COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Asia Dozier scored 14 of her 16 points in the second half and Spring Valley avenged last year's loss in the Class 4A girls basketball state championship with a 41-35 victory over Goose Creek on Friday night at the Colonial Life Arena.
The Vikings (29-0) trailed 16-12 after a slow-paced first half, but Dozier heated up in the third quarter with nine points as Spring Valley went on a 14-4 run to open the quarter.
Goose Creek (28-3) got 11 points from Ashley Fields and closed to within one, 34-33, in the fourth quarter, but the Vikings made seven straight free throws to seal their second state championship in three years.
Aleighsa Welch added 10 points for the Gators. Xylina McDaniel scored nine points for Spring Valley.
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