Sieber, Peterson each score 12, help Culver beat West Central

Lady Cavs make 19 of 24 free throws, win 3 straight for first time in Lowry era

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Culver 47, West Central 39 (Thursday): Grace Sieber and Rose Peterson scored 12 points each to lead the Culver girls basketball team to a win over visiting West Central and their first three-game winning streak in coach Shane Lowry’s three seasons as coach.

Brynn Berndt added nine points, and Kennedy Jackson had seven.

Amiyah Williams had two points and a team-high seven rebounds. Culver (10-11) had a 29-21 rebounding advantage despite both Williams and Jackson fouling out.

Berndt and Peterson had four steals each.

Sieber made all eight of her free throw attempts, and Berndt was 5 for 6 from the line. As a team, Culver was 19 for 24.

Culver had two three-game winning streaks in 2019-20 under coach Tammy Shedrow. They have not won four in a row since the 2018-19 season. Culver hosts LaVille in their Hoosier North finale Saturday before a Class 1A, Sectional 50 quarterfinal game at home against Argos on Wednesday.

Annika Smith had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Lady Trojans, who fell to 5-16.

Culver led 24-18 at halftime.

Culver is 7-1 in their last eight meetings with West Central.

WEST CENTRAL (39) (5-16)

Allen 2 4-5 9, Sharpe 3 1-3 7, S. Mellon 0 0-1 0, Smith 8 6-11 23, B. Mellon 0 0-0 0, Lattimore 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 13 11-20 39

CULVER (47) (10-11)

Grace Sieber 2 8-8 12, Brynn Berndt 2 5-6 9, Rose Peterson 4 0-0 12, Amiyah Williams 1 0-0 2, Kennedy Jackson 3 1-4 7, Kaylee Hamilton 0 1-2 1, Luci Overmyer 0 4-4 4, Maisy McCuen 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 12 19-24 47

Three-point field goals:

West Central 2 (Allen, Smith),

Culver 4 (Peterson 4)

Total fouls: West Central 16, Culver 19

Fouled out: Allen (WC), Williams (CUL), Jackson (CUL)

Turnovers: West Central 19, Culver 23

Score by quarters

West Central 4 14 5 16 – 39

Culver 11 13 9 14 – 47