A barrage of 3-point shots enabled the Lady Pointers to dramatically turn Friday’s ToC game around after halftime.

At the break, Van Buren (5-3) trailed East Central by six, 29-23, while making just 1-of-9 attempts from beyond the perimeter.

But in the third quarter, the Lady Pointers converted five 3's as they outscored the Lady Cardinals, 23-9, in taking a 46-38 lead.

Van Buren then added four more treys in the final quarter, three of them from senior guard Rylee Ryan, who ended up with five 3's and led all scorers with 23 points.

Fellow senior Olivia Schnakenberg added 14 points on 6-of-7 field goal shooting, while senior Kayleigh Evans and freshman Brooklyn Kannady each had 11 points.

The Lady Pointers hit 9-of-15 3-point attempts in the second half. Kannady had three 3's after the half as well.

For East Central, Ty’Najah Mitchell finished with 14 points and converted four 3's, while Shametrionna Stone had 11 points.