In Opening of TGBL the Starzz
and
Jr. Division
STARZZ vs.
The Starzz battled back from a
12-4 deficeit with under two
minutes left in the game to force overtime.
A big basket by Eva Barinelli, 6 pts., Molly
Robertson, 4 pts., and Loren Sullivan, 2 pts. led the
furious comeback. Great team defensive
by Amanda Aylward, Emily Duquette
and defensive player of the game Erin Henry kept the Starzz
in the game. Stephanie
Deluca-Gifford chippend in with good rebounding in
the overtime.
This was a great game to watch. Both teams fought to the very end. Scoring was by Estelle Penta,
2 pts., Marissa Mariel, 4 pts., Megan Timmins, 2
pts., and Chelsea Grant 2 pts. Great defensive play by Sara Baptisti,
Samantha Lopolito, June Garcia, Francesca Cocca and Maddy Burgoyne. The
COMETS vs. STORM 12-9
In the first outing of the season the comets had a great
team effort. Scoring fot
the Comets were Jessica Guida, 8pts. and Rebecca Keough, 4 pts. Defensive players of the game were Kirsten
Dick and Cassandra Froio.
It was a very exciting game for the Storm and the Comets
for the first game. Both teams played a
very good defensive game. Scoring for
the Storm were Erika Dirk, 5pts.,Taylor Donahoe, 2 pts. and Nora Butler, 2
pts. Caitlin Carroll, Taylor Donahoe, Caleigh Finneral, Colleen Waite, Niki
Doucette, Erin Davis, Erica Dirk and Nora Butler played very hard on defense.
ROCKERS vs. MONARCHS 16-14
Excellent playing by all the girls! Newcomers Heather
Doyle, Melissa Marksworth and Katie Dunlevy came out with everything. Awesome defense. Meredith Cahill was like a bullet speeding
around the court. Corinne Doyle had great
passing and defensive. Christina Gath great hands up on defense. Colleen Kelly, 2 pts., displayed great speed
and hands up. Haley Pozzuto
and Alyssa DiFruscia, 14 pts.-
WOW, awesome rebounding and quick hands.
Team work was outstanding. Defensive player of the game was Haley Pozzuto.
The Monarchs scored 14 pts. to
keep this game very close.
LYNX vs. MERCURY 16-7
The Lynx kicked off the season with a close win over a tough Mercury.
Amanda Brown,6pts., and Ally Kelly, 6 pts., led
the fast break attack. Kayla Berube and Toni Joy chipped in with 2 pts. each. Shannon Smith
was a force on the boards and was named defensive player. Delaney Chisolm,
Emily Velsoso, Andrea Dorin
all played aggressive deense to help seal the win.
The Mercury girls hustled the entire game and excellent
passing was done by: Sandra Fleming,
Lindsey Cossar, and Brittany Fletcher. Karalyn Gallella, Hillary Fletcher and Lisa Petrowski
did a great job rebounding. Scoring for
the Mercury were Lauren Strong, 6pts., and Ashley Colarusso, 1 pt.
Intermediate Division
CRUSADERS vs. FALCONS
20-11
The Crusaders played a great defensive game. Devin
Kelly shut done the Falcon guards and was named defensive player of the
game. Meaghan McLaughlin arrived in time for the fourth quarter and put
up 8 pts. to lead the Crusaders. Also scoring
for the Crusaders were Jillian Phaneuf, 6 pts.,
Meghan Sears, 4 pts., and Mackenzie Carr, 2 pts.
The Falcons had a great team effort and had the lead 11-8
going into the fourth quarter. Some nice drives by the Crusaders enabled the to win. Scoring for the Falcons were Ali Braciska
5 pts., Kelly Quigley 4 pts., and Crystal Lemus 2
pts. Rachel Eatherton and Kelsey Damp were
named defensive players of the game. Strong rebounding led by Zoe Zietek and Jen Joyce had some
great shot attempts.
JAYHAWKS vs. HUSKIES
17-16
Jayhawks opened the season with a win led by Caitlin Morris 8
pts., Bridget Casey 5 pts., Brooke Patterson 2 pts. and Mackenzie Pierce 2 pts. A very strong game led by
defensive player of the game, Kevita Shah, assisted
on defense by Leanne Lozowski and Stacy Crowe.
Outstanding rebounds by Dana Chaykovsky and Kavita Shah.
The Huskies faced a tough Jayhawks
team. Play was back and forth all game. Defensive standouts were Tessa Wyatts and Sara Semenza who was
named defensive player of the game. Laura Dooley and Shannon Semenza paced the offensive with 4 pts. each.
Excellent team effort overall by Sarah Barnes, Abby Meuse and
Erin Morrissey. Britney Sullivan chipped in with 2 pts. and Ashley Pozzuto was all over
the defensive boards.
WOLVERINES vs. WAVES
29-20
The Wolverines led by Stephanie Champoux
12 pts. and Shanell Nardone 4 pts. on offense,
balanced their attack through four quarters. Exceptional defense was
turned in by all the ladies, especially Katrina Dustin who was named defensive
player of the game. Aslo scoring for the
Wolverines was Jen Salvucci 4 pts. and Christine Kang
4 pts.
