Lady Raiders defeat Bentworth for first win
Waynesburg Central’s Kirsten Garber made both ends of a one-and-one with five seconds left in the game Monday night to clinch a 34-31 Section 4-AA victory at Bentworth.
The win was the first of the season for the Lady Raiders, who improve to 1-1 in the section and 1-3 overall. Bentworth goes to 0-2 in the section.
Garber scored her eighth and ninth points of the fourth quarter with the Lady Raiders leading 32-31. She finished with a game-high 20 points.
Celine Monica was also in double figures with 11 points.
Although both teams made seven free throws, Waynesburg attempted nine and Bentworth had 16.
The Lady Bearcats led 9-7 after the first quarter and 14-12 at halftime. Waynesburg cut the gap to a single point, 21-20, after three quarters.
The two teams battled back and forth in the final eight minutes before Waynesburg ultimately prevailed.
Heather Chester led Bentworth with 19.