and Elexa O’Brien hit a pair of treys and added 10 for the host Lady Cavaliers in a Hoosier North home win over Pioneer at John R. Nelson Gymnasium Nov. 18.

Amiyah Williams scored four of her six points in the third quarter as Culver extended a three-point halftime lead to 26-16 after three quarters.

Mia McKaig hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points for Pioneer, who fell to 0-3 overall and 0-2 in the Hoosier North.

Culver snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 3-4, 1-1.

Culver beat Pioneer for the first time since Nov. 21, 2015.

PIONEER (27) (0-3, 0-2)

Makenna Strycker 1 4-8 6, Mia McKaig 4 2-3 14, Kynzie Hathaway 0 0-0 0, Julia McGrew 0 0-0 0, Gracie Hopper 0 1-2 1, Casey Webb 1 0-0 2, Lois Layer 1 0-0 2, Jocelyn Kain 0 0-0 0, Hannah Zeigler 0 2-2 2

TEAM: 7 9-15 27

CULVER (34) (3-4, 1-1)

Grace Sieber 4 1-4 12, Maddy Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Elexa O’Brien 4 0-0 10, Brooke Davis 2 0-0 4, Amiyah Williams 2 2-5 6, Giselle Villegas 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 13 3-9 34

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 4 (McKaig 4),

Culver 5 (Sieber 3, O’Brien 2)

Total fouls: Pioneer 15, Culver 16

Fouled out: Layer (PIO), Hamilton (CUL)

Turnovers: Pioneer 19, Culver 20

Score by quarters

Pioneer 6 5 5 11 – 27