Sunday, February 10, 2013
Wilmington Hands Melrose 10th Loss, 43-39
Melrose traveled to Wilmington to makeup Friday's postponed basketball game and the hosts won a hard-fought 43-39 victory.
Absent practice since Thursday, both teams struggled to get any offensive flow early, with Melrose leading 10-8 after one.
Melrose went ice cold in the second and much of the third period, scoring only 2 points in the second, and allowing Wilmington to open up a 38-28 lead before the Lady Raiders rallied.
Melrose got the score to within 41-39, when Katie Sullivan had a defensive rebound and was double-teamed, as Melrose was unable to call a timeout. The play turned into a pair of Wilmington free throws to seal the game for the Wildcats.
Ashley Baldwin had a strong game for Melrose off the bench with seven points on outside shooting, and Kayla Wyland was her usual force inside to lead all Melrose scorers.
Lady Raider Notes: Melrose has four games remaining with Stoneham (Senior Night Tuesday), Watertown, and the St. Mary's Tournament in Lynn. They will need to win all four to earn a post-season spot.
Absent practice since Thursday, both teams struggled to get any offensive flow early, with Melrose leading 10-8 after one.
Melrose went ice cold in the second and much of the third period, scoring only 2 points in the second, and allowing Wilmington to open up a 38-28 lead before the Lady Raiders rallied.
Melrose got the score to within 41-39, when Katie Sullivan had a defensive rebound and was double-teamed, as Melrose was unable to call a timeout. The play turned into a pair of Wilmington free throws to seal the game for the Wildcats.
Ashley Baldwin had a strong game for Melrose off the bench with seven points on outside shooting, and Kayla Wyland was her usual force inside to lead all Melrose scorers.
Lady Raider Notes: Melrose has four games remaining with Stoneham (Senior Night Tuesday), Watertown, and the St. Mary's Tournament in Lynn. They will need to win all four to earn a post-season spot.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 4:05 PM 
