Pineville made quick work of Oneida Baptist Institute on Monday in the opening round of the 13th Region All A tournament. With the Lady Lion defense holding the Lady Mountaineers to just three points in the first half, Pineville eased their way to a 57-19 victory.

Twelve players put points on the board for the Lady Lions. The team was paced by Whitney Caldwell’s 10 points. Raigan King finished the game with eight points while shooting 75 percent from the field. McKenzie Widener finished the game with a team-high nine rebounds.

Emilie Field led OBI with nine points. Katy Schroeder ended the night with seven points and Samira Dennis scored three to round out the scoring.

Pineville exploded out of the gate taking a 20-0 lead after the first quarter. The second was much of the same with the Lady Lions racking up 19 points in the period with the help of six from Ava Arnett. Pineville took a 39-3 lead into halftime.

OBI managed to get 16 points on the board in the second half to cut the final deficit to 38 points.

Up Next

Pineville (7-3) will play Williamsburg (9-4) in the second round of the 13th Region All A at 6 p.m. on Thursday.

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Pineville (57): Whitney Caldwell 10, Raigan King 8, Brittney Davis 6, Ava Arnett 6, Summer Partin 5, Virginia Hall 4, McKenzie Widener 4, Makeena Partin 4, Ashley Middleton 4, Halle Jones 2, McKenna King 2, Aylssa Howard 2.

Oneida Baptist (19): Ruth Eyrara 0, Morgan Maria 0, Emilie Field 9, Samira Dennis 3, Katy Schroeder 7.