Friday, February 05, 2010
Road Woes for Lady Raiders, Winchester 41-38
Melrose traveled to Winchester to play the 12-5 Sachems, and Winchester scored eight points late to achieve a come from behind victory, 41-38. Melrose (15-3) falls to 13-3 in the Middlesex and drops back into a second place tie with Stoneham.
Melrose held the lead 10-8 after one, but trailed 20-18 at the half, despite holding Winchester's big gun, Sam Mangano in check.
The offensive misery continued in the second half, as Melrose connected on only one three pointer all night, and generally struggled from outside all night. After three, the Lady Raiders trailed 28-27, and the loud Winchester crowd sensed something special.
Melrose went into a zone in the fourth period, and got some inside hoops from Hannah Brickley and Laura Irwin to take a five point lead late. But a Sachem uprising and solid defense spelled doom for the locals.
Hannah led Melrose with 9 points, with Laura Irwin and Annemarie Wiesen each scoring 8 points. Christine Casey (15), Shelby Santini (18), and Mangano (8) did all the scoring for Winchester.
Melrose closes out the regular season next week, hosting Lexington and closing at Wakefield.
Melrose held the lead 10-8 after one, but trailed 20-18 at the half, despite holding Winchester's big gun, Sam Mangano in check.
The offensive misery continued in the second half, as Melrose connected on only one three pointer all night, and generally struggled from outside all night. After three, the Lady Raiders trailed 28-27, and the loud Winchester crowd sensed something special.
Melrose went into a zone in the fourth period, and got some inside hoops from Hannah Brickley and Laura Irwin to take a five point lead late. But a Sachem uprising and solid defense spelled doom for the locals.
Hannah led Melrose with 9 points, with Laura Irwin and Annemarie Wiesen each scoring 8 points. Christine Casey (15), Shelby Santini (18), and Mangano (8) did all the scoring for Winchester.
Melrose closes out the regular season next week, hosting Lexington and closing at Wakefield.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 7:29 PM 
