Another Close One for Lady Hornets
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | January 19, 2012
In NTL East-West action last night, the Lady Hornets pulled out a narrow victory over Canton in overtime with a score of 54-51. Mackenzie Marple led the way with 19 points, followed by Raina Rogers with 13 points. Taylor Acorn had her first double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds and Hannah Zuchowski added 8 points and pulled in 14 rebounds.
"I was really pleased with our defensive effort tonight, however we had another lapse in the third quarter where we were outscored 14-6! We just can't afford to have those types of breakdowns in our game," stated coach Mary Grab.
On the really positive side, the Lady Hornets pulled down a total of 42 rebounds despite playing much of the game without center Andrea Dean.
"Canton was a well balanced, quick team without a true post, so we needed to get our guards and forwards into the action more tonight", continued Grab. "Andrea did a fine job and Kiana Acorn did a nice job off the bench, but when Canton had a combination of five guards and small forwards out there, we had to change our defensive plan."
The win brings the Lady Hornets overall record to 7 wins, 3 losses. The Lady Hornets next face Northeast Bradford at home on Monday, January 23rd.
In JV action, Center Jordan Butters led the way to a win over Canton with 15 points; Paige Carr added 8 points and Jessie Catherman dropped in 4 points. The final score: Wellsboro 31, Canton 18.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
