Lady Hornets top Muncy at Rotary Tip-Off Tournament
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 9, 2017
The Wellsboro Varsity Girls Basketball team started the 2017 season off with a 52-31 win over Muncy in the Rotary Tip-Off Tournament on Friday, December 8.
After a 7-7 first quarter the Lady Hornets turned up the heat on the defensive side of the ball and outscored the Lady Indians 16-5, while forcing 19 first-half turnovers, to take a 23-12 lead at the break. Wellsboro kept up the pressure in the third and outscored Muncy 15-9 to take a 38-21 lead into the final quarter.
Wellsboro outscored Muncy 14-10 in the final frame to capture their first win of the season.
Junior Emma Poirier had a career night as she scored a game and career-high 25 points, including a perfect 10-for-10 at the foul line. Senior Lizzie Poirier scored 11 for the only other Lady Hornet in double figures, and senior Rachael Tuttle pitched in 7 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.
Senior Tory Self scored 6 points and had 5 assists to go along with 3 rebounds and sophomore Cathryn Brought added 3 points. Brought recorded 4 steals, Tuttle had 3 steals and Emma Poirier grabbed 2 rebounds.
The Lady Hornets advance to the championship game tonight against Northwest Area, 53-34 winners of Shippensburg in the opening game of the tournament. The JV Lady Hornets will also be in action tomorrow afternoon as they take on Shippensburg at 3:30 p.m.
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.
