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VAN WERT – The Van Wert Lady Cougars hosted the Jefferson Lady Wildcats Saturday night in non-conference action.
The Lady Cougars used big second and third quarters to defeat the Lady Wildcats 60-40.

Both teams started off hot in the first quarter. The biggest lead of the quarter belonged to Van Wert when sophomore Erin Morrow hit a 3 to put Van Wert up 13-10 with just over three minutes to play in the first quarter. On the following possessions, Rileigh Stockwell hit four out of five free throws to give Jefferson a 15-13 lead. Van Wert battled back at the end of the quarter to take an 18-17 lead on a basket by Kaitlynn Hall.

The Lady Cougars gave themselves some breathing room in the second quarter, starting the quarter on a 7-0 run. Morrow started the scoring with a jump shot and Emilie Moonshower followed with a 3-pointer and two free throws to push the lead to 25-17.