Ericka Warvell had a career night.

And it couldn’t have happened at a better time for the Neshannock High girls basketball team.

Warvell scored a career-best 20 points, including three 3-pointers, to help the Lady Lancers knock off Mohawk in WPIAL Section 2-AA action last night, 48-40.

“Ericka was pretty much on fire and carried us,” Neshannock coach Greg Huston said. “Shawna Creese played very well defensively on Chelsea Brown. We challenged her to defend against her and she really put the clamps on her and did a nice job.”

Courtney Frengel followed Warvell in scoring with 13 points for the Lady Lancers (1-0 section, 2-2 overall).

Mohawk (0-1, 3-1) jumped out to a 15-8 lead in the first quarter before Neshannock scored 21 in the second to take a 29-25 advantage at the half.

“Mohawk came out of the gate with a bunch of 3s,” Huston said. “We settled down and started hitting some of our own.

“Once we got the lead back, we never lost it. It’s nice to play ahead.”

Alyssa Natale led the Lady Warriors with 15 points and Kelly Eichenlaub followed with 11 markers.