MOON  31    OLSH 26

THE CHARGERS PLAYED AT AMBRIDGE  AGAINST MOON IN THE PITTSBURGH BASKETBALL CLASSIC ON SATURDAY.

THE CHARGERS HELD MOON TO 8 POINTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER BUT MANAGED ONLY ONE BASKET BY CLAUDIA IERULLO.  OLSH WAS DOWN 6 POINTS WHEN THE BUZZER SOUNDED.

IN THE SECOND QUARTER, THE CHARGERS MANAGED 6 POINTS AND HELD THE TIGERS TO 7 POINTS. CLAUDIA IERULLO HAD 5 POINTS TO LEAD OLSH. THE CHARGERS WERE DOWN 7 AT THE INTERMISSION.

THE CHARGERS OUTSCORED THE TIGERS IN THE 3RD QUARTER 8 TO 6 AND CLOSED THE POINT GAP TO 5 POINTS AS THE QUARTER ENDED. CLAUDIA IERULLO HAD 6 POINTS AND EMILY GALLAGHER CHIPPED IN A BUCKET. THE SCORE WAS MOON 21  OLSH 16.

THE CHARGERS CLOSED THE SCORE TO WITHIN 3 POINTS WITH 2 MINUTES TO PLAY BUT COULDN'T GET CLOSER. EACH TEAM SCORED 10 POINTS IN THE PERIOD.  THE CHARGERS GOT SCORING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CLAUDIA IERULLO (5 POINTS), MORGAN O'BRIEN (3 POINTS) AND LIBBY GALLICK (2 POINTS) IN THE QUARTER  BUT CAME UP SHORT IN A GREAT EFFORT.

THE CHARGERS ARE 12-6 OVERALL AND 3-3 IN SECTION PLAY.
OLSH WILL BE IN ACTION ON MONDAY AT #1 AVONWORTH. THERE WILL BE JV AND VARSITY GAMES.

GAME LEADERS:
SCORING: CLAUDIA IERULLO 18,  EMILY SCHELLER-GALLAGHER 3,  MORGAN O'BRIEN 3, LIBBY GALLICK 2
REBOUNDS:  MORGAN O'BRIEN 7,  MCKINLEY WALSH 7
ASSISTS: MORGAN O'BRIEN 1,  MCKINLEY WALSH 1
BLOCKS: GIANNA MARINO
STEALS: CLAUDIA IERULLO 4