AKRON – Led by the trio of Anne Secrest, Meredith Brouyette and Sophie Bussard, the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings cruised to a 67-34 win over Plymouth Thursday night. Secrest scored 19 points for the Class 3A No. 9 Lady Vikings, while Brouyette and Bussard chipped in with 14 points each. Secrest’s statline also included seven rebounds, five steals, four blocks and four assists. Bussard tallied five steals and three assists, while Brouyette finished with three assists for the Lady Vikings, who tallied a total of 18 assists. The Lady Vikings were 21 of 38 from the field overall, 6 of 13 from the arc, and 19 of 19 at the free throw line. Both Valley and Plymouth are now 6-2 on the season. The Lady Vikings have won the last two meetings in the series, though the Lady Pilgrims have won seven of the last 10. In Thursday’s 33-point win, Valley led 18-6 after one quarter of play, 38-16 at halftime and 57-21 at the end of the third. Plymouth’s only other loss this season was a 41-40 setback to Valparaiso on Nov. 19. The Lady Pilgrims have an average winning margin of 17 points per game this season. Jennah Nifong led Plymouth with eight points in the loss at Valley, while Alli Andrews and Halle Reichard chipped in with seven points each. Plymouth won the JV game 42-29. The Lady Vikings host Three Rivers Conference rival Wabash Saturday and non-conference foe Triton Wednesday. Plymouth travels to Goshen Saturday for a Northern Lakes Conference game.
