According to head coach Aaron Rios, the St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs just continue “doing a great job playing our brand of basketball.”

And racking up wins at the same time.

“The Sisterhood,” as Rios refers to his team, notched their fifth straight win Thursday night, posting a convincing 81-55 decision at Neoga in a National Trail Conference contest.

It was a close game for a quarter. The Lady Indians were within five points, 19-14, at the end of the opening eight minutes.

But St. Anthony began to pull away after that. The Lady Bulldogs led 41-24 at halftime and 59-39 heading into the final quarter.

Stacie Vonderheide, in her first game since joining the school’s 1,000-point club, continued to score at a high level, pumping in a game-high 27 points. It was also her fourth triple-double of the season, as Vonderheide finished with 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

Nancy Ruholl had a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds and Adysen Rios was also in double figures with 14 points.

The Lady Bulldogs are now 15-6 on the season and 4-1 in the NTC. They will return to action Monday with an opening-round game in the NTC Tournament at Beecher City. The No. 2 seeded SAHS squad will face No. 7 Windsor/Stew-Straws at 11:30 a.m.

“We are looking forward to the NTC Tournament next week,” Rios said. “The Sisterhood has really been playing good basketball.”