Friday, December 17, 2010
Game 2: Melrose 39 Burlington 30
Melrose went on the road for the inaugural time, and used defense and late free throws to leave with their second victory, topping Burlington 39-30.
The Lady Raiders continue to search for offensive answers, using balanced scoring and aggressive defense to lead the way. They trailed by one, after one, 8-7 and held a narrow 13-10 lead at the half. Sophomores Amanda Commito and Sydney Doherty each had four points at the half to lead the scoring.
The defensive struggle continued with Melrose leading 21-17 after three, but Burlington took a one point advantage early in the period. Melrose responded however, with an 18-13 advantage including four key Brooke Bell free throws down the stretch and six final period points from Lia Limone to seal the deal.
For the game, Limone led with eight points, Bell had seven, Commito and Doherty each added six, Alyssa DiRaffaele and Jenny McGee each had five, and Tori Wyland had two.
Melrose (unofficially) shot 15-23 from the free throw line, including 8 for 13 down the stretch.
Lady Raider Notes: A Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Hall of Famer, Sonny Lane had a saying, "it's not who starts that counts, it's who finishes." With no superstars but lots of depth, a lot of players might have the opportunity to be finishers. Tonight Brooke Bell, Lia Limone, Sydney Doherty, Alyssa DiRaffaele, and Jenny McGee were out there at crunch time, two sophomores and three juniors.
Next week the rubber meets the road, as Melrose hosts Woburn on Tuesday and Melrose travels to Reading for a 7:00 p.m. clash with their arch rival.
Here are the Boston Globe's online scores. Occasionally, they fall short of 'stone tablet' status. Noteworthy are Reading, Stoneham, Woburn, and Melrose all starting 2-0, and Winchester coming out of the chute at 0-2. In other action, the Globe notes that Scituate ended Oliver Ames' 25 game winning streak.
The Lady Raiders continue to search for offensive answers, using balanced scoring and aggressive defense to lead the way. They trailed by one, after one, 8-7 and held a narrow 13-10 lead at the half. Sophomores Amanda Commito and Sydney Doherty each had four points at the half to lead the scoring.
The defensive struggle continued with Melrose leading 21-17 after three, but Burlington took a one point advantage early in the period. Melrose responded however, with an 18-13 advantage including four key Brooke Bell free throws down the stretch and six final period points from Lia Limone to seal the deal.
For the game, Limone led with eight points, Bell had seven, Commito and Doherty each added six, Alyssa DiRaffaele and Jenny McGee each had five, and Tori Wyland had two.
Melrose (unofficially) shot 15-23 from the free throw line, including 8 for 13 down the stretch.
Lady Raider Notes: A Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Hall of Famer, Sonny Lane had a saying, "it's not who starts that counts, it's who finishes." With no superstars but lots of depth, a lot of players might have the opportunity to be finishers. Tonight Brooke Bell, Lia Limone, Sydney Doherty, Alyssa DiRaffaele, and Jenny McGee were out there at crunch time, two sophomores and three juniors.
Next week the rubber meets the road, as Melrose hosts Woburn on Tuesday and Melrose travels to Reading for a 7:00 p.m. clash with their arch rival.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 10:23 PM 
