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They began the tournament facing a familiar foe in the Orestimba (Newman) Lady Warriors, a school which TC plays in every sport, and came out with a victory. After the first quarter Orestimba led 13-11 and the game had the feel of a very lazy day. The Eagles didn't seem to have much energy. Coach Edwin told the girls to relax and have fun and slowly the girls came out of it and started to pull away from the Warriors. Molly F lead the charge with 19 points. Marly B had 3 blocks and tied with Rebeka M and Molly F with 7 rebounds. In the end every Lady Eagle scored as Coach E substituted freely throughout the second half.
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On Friday the Eagles faced the Patterson Tigers in a game that looked like it was going to be much closer than it was. The Tigers pounded Summerville, winning 50-26, the night before with a very aggressive press and dominance inside with their 6'2" center. When the Tigers pressed Summerville the end results were lay-ups and short range jump shots and a lot of points for the Tigers. When they pressed TC the results were lay-ups and short jumbers for TC. The Eagles lead 33-15 at halftime and held on for a 51-40 victory which could have easily been a much more lopsided score. A huge amount of turnovers (37, 29 by four of the starters) was the only dark spot on the day's performance. Outstanding performances included Molly F (15 pts & 4 blocks), Kaisa S (13 pts, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, & 3 steals), and Marly B (12 rebounds).
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TC faced the Livingston Wolves in the tournament championship. The Eagles out scored the Wolves in the first 3 quarters and looked to have a lock on the championship when the wheels came off the machine. Leading by a score of 48-40 going into the 4th quarter the Lady Eagles were outscored 22-7 giving Livingston the tournament championship. Again a rash of turnovers, 33 for the game, resulted in the collapse. The TC girls appeared to think they were behind as they rushed the ball up the court, shot as soon as they could and threw desperation-like passes. The end result was a loss to a team that was not nearly as talented as the Eagles. Pre-season is a learning experience and I am sure the girls will learn a lesson from this loss. On a brighter note Natalie S had a great game scoring 17 points with 3 for 3 from the 3-point line, 4 assists, and 3 steals. Rebekah M scored 16 points with 8 out of 10 shooting, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 assists. Kaisa scored 10 points, had 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Kara G had 8 rebounds and a very nice three pointer. Molly Z hit an impressive 25 foot 3 pointer and appeared to have been fouled, but the officials must have been thinking of the excellent food in the break room at that time because they missed the foul. Molly F made the all-tourney team and the girls ended with a 2nd place finish.
A special thanks to all who helped with the tournament especially Melissa S and that "chicken" stuff:-)
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