The Vanguard Lions brought some good three-point shooters to Maples this afternoon, but they needed more than that to compete with the Cardinal, who won 82-47.
The Lions found it difficult to get to the basket past the not-so-much-taller but stronger and more agile Cardinal and scored almost 40% of their points from beyond the arc.
At the other end of the court, the Lions tried to keep the Cardinal out of the paint with a zone defense for much of the game. The Cardinal responded by launching three-pointers at every opportunity. They weren't as accurate as in the previous game, making just 13 of 35 attempts — Bonnie hit five and Taylor and Sara each hit four.
Again, Toni warmed up but did not play — I still don't know why. Denia and Kiran got just a few minutes of playing time and the rest was divided pretty evenly among the remaining ten players.
Bonnie's shooting earned her the top score (18 points), and she also played good defense, mixing it up in the paint where she sank a layup and grabbed five rebounds.
Joslyn's shooting was off this afternoon, but her defense wasn't. She had the game-high ten rebounds, six of them O-boards.
Taylor showed a quick release again on her ten shots from beyond the arc. She also scored on two beautiful fast breaks, assisted by Amber.
Chiney wowed the fans with five soaring blocks. She was heavily guarded and made just three layups. But she also made five of six free throws. Looks like no free-throw-funk for Chiney this season!
Amber continued her excellent ball control — seven assists with just two turnovers — and made three of four jumpers (no drives to the basket today).
Mikaela patrolled the paint, grabbed eight rebounds and handed out four assists.
Tess played with more confidence this afternoon. She had eight rebounds and three blocks. She made her first Cardinal basket with a layup that ended a three-O-board scuffle under the basket, then carefully made the "and-one".
Here is the AP game recap,
Commentary from the CARDboard,
The box score and play-by-play,
And photos by Dave Cortesi (Remember to click to enlarge):
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