In a game with big playoff implications with both teams projected as NCS Open Division teams, Cardinal Newman led almost wire to wire in a 68-45 win over Acalanes in Southern California. The Cardinals gained control with a 12-2 start in the second quarter to push their lead into double digits.
Cardinal Newman: Despite some turnover issues and missed free throws especially in the first half, the Cardinals got off to a strong start. They were the more physical team as seen in their defense and rebounding. Janelle Pena was good early as a post scorer and the Cardinals were able to get quick offense off misses with long passes for layups. As the game wore on, they started to shoot the ball better and ended up with 12 3s led by 10 from Kate Schat, who went over 30 points for the second time in the tournament.
Acalanes: The Dons, in conjunction with the Cardinal Newman defense, relied more on early three point attempts as opposed to getting inside. They were able to find some success on backdoor cuts as the game wore on. In the second half, their press bothered Cardinal Newman and allowed them to make some mini runs, but never enough to really challenge due to the big deficit (17 at the half). Karyss Lacanlale, Ariana Hallstrom and Sophie Chinn all had good moments for the Dons.
Cardinal Newman: Despite some turnover issues and missed free throws especially in the first half, the Cardinals got off to a strong start. They were the more physical team as seen in their defense and rebounding. Janelle Pena was good early as a post scorer and the Cardinals were able to get quick offense off misses with long passes for layups. As the game wore on, they started to shoot the ball better and ended up with 12 3s led by 10 from Kate Schat, who went over 30 points for the second time in the tournament.
Acalanes: The Dons, in conjunction with the Cardinal Newman defense, relied more on early three point attempts as opposed to getting inside. They were able to find some success on backdoor cuts as the game wore on. In the second half, their press bothered Cardinal Newman and allowed them to make some mini runs, but never enough to really challenge due to the big deficit (17 at the half). Karyss Lacanlale, Ariana Hallstrom and Sophie Chinn all had good moments for the Dons.
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