Lancaster met an aggressive Lee County defense that held the Lady Devils to their second lowest regulation score of the season. Catch the action in the video above!

Lancaster scored 13 points, including nine free throws, in the second overtime period Thursday night (March 11) to get by Lee County, 62-53, and advance to the state championship game for a second time in three years.

The Lady Devils will face tournament nemesis George Mason in the final. The Mustangs, who advanced to tomorrow’s championship with a 54-42 semifinal win over Chilhowie, eliminated Lancaster from state play in last year’s semifinal round.

Lancaster met an aggressive Lee County defense that held the Lady Devils to their second lowest regulation score of the season.

Jalan McPherson drilled a three-pointer with 1:51 to go in the fourth quarter Thursday to give Lee County its first lead, 44-43, since early in the opening period. Lancaster’s Ashley Ransome hit the front end of two free throws to tie the game at 44-44. Lee had worked the time off the clock and put up a shot with a second and a half to play that went in and out but Ransome drew a foul on the fight for the rebound.

Lee brought the ball in but missed a shot at the buzzer to send the game into its first overtime.

Andrea White scored all five of Lancaster’s points in the first overtime and threw up a half-court shot that bounced off the backboard to end the period with the score tied at 49-49.

Lancaster pulled away with 1:18 to play in the second OT, increasing a three-point margin when White hit twice from the line for a 56-51 lead.

Shanice Yerby sank two from the foul line and White hit four more free throws, all with under a minute to play, for the win.

White led all scorers with 29 points and Shamerah Taylor added 10 for the Lady Devils.

Lee had three scorers in double digits with Makenzie Cluesman putting up 20, McPherson 14 and Morgan Miles 12.

Lancaster advances to semifinals