OLSH 39     AVONWORTH 23

THE CHARGERS FOUND THEMSELVES IN A FAMILIAR PLACE IN THE FIRST QUARTER DOWN TO THE LOPES.
BUT IT WAS BASKETS BY GIA IERULLO, CLAUDIA IERULLO AND KYLEIGH NAGY THAT KEPT THE GAME CLOSE.
THE FIRST QUARTER ENDED WITH LOPES ON TOP 12-10.

OLSH PLAYED TENACIOUS DEFENSE IN THE 2ND QUARTER AND HELD THE LOPES SCORELESS WHILE 
CHALKING UP 13 POINTS ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE.  MIA GRISAFI LED THE CHARGE WITH 5 POINTS,
CLAUDIA IERULLO HIT HER SECOND 3 POINTER AND KARA BRIDGE CHIPPED IN 4 POINTS.
OLSH WENT IN AT THE HALF ON TOP OF AVONWORTH 23-12

AVONWORTH SCORED FIRST IN THE 3RD QUARTER BUT GIA IERULLO CAME BACK WITH A BUCKET.
THE SCORING WAS LIMITED THE REMAINDER OF THE QUARTER BUT THE CHARGERS ADDED FIELD
GOALS FROM KYLEIGH NAGY AND A LONG 3 POINTER FROM MIA GRISAFI. WHEN THE BUZZER SOUNDED 
ENDING THE 3RD QUARTER, IT WAS OLSH 30- AVONWORTH 16.

THE LOPES SCORED FIRST IN THE 4TH QUARTER TO CLOSE THE GAP TO 8 POINTS BUT EMMA FICORILLI
SCORED 5 STRAIGHT POINTS TO KEEP THE CHARGERS ON TOP.  THE CHARGERS FINISHED OUT THE 
GAME GOING 3-4 FROM THE FOUL LINE. OLSH COMES OUT ON TOP BY A 16 POINT MARGIN.

THE CHARGERS ARE 21-7 OVERALL AND ADVANCE TO THE STATE QUARTER-FINALS.
THE WESTERN SEMI-FINAL WILL TAKE PLAY ON FRIDAY VERSES WESTMONT HILLTOP.
TIME & LOCATION TBA.

GAME LEADERS:
SCORING: KYLEIGH NAGY 8, MIA GRISAFI 8, KARA BRIDGE 6, CLAUDIA IERULLO 6, EMMA FICORILLI 6,   GIA IERULLO 5
REBOUNDS: KARA BRIDGE 10,  EMMA FICORILLI 5, MIA GRISAFI 4
ASSISTS: KARA BRIDGE 3, MIA GRISAFI 2
STEALS: KYLEIGH NAGY 3, KARA BRIDGE 2, 
BLOCKS; KARA BRIDGE 1,  EMMA FICORILLI 1