Izzy Riggs hits buzzer-beater to give Lady Saints a 43-40 win in the championship game at Ripley

Izzy Riggs banked in a buzzer-beater from near half-court to give the St. Patrick Lady Saints a 43-40 win over the Ripley Lady Jays in the championship game of the Ripley Holiday Classic on Friday night. 

Ripley used a box-and-one defense to limit Caroline McKay to eight points, but other players stepped up for the Lady Saints.

Makenna Roush made a 3-pointer to give the Lady Saints a 40-38 lead. Ripley tied the game with a couple of free throws and had a chance to take the lead, but missed a shot. St. Patrick grabbed the rebound and called time out with 2.1 seconds to play. McKay took it in front of the Ripley bench. Riggs caught the pass a few feet into front court and hit the game-winning basket.

Riggs finished with a game-high 15 points. Riggs and McKay were named to the All-Tournament Team. 

St. Patrick (8-3) will play at Eastern Brown on Monday night.

St. Patrick    10 09 09 15 — 43

Ripley           13 09 07 11 — 40

St. Patrick — McKay 8, Roush 9, Riggs 15, Gallenstein 2, Klee 7, Arn 2

Ripley — Hutchinson 5, Fultz 2, Taylor 6, Finn 10, Hackney 8, Carr 2, Manning 7