Friday, December 18, 2009
Fast Start, Strong Finish Sinks Marauders
Melrose made the second longest trip of the regular season and left Belmont with a 64-31 victory, to go 2-0 in the Middlesex League.
A 16-2 first quarter sealed the Marauders fate, led by the Melrose frontcourt, as the Painted Ladies scored all the first stanza points. The frontcourt added another seventeen in the second frame, as Melrose carried an insurmountable 36-15 lead into the break, led by Hannah Brickley's thirteen points and Siena Mamayek's ten.
The third period saw a 10-9 Melrose advantage, featuring a pair of treys, one apiece for senior point guard Colleen Hanscom and Leah Limone.
Melrose closed out the game with a 16-7 advantage to seal the victory. Remarkably, amidst the win, Melrose had only five free throw attempts, sinking four.
Improved free throw shooting could be a big key in close games, particularly in the postseason.
Hannah paced the scoring with 21, Siena added 14, Colleen had 8, and Leah Limone and Amanda Peters each had 6. Eight players figured in the scoring, and Laura Irwin remained sidelined recovering from a volleyball injury. The team achieved its usual goal of holding the opposition to under forty points.
Melrose hosts Burlington Monday at 5:30 in the revised home opener.
"Defense and rebounding determine the outcome. Offense decides the margin of victory."
A 16-2 first quarter sealed the Marauders fate, led by the Melrose frontcourt, as the Painted Ladies scored all the first stanza points. The frontcourt added another seventeen in the second frame, as Melrose carried an insurmountable 36-15 lead into the break, led by Hannah Brickley's thirteen points and Siena Mamayek's ten.
The third period saw a 10-9 Melrose advantage, featuring a pair of treys, one apiece for senior point guard Colleen Hanscom and Leah Limone.
Melrose closed out the game with a 16-7 advantage to seal the victory. Remarkably, amidst the win, Melrose had only five free throw attempts, sinking four.
Improved free throw shooting could be a big key in close games, particularly in the postseason.
Hannah paced the scoring with 21, Siena added 14, Colleen had 8, and Leah Limone and Amanda Peters each had 6. Eight players figured in the scoring, and Laura Irwin remained sidelined recovering from a volleyball injury. The team achieved its usual goal of holding the opposition to under forty points.
Melrose hosts Burlington Monday at 5:30 in the revised home opener.
"Defense and rebounding determine the outcome. Offense decides the margin of victory."
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 7:49 PM 
