The Effingham Lady Hearts began tournament play in impressive fashion Monday morning.

EHS built an early lead and then cruised to a 62-23 victory over Greenville in an opening-round game of the Vandalia Invitational Tournament.

The Lady Hearts led 17-8 after the first eight minutes and expanded their advantage to 37-11 at halftime. An 18-7 scoring edge in the third period ballooned the margin to 35 points. Heading into the final quarter, EHS owned a lopsided 55-18 lead.

Sidney Donaldson led all scorers with 15 points and Alyssa Martin added 10.

The Lady Hearts, now 16-5 for the season, will return to tournament action Thursday. They will face Salem at 7:30 p.m.