New Brighton tops Lady Lancers
New Brighton (53) Vs. Neshannock (43)
Dec 16, 2011
Poor interior defense by Neshannock and a strong second half by New Brighton’s Kaitlyn Hopkins led to a Section 2-AA comeback victory for the Lady Lions.
Neshannock led 24-20 at the break, but Hopkins took over in the third quarter, scoring eight of her team-high 18 points.
“They came out in the third quarter and they just pounded the ball inside to their big girl,” Lady Lancers coach Luann Grybowski said of Hopkins. “And we just didn’t do a good job. All eight of her points in the third were off offensive rebounds. I called a timeout and screamed a little bit, and we just didn’t do a good job defensively boxing out, especially in the third quarter.”
New Brighton outscored Neshannock (0-1, 0-4) 33-19 in the final two quarters. Madison McHale led the Lady Lancers with 20 points and six rebounds. Neshannock shot 10 of 41 for the game and committed 31 turnovers.