Friday, January 08, 2010
Double (OT) Trouble, Stoneham 58 Melrose 57
Melrose hasn't lost many Middlesex League games in the past decade, but three have occurred at Stoneham. Stoneham overcame a late third quarter 10 point deficit, and won in double overtime 58-57. Worse than the loss however, was an unspecified ankle injury to senior forward Siena Mamayek.
Both teams came in undefeated, and Melrose came out firing fast, with Colleen Hanscom spearheading a 16-10 lead with nine first period points. Hanscom, Hannah Brickley, and AnneMarie Wiesen all did yeoman work in the marathon forty minute contest.
Stoneham roared back in the second period to tie the game at 20, led by the all around excellence of Cassie Liston and the defense prowess of Marisa Cataldo. Melrose still took a 27-22 lead into the break with 13 from Colleen, and 5 apiece from Siena and Hannah.
Stoneham came out strong in the second and knotted the contest at 27, with Siena getting hurt in the rebounding fray. Melrose then ran off a ten point lead, but Stoneham countered with a six point run, with the quarter ending with Melrose up four, 39-35. Hannah had eight of Melrose's twelve for the period doing the heavy work underneath.
Melrose tried to pull away in the fourth but couldn't, as Stoneham used balanced scoring and a late jumper from Sarah Benmir to tie the game at 47 and send it into overtime. A desperation three pointer from near midcourt by Hannah rimmed out at the buzzer.
The first overtime saw more back and forth action, with Melrose converting two points out of six possible on one and ones, the game tied at 51.
The second overtime saw more seesaw action with another critical basket by Benmir and more good play from Liston, Stoneham's all-league off guard. Hannah Brickley added another four points in the second overtime, and Melrose enjoyed a 57-56 lead with fourteen seconds remaining, and the ball out of bounds on the Melrose sideline. Melrose couldn't inbound the ball and took a time out. After the time out, the inbounds pass went astray, recovered by Stoneham for a layup.
Melrose had a final opportunity with 3.7 seconds remaining as a Stoneham inbounds pass went out to half court, but a desperation try at the buzzer went wide, and the Spartans and their crowd went wide.
Lady Raider Notes: Hannah Brickley had a phenomenal game, with fifteen second half points and 26 overall. Colleen Hanscom added 19 in an exhausting effort at point guard. Laura Irwin made her return from injury, logging unexpectedly heavy minutes after Siena's injury.
Monday is Alumnae Night, where former Lady Raiders are invited to be recognized for their contributions.
All Melrose fans wish Siena a speedy recovery from her injury.
Both teams came in undefeated, and Melrose came out firing fast, with Colleen Hanscom spearheading a 16-10 lead with nine first period points. Hanscom, Hannah Brickley, and AnneMarie Wiesen all did yeoman work in the marathon forty minute contest.
Stoneham roared back in the second period to tie the game at 20, led by the all around excellence of Cassie Liston and the defense prowess of Marisa Cataldo. Melrose still took a 27-22 lead into the break with 13 from Colleen, and 5 apiece from Siena and Hannah.
Stoneham came out strong in the second and knotted the contest at 27, with Siena getting hurt in the rebounding fray. Melrose then ran off a ten point lead, but Stoneham countered with a six point run, with the quarter ending with Melrose up four, 39-35. Hannah had eight of Melrose's twelve for the period doing the heavy work underneath.
Melrose tried to pull away in the fourth but couldn't, as Stoneham used balanced scoring and a late jumper from Sarah Benmir to tie the game at 47 and send it into overtime. A desperation three pointer from near midcourt by Hannah rimmed out at the buzzer.
The first overtime saw more back and forth action, with Melrose converting two points out of six possible on one and ones, the game tied at 51.
The second overtime saw more seesaw action with another critical basket by Benmir and more good play from Liston, Stoneham's all-league off guard. Hannah Brickley added another four points in the second overtime, and Melrose enjoyed a 57-56 lead with fourteen seconds remaining, and the ball out of bounds on the Melrose sideline. Melrose couldn't inbound the ball and took a time out. After the time out, the inbounds pass went astray, recovered by Stoneham for a layup.
Melrose had a final opportunity with 3.7 seconds remaining as a Stoneham inbounds pass went out to half court, but a desperation try at the buzzer went wide, and the Spartans and their crowd went wide.
Lady Raider Notes: Hannah Brickley had a phenomenal game, with fifteen second half points and 26 overall. Colleen Hanscom added 19 in an exhausting effort at point guard. Laura Irwin made her return from injury, logging unexpectedly heavy minutes after Siena's injury.
Monday is Alumnae Night, where former Lady Raiders are invited to be recognized for their contributions.
All Melrose fans wish Siena a speedy recovery from her injury.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 9:00 PM 
