Friday, January 11, 2008
Melrose Keeps Sachems Struggling 65-33
Melrose (8-2, 7-1 Middlesex League) defeated Winchester 65-33 at Winchester tonight.
Melrose is completing the first turn of the Middlesex League schedule and has 7 of its 10 final ML games at home. Meanwhile, Reading defeated Belmont moving the Lady Raiders into a first place tie for ML supremacy.
Melrose got off to a quick start with a 19-10 first period lead and 37-16 halftime edge. Meg Kirwan continued her scoring with 23 points for the game slashing to the basket.
Melrose came out with even more intensity in the second half, fashioning a 18-3 third period edge, and everyone got into the game tonight.
Scoring Summary:
Megan Kirwan 23
Colleen Hanscom 14
Laura Irwin 6
Siena Mamayek 6
Emily Clark 4
Hannah Brickley 6
Nicole Meuse 4
Rachel Caffey 2
Lady Raider Notes: Melrose hosts Wakefield Tuesday at the Middle School Gymnasium. Wakefield is a dangerous team with experience, although they haven't played their best basketball yet this season.
Melrose shot 6-12 from the free throw line tonight.
Lady Raider alum Shey Peddy leads the Wright State Raiders in scoring with 14.9 points a game, and adds 3 assists and nearly 4 rebounds and 3 steals per game for the Horizon League entry.
Melrose is completing the first turn of the Middlesex League schedule and has 7 of its 10 final ML games at home. Meanwhile, Reading defeated Belmont moving the Lady Raiders into a first place tie for ML supremacy.
Melrose got off to a quick start with a 19-10 first period lead and 37-16 halftime edge. Meg Kirwan continued her scoring with 23 points for the game slashing to the basket.
Melrose came out with even more intensity in the second half, fashioning a 18-3 third period edge, and everyone got into the game tonight.
Scoring Summary:
Megan Kirwan 23
Colleen Hanscom 14
Laura Irwin 6
Siena Mamayek 6
Emily Clark 4
Hannah Brickley 6
Nicole Meuse 4
Rachel Caffey 2
Lady Raider Notes: Melrose hosts Wakefield Tuesday at the Middle School Gymnasium. Wakefield is a dangerous team with experience, although they haven't played their best basketball yet this season.
Melrose shot 6-12 from the free throw line tonight.
Lady Raider alum Shey Peddy leads the Wright State Raiders in scoring with 14.9 points a game, and adds 3 assists and nearly 4 rebounds and 3 steals per game for the Horizon League entry.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 9:05 PM 
