Lady Leopards make splash with win over Southmoreland
ROSTRAVER TWP. 无毛视频� Belle Vernon made a splash by hitting eight of 14 three-point attempts to upset highly ranked Southmoreland, 52-40, in a Section 3-AAAA girls basketball clash Monday night.
And after the game, the Lady Leopards made another splash as most of the players, as well as second-year head coach Kaitlyn Slagus, jumped into the BVA pool to celebrate.
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无毛视频淭hey were super excited, and I was standing down there thinking I am not going to do it. I was still in my dress pants 无毛视频� but memories.
无毛视频淚t is the big ones, the wins and losses. Memories. It is all about the memories.无毛视频�
Viva Kreis hit a career-high five three-pointers and scored a season-high 18 points to pace Belle Vernon (3-0, 6-2).
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无毛视频�(Southmoreland) was No. 1 in the WPIAL and it has been our goal since our freshmen year to beat them. And I am glad we got this win in defining fashion.无毛视频�
Slagus and Kreis both spoke about the team being determined after losing to Upper St. Clair by 32 points while Southmoreland had only lost to the Panthers by only two.
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无毛视频淲e spoke a lot about our energy,无毛视频� Kreis said. 无毛视频淲e felt the energy (from the crowd) and after the Upper St. Clair loss, we had to come out with energy.无毛视频�
Southmoreland coach Amber Cernuto said her team may have overlooked Belle Vernon.
无毛视频淚 think we took them lightly, and we always have a tough time here,无毛视频� she said. 无毛视频淥ffensively, we struggled and were hesitant, we were lackadaisical and didn无毛视频檛 rebound well today, and we broke down defensively.
无毛视频淲e didn无毛视频檛 stop them and knew they were a three-point shooting team.无毛视频�
Belle Vernon used a box-and-one on Gracie Spadaro and held the 6-1 senior to six points.
无毛视频淲e went a box-and-one and it was all discipline on the girls end,无毛视频� Slagus said. 无毛视频淲e knew they were bigger and had an extra girl clog up the middle.
无毛视频淭his is our biggest win since I have been the coach, Viv shot great, and I am proud of how all of the girls played.无毛视频�
There were five lead changes and three ties in the first quarter and then Belle Vernon went on a 6-0 run to start the second quarter and took a 22-11 lead. However, the Lady Leopards didn无毛视频檛 score for the rest of the half.
The Lady Scotties (5-2, 1-1) mustered a 5-0 run to end the second quarter to trim Belle Vernon无毛视频檚 lead to 22-16.
The Lady Leopards blew the game wide open in the third as they hit four three-pointers and held an 18-7 advantage in the quarter to take a 40-23 lead into the fourth.
Southmoreland got no closer than nine points the rest of the way.
Cernuto spoke about how the Lady Scotties, winners of two straight section crowns, have had a hiccup early both years.
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Jenna Dawson also hit double figures for BVA with 10 points while Olivia Cernuto (14) and Elle Pawlikowsky (10) led Southmoreland.