Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Melrose Comes Up Short at Wakefield 45-43
Melrose traveled to Wakefield in need of extra help, with Brooke Bell and Kayla Wyland recovering from illness and Sydney Doherty out with an ankle sprain. They got a strong effort from the team, but Wakefield broke its ten game losing streak, beating Melrose on a hoop with a second left to win 45-43.
Both teams played well in the first period with Wakefield up 15-14. Melrose came on in the second and third frames to lead 25-17 and 34-26, but Wakefield came alive late, mostly from improved shooting.
The game was tied late at 43 with Melrose's possession under their own basket. Wakefield made an excellent coaching adjustment, using a safe trap (the 2-2-1 popularized by UCLA in the 1960s and 1970s) and Melrose turned the ball over. Wakefield scored with a second to go and Melrose couldn't get off a final shot.
Kayla Wyland had 16 points, Brooke Bell 7, and Katie Sullivan 6 to lead the Lady Raiders. Melrose shot 18 for 27 from the stripe, but unofficially only 12-50 from the field, which proved to be too much to overcome.
The loss drops Melrose to 6-9, leaving them with a razor-thin margin of error to make the post-season with games against Wilmington, Stoneham, Watertown, and the St. Mary's Tournament.
Both teams played well in the first period with Wakefield up 15-14. Melrose came on in the second and third frames to lead 25-17 and 34-26, but Wakefield came alive late, mostly from improved shooting.
The game was tied late at 43 with Melrose's possession under their own basket. Wakefield made an excellent coaching adjustment, using a safe trap (the 2-2-1 popularized by UCLA in the 1960s and 1970s) and Melrose turned the ball over. Wakefield scored with a second to go and Melrose couldn't get off a final shot.
Kayla Wyland had 16 points, Brooke Bell 7, and Katie Sullivan 6 to lead the Lady Raiders. Melrose shot 18 for 27 from the stripe, but unofficially only 12-50 from the field, which proved to be too much to overcome.
The loss drops Melrose to 6-9, leaving them with a razor-thin margin of error to make the post-season with games against Wilmington, Stoneham, Watertown, and the St. Mary's Tournament.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 9:36 PM 
