Friday, February 01, 2013
Third Time's a Charm: Melrose 65 Burlington 57 (OT)
With Brooke Bell out with illness, Melrose stepped up, recovering from a 36-24 third a quarter deficit to take the game into overtime at 53, and tack on 12-5 overtime to win 65-57 at the Middle School.
It was a tale of two very different halves, with Melrose trailing 28-20 at the break, being outshot 41 to 21 field goals, committing sixteen turnovers.
But in the second half, Melrose chipped away, led by a fantastic night from ML Freedom MVP candidate Kayla Wyland, who put in 24 points while adding 11 rebounds and 6 blocks. But she got plenty of help, with 14 from Sydney Doherty, 12 from Katie Sullivan, and 12 off the bench from Ashley Baldwin.
Down the stretch, Sullivan was huge, as she had six offensive boards on the night, and made a free throw in the final twenty seconds to send the game into overtime.
Sullivan also added four points in overtime along with three from Baldwin, as Melrose converted 8 of 11 overtime free throws to take home the win.
Lady Raider Notes: The win brings Melrose to 6-8 and keeps them in the hunt for post-season play.
I have edited out the turnover column and the personal foul column is not complete.
It was a tale of two very different halves, with Melrose trailing 28-20 at the break, being outshot 41 to 21 field goals, committing sixteen turnovers.
But in the second half, Melrose chipped away, led by a fantastic night from ML Freedom MVP candidate Kayla Wyland, who put in 24 points while adding 11 rebounds and 6 blocks. But she got plenty of help, with 14 from Sydney Doherty, 12 from Katie Sullivan, and 12 off the bench from Ashley Baldwin.
Down the stretch, Sullivan was huge, as she had six offensive boards on the night, and made a free throw in the final twenty seconds to send the game into overtime.
Sullivan also added four points in overtime along with three from Baldwin, as Melrose converted 8 of 11 overtime free throws to take home the win.
Lady Raider Notes: The win brings Melrose to 6-8 and keeps them in the hunt for post-season play.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 9:50 PM 
