MERCYHURST PREP  40    OLSH  37

THE OLSH CHARGERS WERE ON THE ROAD IN ERIE, PA  IN A FIRST ROUND PLAY OFF GAME AGAINST DISTRICT 10 POWERHOUSE MERCYHURST PREP.

THE CHARGERS AND LAKERS PLAYED  EVEN BASKETBALL THROUGH THREE QUARTERS.

FIRST QUARTER  MERCYHURST  12  OLSH 11

HALFTIME      OLSH  23  MERCYHURST 22

THIRD QUARTER   OLSH 35   MERCYHURST 34

FOURTH QUARTER  WAS A DEFENSIVE BATTLE.  MERCYHURST HELD OLSH TO ONLY ONE FIELD GOAL BY GIANNA MARINO WITH 40 SECONDS LEFT TO BRING THE CHARGERS WITHIN ONE POINT  38-37.  OLSH APPLIED A PRESSURE DEFENSE AND STOLE THE BALL WITH 20 SECONDS LEFT. THE CHARGERS DROVE THE BALL TO THE BASKET AND MISSED A CONTESTED SHOT  AND THE OFFENSIVE REBOUND PUT BACK  WAS BLOCKED.  THE CHARGERS FOULED DIV.1 NJIT RECRUIT OLIVIA KULYK WHO WENT TO THE LINE AND MADE BOTH FREE THROWS WITH 11 SECONDS REMAINING.  THE CHARGERS ADVANCED THE BALL FOR A FINAL SHOT BUT THE LAKERS DEFENDED THE PERIMETER AND THE GAME ENDED WITH THE LAKERS ON TOP BY THREE POINTS.

THE CHARGERS END THE SEASON WITH A FINAL RECORD OF 17-10. IT WAS THE LAST GAME FOR THE FOUR SENIORS: MCKINLEY WALSH, MORGAN O'BRIEN, GIANNA MARINO, AND PRESLEY HOLMES.

GAME LEADERS:
SCORING: CLAUDIA IERULLO  12,  GIANNA MARINO 9,  LIBBY GALLICK 6,  MORGAN O'BRIEN 5