The varsity girl’s basketball team certainly went home happy on the last Tuesday evening before midterms, after they defeated Harding with a score of 68-30.
The team, coming off a win against New Canaan the previous Thursday, will qualify for the State tournament again this year, thanks to excellent defense and a great overall performance.
While Staples stayed ahead of Harding for the entire game, they began to really pull away in the second half, with their keen defense not allowing Harding to keep the ball on their side of the court. The guards managed sprint up the court through holes in Harding’s defense several times and occasionally score.
The team’s offense was also an important factor in their triumph over Harding. Thanks to excellent rebounds by Lisa Shirafuji ’12 and Erica Stein ’11, the team was given ample opportunity to shoot, and made lots of their shots. Nikki Bukovsky ’11 and Jess Coelho ’12 were two of the highest scoring players.
Staples earned more fouls than Harding, but this ultimately this didn’t stop the team from easily outplaying their competitors.
The varsity girl’s basketball team’s next game will be at Darien on Thursday, January 19th.
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