Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Game 17: Wakefield 56 Melrose 44
Melrose hosted Wakefield in the penultimate contest of the season, and suffered a 56-44 defeat at the hands of former Lady Raider Meghan O'Connell whose Lady Warriors swept the season series from Coach Lindsay Shanahan. The loss drops Melrose to one and sixteen on the year.
Wakefield established their transition game early, scoring easy baskets to open up a 9-4 lead en route to a 16-9 first quarter edge. The Lady Warriors used a variety of pressure defenses, varying from man-to-man, diamond and one (1-2-1-1), and one-three-one to disrupt Melrose's offensive flow.
Melrose got consistent good play from junior Katey Sullivan (19 points), whose inside scoring kept Melrose in the game, although Melrose trailed at halftime 31-20, as Wakefield's running game continued to cause problems. Melrose (Cat Torpey, Katey Sullivan) got into early foul trouble, and Wakefield was deadly at the free throw line.
Melrose wasn't able to get much traction in the third quarter, although Sarah Foote was consistent on offense. The Lady Raiders trailed 43-30 after three.
After Wakefield opened the lead to eighteen, Melrose had a spirited comeback led by Sullivan and Foote, as well as five point burst from freshman Leonora Ivers. Melrose got to within five points with about four minutes left, but a couple of turnovers, and Wakefield points off pressure defense extended the lead back to 56-41 before Sarah Foote nailed a stepback three in the final moments to finish the game.
Lady Raider notes: Wakefield had a fairly large and noisy crowd of supporters at the contest. Melrose finishes its season Friday, hosting Watertown for Senior Night. Jill MacInnes, Shannon Tarpey, and Maeve Moriarty will walk onto the hardwood maple for their final contest.
Wakefield established their transition game early, scoring easy baskets to open up a 9-4 lead en route to a 16-9 first quarter edge. The Lady Warriors used a variety of pressure defenses, varying from man-to-man, diamond and one (1-2-1-1), and one-three-one to disrupt Melrose's offensive flow.
Melrose got consistent good play from junior Katey Sullivan (19 points), whose inside scoring kept Melrose in the game, although Melrose trailed at halftime 31-20, as Wakefield's running game continued to cause problems. Melrose (Cat Torpey, Katey Sullivan) got into early foul trouble, and Wakefield was deadly at the free throw line.
Melrose wasn't able to get much traction in the third quarter, although Sarah Foote was consistent on offense. The Lady Raiders trailed 43-30 after three.
After Wakefield opened the lead to eighteen, Melrose had a spirited comeback led by Sullivan and Foote, as well as five point burst from freshman Leonora Ivers. Melrose got to within five points with about four minutes left, but a couple of turnovers, and Wakefield points off pressure defense extended the lead back to 56-41 before Sarah Foote nailed a stepback three in the final moments to finish the game.
Lady Raider notes: Wakefield had a fairly large and noisy crowd of supporters at the contest. Melrose finishes its season Friday, hosting Watertown for Senior Night. Jill MacInnes, Shannon Tarpey, and Maeve Moriarty will walk onto the hardwood maple for their final contest.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 9:41 PM 
