The Teutopolis Lady Shoes built a seemingly comfortable lead, but then hung on down the stretch to come away with a 41-36 victory Monday night at Pana.

T-Town built a 23-11 halftime lead and still held a double-digit lead, 32-21, going into the final eight minutes. But the Lady Panthers got within 40-36 in the final seconds.

Olivia Niemerg led the Lady Shoes with 13 points, while Ciara Roepke and Karsyn Mette both scored nine. Niemerg and Kaitlyn Schumacher both pulled down seven rebounds and Niemerg dished out five assists.

Teutopolis improved to 6-1 on the season. They will play Thursday at St. Joseph-Ogden.