Saturday, December 24, 2005
A Special Alumni Night- Melrose 71-Belmont 30
Melrose (3-0) celebrated their annual tradition of alumni night welcoming back numerous alumni from recent seasons. About fifteen prior players attended the game and post-game refreshments. Some familiar names included Quiana Copeland, Oyin Aderibigbe, Tara Stanford, and Marianne Foley just to name a few. Each player received a rose and was introduced by Coach Brady.
Meanwhile, the current Lady Raiders faced the Lady Marauders, who coaches rated third in preseason Middlesex League polls. Melrose jumped out to a quick 19-0 lead, had a 25 point cushion at halftime, and outscored Belmont 22-6 in the first five minutes of the second half, allowing Coach Dave Brady lots of time for reserves.
In limited minutes, all five starters (Sheylani Peddy, Karen and Paula Sen, Cara Lynch, and Lynley DeAmato) had at least eight points (all-statistics are unofficial). As usual, All-Scholastic Sheylani led the way with 18 points, and Karen Sen had her best outing of the young season with 15 points and a dominant performance on the glass.
Melrose showed some different looks from their usual man-t0-man and gimmick 'man' defenses, confusing Belmont with half-court traps off the zone defense.
Belmont's All-Scholastic Lauren Yanofsky was kept under wraps with a combination of rotating zone defense and inside play taking away her signature moves.
Samantha Bell had her best game as a Lady Raider with a strong effort in relief. Emily Clark and Lauren Howe scored their first varsity points for the Lady Raiders.
After the game Coach Brady was pleased with the effort. Assistant Coach Rob Ferrante noted that in addition to the overall team effort, Melrose had good contributions from numerous players, noting that Melrose's skill sets created difficult matchups for many teams, as Melrose has players with versatile games from all areas - inside, intermediate, and long range.
After the seasonal break, the Lady Raiders resume their schedule with tough and surprising Burlington, coached by former Wakefield standout Beth Simpson.
Meanwhile, the current Lady Raiders faced the Lady Marauders, who coaches rated third in preseason Middlesex League polls. Melrose jumped out to a quick 19-0 lead, had a 25 point cushion at halftime, and outscored Belmont 22-6 in the first five minutes of the second half, allowing Coach Dave Brady lots of time for reserves.
In limited minutes, all five starters (Sheylani Peddy, Karen and Paula Sen, Cara Lynch, and Lynley DeAmato) had at least eight points (all-statistics are unofficial). As usual, All-Scholastic Sheylani led the way with 18 points, and Karen Sen had her best outing of the young season with 15 points and a dominant performance on the glass.
Melrose showed some different looks from their usual man-t0-man and gimmick 'man' defenses, confusing Belmont with half-court traps off the zone defense.
Belmont's All-Scholastic Lauren Yanofsky was kept under wraps with a combination of rotating zone defense and inside play taking away her signature moves.
Samantha Bell had her best game as a Lady Raider with a strong effort in relief. Emily Clark and Lauren Howe scored their first varsity points for the Lady Raiders.
After the game Coach Brady was pleased with the effort. Assistant Coach Rob Ferrante noted that in addition to the overall team effort, Melrose had good contributions from numerous players, noting that Melrose's skill sets created difficult matchups for many teams, as Melrose has players with versatile games from all areas - inside, intermediate, and long range.
After the seasonal break, the Lady Raiders resume their schedule with tough and surprising Burlington, coached by former Wakefield standout Beth Simpson.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 6:42 AM 
