The Berry women's basketball team put together a strong second half effort to hand host Oglethorpe a 55-41 defeat Saturday in Atlanta in the Southern Athletic Association opener for both teams.
 
                The win, the third straight victory for the Vikings, improves Berry to 4-3 overall heading into a non-conference matchup against Asbury on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. at the Cage.
 
                Against the Petrels, the Vikings trailed 18-15 at the half, then opened the final 20 minutes outscoring Oglethorpe 20-10 in the third quarter and 20-13 in the final period.
 
                Sydney Blankenship led the Vikings with 23 points and McKenna Lentych came off the bench to add nine points and nine rebounds, while Kennedy Moore also pulled down nine rebounds.