Fusetti sizzles as Blackhawk downs Lady Warriors
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Elizabeth Forward无毛视频檚 Bailie Brinson (35) is fouled by Blackhawk无毛视频檚 Quinn Borroni as she attempts a shot during Tuesday night无毛视频檚 WPIAL Class AAAA semifinal playoff game at West Allegheny. Brinson scored a team-high 14 points but the Lady Warriors lost, 76-53.
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Elizabeth Forward无毛视频檚 Brooke Markland (12) takes a forearm to the head from Blackhawk无毛视频檚 Quinn Borroni as she drives to the basket during Tuesday night无毛视频檚 WPIAL Class AAAA semifinal playoff game at West Allegheny.
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Elizabeth Forward无毛视频檚 Haven Briggs attempts a 3-point shot as Blackhawk无毛视频檚 Kassie Potts defends during a WPIAL Class AAAA semifinal playoff game at West Allegheny on March 1. The Lady Warriors open PIAA play tonight with a game at Bedford.
Elizabeth Forward's Joselyn Dawson puts up a shot in the lane as Blackhawk's Alena Fusetti (11) defends聽during Tuesday night's WPIAL Class AAAA semifinal playoff game at West Allegheny.
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A jump ball is called as Elizabeth Forward无毛视频檚 Alyssa Terza (left) and Blackhawk无毛视频檚 Kassie Potts wrestle for possession during Tuesday night无毛视频檚 WPIAL Class AAAA semifinal playoff game at West Allegheny.
IMPERIAL 无毛视频� Elizabeth Forward prides itself on its defense but ran into a sizzling shooter and a potent offensive team when it took on unbeaten Blackhawk in a WPIAL Class AAAA girls basketball semifinal game Tuesday night.
Alena Fusetti poured in a game-high 28 points, including eight 3-pointers, as the top-seeded Lady Cougars rode a strong start to a 76-53 victory at West Allegheny High School.
Blackhawk (23-0) advances to Saturday afternoon无毛视频檚 championship game against No. 3 Knoch at Petersen Events Center.
无毛视频淭hey无毛视频檙e a very tough team to match up against,无毛视频� Lady Warriors coach Krystal Gibbs said. 无毛视频淭hey throw the ball so fast, they can move, they can drive. You go into man, they drive on you. You go into a zone, they hit the three. They无毛视频檙e hard to defend.无毛视频�
Elizabeth Forward无毛视频檚 season isn无毛视频檛 over yet as it has qualified for the PIAA tournament.
Fusetti drained five 3-pointers in the opening period, including two in the first two minutes when the Lady Cougars raced to an 8-0 lead.
Undaunted, EF came roaring back.
Alyssa Terza hit a 3-pointer to get the Lady Warriors on the board and Brooke Markland无毛视频檚 three-point play got EF within 10-6.
Elizabeth Forward (19-5) whittled the gap to 12-11 after a 3-pointer by Haven Briggs and a layup by Markland on a pass from Joselyn Dawson, prompting Blackhawk coach Steve Lodovico to use a timeout.
The Lady Cougars无毛视频� Casey Nixon made a 3-pointer out of the break. Fusetti took over from there.
The sophomore guard hit two 3-pointers in a row, then added another after Markland made a shot from beyond the arc to put Blackhawk ahead 24-14 and it ended the quarter with a 29-16 lead.
The Lady Cougars opened the second quarter with a 9-2 burst, keyed by two baskets and a 3-pointer by Kassie Potts, to make it 38-18.
Again, Elizabeth Forward battled back.
Terza hit another 3-pointer to ignite a 10-point run that included seven points by Bailie Brinson and a free throw by Chloe Zombek as the Lady Warriors pulled to within 38-28.
无毛视频淲e kept fighting and we got it to 10,无毛视频� Gibbs said. 无毛视频淚 think these kids are very resilient. That无毛视频檚 why they无毛视频檙e here.
无毛视频淚 thought they played well. They were just up against a really, really good team. They kept trying their best to get back into it and then Blackhawk would make some shots and pull away again.无毛视频�
The Lady Cougars ended the half with a 6-2 run to take a 44-30 lead at intermission.
Blackhawk started the third quarter with a steal and basket by Jillian Mandarino and a layup by Fusetti before Markland无毛视频檚 3-pointer made it 48-33.
Fusetti again swished a 3-pointer and Potts scored to put the Lady Cougars ahead 53-33.
Down by 20 again, the Lady Warriors were out of comebacks at this point and never got closer than 16 the rest of the way.
Brinson led Elizabeth Forward with 14 points and Markland followed with 13. Terza added eight points.
Potts finished with 14 points and Quinn Borroni had 12 for Blackhawk.
Gibbs wasn无毛视频檛 down on her team after the loss.
无毛视频淥ther teams would love to be in our position, to be in the final four and be in the states,无毛视频� Gibbs said. 无毛视频淭hey无毛视频檝e had a great year. Now they无毛视频檝e got to shake this off, have their moment of sadness, which I understand, but then we have a state run to make now.无毛视频�
Elizabeth Forward won无毛视频檛 take much time off with its PIAA opener set for March 9 with the opponent, site and time to be determined.
无毛视频淭hey don无毛视频檛 do well with days off,无毛视频� Gibbs said. 无毛视频淲e无毛视频檒l probably give them one and then we无毛视频檙e back in the gym.无毛视频