On the line: Colgan无毛视频檚 foul shot lifts Lady Colonials to 37-36 road win
CONNELLSVILLE 无毛视频� Lauren Colgan made the first of two foul shots with 10.1 seconds left in Thursday无毛视频檚 Section 3-AAAAA game and visiting Albert Gallatin survived a last-second shot to escape Connellsville with a 37-36 win.
The Lady Falcons (0-4, 3-9) scratched back late in the fourth quarter to tie the game without Elizabeth Painter and Maggie Orndorff sitting out the final two minutes after they fouled out.
Painter scored a team-high 11 points.
Connellsville无毛视频檚 Emily Burkus made the first of two foul shots with 1:54 left to close the game to three points, 34-31.
The Lady Colonials无毛视频� Grayce Panos made the second of two foul shots with 53.1 seconds left for a 35-31 lead, and converted 1-of-2 with 36.6 remaining for a 36-31 advantage.
Panos shared game-scoring honors with her teammate Mikayla Shea with 14 points apiece.
Connellsville无毛视频檚 Lily Show found the range from 3-point distance to slice the deficit to 36-34 with 25.8 seconds left.
The Lady Falcons无毛视频� full court pressure after Show无毛视频檚 3-pointer created a turnover, and Bailey Liska captured the loose ball and banked in a shot to tie the game with less than 15 seconds remaining.
Unfortunately, the Connellsville defense got caught up in the moment and fouled Colgan without a play on the ball.
无毛视频淭hey get excited,无毛视频� Connellsville coach Eric Painter said of the foul.
Colgan calmly made the first attempt, but didn无毛视频檛 have the opportunity for a second with a teammate called for a lane violation.
Connellsville rushed the ball up the floor and Whitney Bobish drove the baseline as time ticked down. However, her shot skipped across the rim with no chance for a last rebound. Bobish finished with eight points.
无毛视频淭hey fought hard. A lot of teams would无毛视频檝e packed it in,无毛视频� said Eric Painter. 无毛视频淚 can无毛视频檛 ask anything else, except for a win.无毛视频�
Painter added, 无毛视频淲e missed so many easy shots around the basket.无毛视频�
The Lady Colonials无毛视频� haven无毛视频檛 been faced with holding on down the stretch, but coach Craig Hoone was pleased with his squad无毛视频檚 reaction.
无毛视频淭he girls did respond,无毛视频� said Hoone. 无毛视频淭hey hung in there. We wanted to slow the game down (in the final two minutes) and they did a good job with that.
无毛视频淭o hold someone to 36 points, you无毛视频檙e doing something.无毛视频�
Though Hoone wasn无毛视频檛 pleased with his team无毛视频檚 play on the boards, noting, 无毛视频淎 vast majority of their points came on second chances. We gave up too many rebounds.无毛视频�
The Lady Falcons无毛视频� Bobish scored a breakaway layup with two seconds to go in the first quarter for an 8-7 lead.
Keyonna Thomas scored a three-point play late in the first half to give Albert Gallatin a 19-15 halftime lead.
The Lady Colonials无毛视频� Mya Glisan was held scoreless in the first half, but Panos scored 10 and Shea chipped in seven. Glisan scored all six of her points in the third quarter.
无毛视频淲e held Glisan down. That was our goal,无毛视频� said Eric Painter.
无毛视频淭he other girls stepped up,无毛视频� praised Hoone.
Connellsville cut the deficit to two points, 32-30 after three quarters, with Painter hitting three 3-pointers in the quarter.
无毛视频淚 felt Elizabeth shot real well,无毛视频� said Eric Painter.