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2011 PIAA CLASS AAA GIRLS
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 5:00 p.m.
Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PA
vs.
Mercyhurst Prep (27-2)
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Officials: Dara Lofton, Ricky Tyburski, Craig Spisak
First Quarter Summary
Tip goes to AW. 3point attempt is off. Rebound Brenna Robbins. Shot missed, rebound Victoria Arnar. Shot By Victoria Arnao is good. Allie Burke scores 2 for Mercyhurst. Arnao scores 2 for AW. Good shot off the inbounds play to Caitlyn McCartney who scores two and is fouled. Missed the free throw. Lindsay Stamp rebounds for Mercyhurst. Inside shot good by Ally Burke. Christine Verrrelle scores 2. Shot missed for Mercyhurst. AW rebounds, long shot no good. Rebound Haley Scullion. Media TO. 3:59 left in the quarter, AW leads 8-4. Shots missed for both teams. 3 point shot go good for Mercyhurst. Kayla Wilwohl is fouled, and makes 1 of 2 foul shots. Ally Burke 2 points inside.3 point shot from corner is no good, rebound by Robbins. Wilwohl makes a turnaround jump shot. Turnover Mercyhurst. Burke gets 2 points and is fouled, at the line for 1 and makes it. 12-8 Mercyhurst. AW steps on the line, out of bounds, ball to Mercyhurst. Turnover, AW ball. Inside shot good by Arnao. Out of bounds, ball to AW. AW long shot misses, ball out of bounds. AW's ball. Foul against AW, ball over to Mercyhurst. Steal by AW. Out of bounds, ball to Mercyhurst with 7 seconds to go. First period ends, Mercyhurst is ahead 12-10 in this fast paced game.
Second Quarter Summary
Second period begins with Mercyhurst in control. Shot in the corner, no good. Rebound by Arnao. Verrelle drives the baseline for 2 and ties the game 12-12. Jump ball, possession to AW. Another jump ball, possession Mercyhurst. Jump shot by Burke for 2. Put back for 2 by Arnao. Long 3 pointer shot good by Lindsay Stamp. Foul underneath, Caitlyn McCartney goes to the line for 2. Misses the first, makes the second. Shot from the corner is good by Wilwohl for 3. Foul on AW, Mercyhurst ball. AW calls a TO with 4:20 to play in the half. Mercyhurst is ahead 20-15. Wood is in control after the TO. Steal by Florie Fournier. Long 3 point shot is no good, rebound by Wilwohl and she is fouled. Good shot from the top of the key by Robbins. Shot missed, rebound Wood. 3 point shot is good by Lauren Nealon. Mercyhurst turns the ball over, AW ball. Long 3 point shot no good, stamp rebounds for Mercyhurst. Steal by Jackie Person, shot no good. Shot from the corner missed for AW. TO Mercyhurst who is leading 22-18 with 1:30 to go in the half. Mercyhurst ball. Stuffed by Aubrey Howland. Stephanie Keyes hits a 3 pointer to make it 22-21 with under a minute left. Another 3 pointer good by Keyes puts AW ahead by 2. Burke shoots, misses, gets the rebound and puts it back up for 2. First half ends and the game is tied 24 all.
Third Quarter Summary
Wood gets the ball to start. 3 point attempt no good, Aw rebounds but can't convert. MP misses shots, Burke is fouled and will go to the line for 2, makes both. Jenna Swope is fouled and will shoot 2. Misses both. Stamp rebounds for MP. Turnover, AW ball. 3 point attempt missed. Wilwohl makes 2, then goes to the other end and makes a steal. MP can't score. Keyes drives to the basket for 2 points. MP misses, Mccartney scores 2 AW points. MP misses. Verrelle is fouled and goes to shoot 2. Makes first, and makes the second. TO with 4:20 left in the quarter. AW is ahead 30-28. MP inbounds. 3 point attempt no good. AW ball. Turnover, ball back to MP. Foul against AW. Burke makes a basket for 2 MP points. Foul against MP. AW misses, they rebound. Turnover, MP ball. Shot misses. Arnao is fouled and goes to the line. Misses the first, makes the second. Turnover, AW ball. Shot missed. Jump ball - MP possession. Wilwohl drives the lane for 2 and is fouled, goes to the line for 1 more, makes it. Jump ball. TO called. MP leads 33-31 with 23 seconds to go in the quarter. AW 3 point shot no good. Foul at the buzzer. Arnao goes to the line for 2. Misses first, makes second. Quarter ends 33-32 Mercyhurst Prep.
Fourth Quarter Summary
Wood ball to start the 4th. Steal by Wilwohl who takes it to the other end but is blocked by McCartney. Ball out of bounds, back to AW. 3 pointer is good by Keyes to put AW ahead 35-33. MP misses. AW misses, they get the rebound. McCartney scores 2, then steals the inbound pass. Verrelle scores 2 more AW points. TO called with 6:12 to play, AW 39 - MP 33. Jump ball, ball to MP. Steal by Verrelle. McCartney is fouled while driving to the hoop, she'll shoot 2. Makes both to put AW ahead by 8. MP can't convert. AW 3 pointer missed, MP rebounds. Charge called against Amanda Berchtold. AW tries to run some time off the clock. MP fouls. Taylor Kaminski goes to the line for 1-1 and misses. Verrelle rebounds and slows the game back down. AW misses. MP rebounds, turnover. Ball back to AW. TO called with 3 minutes to go. AW 41- MP 33. Ball is inbounded. MP fouls Verrelle, she makes both free throws. Turnover, ball to AW's Verrelle. MP fouls again. Keyes goes to the line. Makes both shots. MP 3 point attempt misses, MP rebound and is fouled. Berchtold goes to the line, makes the first and the second. Wilwohl gets her 4th foul and Verrelle goes to the line. She makes both to put AW ahead 47-35 with 2 minutes left. Wilwohl banks a 3 in, and a TO is called. Robbins fouls, Verrelle back to the line for 2, makes first, makes the second. MP turns the ball over and fouls again. Swope is on the line for 2. First bounces in, second is good. Wilwohl drains a 3. Stamp fouls. Swope to the line. Misses one, misses two. Stamp rebounds, turnover MP. One minute to play. MP fouls. Stamp fouls out of the game. Mass substitutions enter the game with 46 seconds left. Verrelle makes 2 free throws. Time runs out. Final score AW 53 - MP 41.
Archbishop Wood
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Mercyhurst Prep
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