Rebounding by Hayley Feingold
and Kimberly Brekalis kept the Waves in the
game. Scoring for the Waves were Allie Tierney 8 pts., Tiffanie Marsh 6 pts., Kimberly Brekalis
2 pts., Paige Walker 2 pts., and Hayley Feingold 2
pts.
COUGARS vs. CARDINALS
27-8
A well played and balanced attack by the Cougars to open
the season against a tough Cardinals team. High scorer for the Cougars
was Meagan Blaisdell 8 pts., followed by Michelle
Hopkinson and Melissa Mackey with 6 pts. each.
Rounding out the scoring was Samantha Campbell 4 pts. and
Kaitlyn Gordon with 3 pts. This was a total
team effort assisted by Allie Christopher, Jen Cawley,
Jennifer Maddaleni, Ashlee and Britnee
Dell'Arciprete. Melissa Mackey was named
defensive player of the game.
Scoring for the Cardinals were Haley Acconcia
4 pts., Jamie Cohen 2pts. and Mikayla
Hodgdon 2 pts.
TARHEELS vs. TERRIERS
17-12
The Tarheels opened the season
with a victory over the Terriers. The team only had 5 players for this
contest but the girls responded with a solid effort and they showed a lot of
determination to fight throught the fatigue and
finish the job. Josie Saiz led the charge with
an impressive 11 pts. and great all around
hustle. Gabrielle Mecherkany contributed 4
pts., Julia Bodoni 2 pts., and
Anna Piccolo 2 pts. Megan Sheppard did a remendous
job on defense and moved the ball well up and down the floor. Both teams
battled hard in this well played contest.
Scoring for the Terriers were Arianna
Medeiros 10 pts., and Christina Fernandez 2 pts.
EAGLES vs. WILDCATS 32-14
Scoring for the Eagles were Nicole Chaet
and Nicole DePierro 8 pts. each, Hanna Culwell 6 pts., Marisa Harrington 4 pts., and Nicole Hamel
2 pts.
Scoring for the Wildcats were Haley Golini
and Ashley Kelly 4 pts. each, Linda Ferreira, Emily
Hamilton, and Rachel Kelliher.
SENIOR DIVISON
WIZARDS vs. PACERS 38-23
The Wizards had a great all-around team effort, stellar
team defense and excellent passing. Scoring for the Wizards were
Allyson Trayah 10 pts., Amanda Fleming 7 pts.,
Christina Lusardi 6 pts., and Meghan Ashley 4
pts. Kim Fairweather, Nicole McColgan and Christina Lusardi
were named defensive players of the game.
In the first half it was a defensive balltle
with the Wizards pulling away slightly at the end of the second quarter.
The second half the Wizards pulled away and won. Both teams played hard
and are to be commended. Scoring for the Wizards were Amy DeFrancesco 6
pts., Andrea Hardy 5 pts., Alichia Cordeiro and Courtney Downing 4 pts., and Christine Dick
with 2 pts. Alexandra Remigio was named
defensive player of the game.
SONICS vs. SPURS
29-22
The Sonics really had to push it to take this win from
the Spurs. Lauren Teixeira led her squad with 7
pts. with Liz Carie right behind
her with 6 pts. The rest of the offense was
supported by Jen Bowers 4 pts., Krista Petrone 4 pts.
and Renee Conlin, Stacy Matranga, Lauren Spencer and Courtney Spinelli
all contributed a bucket. Everyone had their hands in the defense led by
Renee Conlin and Courtney Spinelli, both named
defensive players of the game and assisted by Alyssa Guida
and Katie Conklin. Overall a great game played
by both teams.
The Spurs were down players so all players had to play
three quarters. They hung in there to the very end but they got
tired. Sheri Liggiero was a force on
offense. Scoring for the Spurs were Jessie Bissett
6 pts., Hayley Malone 6 pts., Sheri Liggiero 6 pts., Sydnie Lopolito 2 pts. and Emily Giuliani
2 pts. Erin Plunkett and Emily Hartigan were
named defensive players of the game.
MAGIC vs.
RAPTORS 14-8
A great team defense led the Magic to victory. Key
offense, rebounding by Stephanie Evangelista and Jamie Flynn led to several second
chance shots. Overall great team work. Scoring for the Magic were
Brooke Mallahan 4 pts., Nicole Devoe
3 pts., and Taylor Marshall.
A shorthanded Raptors team with 6 players had a spirited
game with the defending champions of the Senior
league. The lead was traded back and forth through the firs 3 quarters
until the Raptors lost two players to fouls and had to play the last 2 minutes
with only 4 players. Both teams played excellent defense and the
offenses, as expected this early in the season seemed to struggle on both sides
of the floor. The scoring was balanced between Andrea Caprio,
Emily Fugate, Colleen Garey and
BLAZERS vs.
JAZZ 28-16
This was a good start for us. Both teams were
working the ball very well both on offense and defense. High scores of
the game were Kaylyn Michaud 7 pts., Francesca Pesantes 6 pts., Michelle Gavin 5 pts., Maggie Middleton
and Stephanie Casino 4pts. each and Brooke Litwinsky with 2 pts. Defensive players of the game
were Michelle Gavin and Brooke Litwinsky.
Scoring for the Jazz were Hayley Austin 7 pts., Shelby Madore
4 pts., Shiana Licker and Sarah Hogan 2 pts. each, and Rachel Hurton with
1 pt.