SPENCERVILLE – Spencerville led with a minute and a half to play but Lincolnview finished strong to take a 48-44 girls basketball win on Thursday night.
Kassidy Hammons scored 12 points, Addysen Steven got 11 points and Emerson Walker had 10 points for the Lancers (7-5, 3-0 Northwest Conference). Heidi Keller’s 14 points led Spencerville (6-6, 1-3 NWC).
Walker’s hoop and free throw gave Lincolnview the lead for good after Clara Goecke had scored with 1:36 to play to give Spencerville its last lead.
Lincolnview led 26-22 at halftime with Hammons leading the way with 10 points in the half. It held Keller scoreless in the first two quarters. She got all 14 of her points in the second half.
Lincolnview led 36-33 after three quarters.
“Spencerville is a young team and they get after it, they did a good job of switching up defensively.” Lincolnview head coach Kyle Williams said. “We reacted well and knocked down free throws when we needed to.
“It felt great to get a win over a top program tonight,” Williams said. “Greg (Ekis) does a great job and we are doing a great job building as well. It feels good to get a win tonight.”
Lincolnview’s win was its first against Spencerville since the 2016-17 season, according to MaxPreps.
Lincolnview will travel to Antwerp on Tuesday night. Spencerville returns to action Tuesday night on the road against New Knoxville.
Nate Stidham wrote this for LimaScores.com.
