By Staff
BERRIEN SPRINGS – A big first half lifted the Edwardsburg girls' varsity basketball team to a 43-28 Lakeland Conference victory over Berrien Springs Tuesday night.
The Lady Eddies (2-2, 1-2 Lakeland) outscored Berrien Springs 24-9 in the first half and then cruised home with the victory.
Berrien Springs outscored Edwardsburg 14-10 in the third quarter, but both teams ended up netting 19 points each in the final 16 minutes of play.
Steffanie Streb led the Lady Eddies with 11 points, while Lindsay Harroff and Stephanie Koontz finished with 10 and nine points respectively.
Rachel Zahrn led Berrien Springs with nine points, all on 3-pointers. Kelsey Shembarger added six points.
Edwardsburg is back in action on Friday, when it travels to Bridgman for another league contest.
Edwardsburg was edged in junior varsity action Tuesday night by the Lady Shamrocks, 26-24.
EDWARDSBURG 43
Brea Eden 1 0-0 3; Leslie Boyles 1 1-2 4; Christina Hans 1 0-2 2; Emily Kozinski 2 0-0 4; Steffanie Streb 4 2-2 11; Stephanie Koontz 3 3-4 9; Lindsay Harroff 2 0-0 10. Totals: 16 6-10 43
BERRIEN SPRINGS 28
Rachel Zahrn 3 0-2 9; Mandy Bromilow 2 0-0 4; Whitney Slecknies 0 0-0 0; Brienne Jeskema 1 2-6 4; Koby Gillispie 2 0-0 4; Kelsey Shembarger 1 4-4 6; Lyndsey Shembarger 0 1-1 2; Arielle Wallace 0 0-0 0; LaQuittice Dichols 0 0-0 0. Totals: 9 7-14 28
Edwardsburg 14 10 10 9 – 43
Berrien Springs 6 3 14 5 – 28
3-point baskets: Eden (E), Boyles (E), Streb (E), Harroff (E) 2, Zahrn (BS) 3. Total fouls: Edwardsburg 13, Berrien Springs 11. Fouled out: None. Records: Edwardsburg 2-2, 1-2 Lakeland; Berrien Springs 3-2, 1-2 Lakeland