Lady Royals beat Pendleton County 65-60 in OT

The Mason County Lady Royals rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to defeat the Pendleton County Lady Wildcats 65-60 in overtime on Monday night in Falmouth extending their season-opening winning streak to four games.

Lexi Young led four Lady Royals in double figure scoring with 19 points and pulled down her 500th career rebound. Olivia Hughes made three 3-pointers and scored 15 points. Amirah Reed made 5-of-6 free throws in the extra period and finished with 13 points. Carlee Buttery added 12 points.

Pendleton County junior Lilly Ashcraft scored 23 points including her 1,000th career point.

After trailing 30-21 at halftime, the Lady Royals opened the third period with a 15-0 run and outscored the Lady Wildcats 17-5 in the period.

Ashcraft banked in a floater to tie the game with one second left in the fourth quarter.

Mason County outscored Pendleton County 14-8 in the extra period. Buttery made a layup, Reed and Hughes both made a 3-pointer and Reed sealed the victory at the free throw line.

The Lady Royals will play Western Brown on Friday night in the Mike Murphy Classic at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County        14 07 17 14 13 — 65

Pendleton County   16 14 05 17 08 — 60

Mason County — Reed 13, Kirk 1, Hughes 15, Downs-Perry 2, Young 19, Fox 3, Buttery 12

Pendleton County — Verst 15, Ashcraft 23, Mayer 13, Thacker 4, Spalding 3, King 2