Manhattan ? Kristen Finger scored 14 points and added eight rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as Veritas Christian fell to Smoky Valley at the Shea Invitational, 41-38.

Alison Dover added eight points for Veritas (1-1).

There was still good news for the Eagles: Because of a points-allowed tiebreaker, they advance to Saturday’s 5 p.m. championship game against Topeka Heritage.