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Athletics Event

Basketball - Girls' Varsity
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Rivers Girls Holiday Tournament, St. Andrew's School
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Rivers School
Rivers School
333 Winter St.
Weston, MA 02493
Win 67-57

The Golden Knights got off to a slow start against a tough willed St. Andrews team. The first half was a back and forth battle until St. Andrews were able to create an 11 point lead with 3 minutes to play in the first half. Great team defense, accompanied by big baskets by Senior Olivia Summiel and Sophomore Sydney Masciarelli, allowed the Knights to cut it to just a 6 point deficit by half time. 

The second half followed the same pace, with St. Andrews controlling the lead for the majority of the second half. With 3 minutes left the Knights found themselves down 7 points! Olivia Summiel started a run for the Knights with a 3 point basket from the wing, but it was Sophomore, Sydney Masciarelli who tied the game up with a HUGE and1 with just 24 seconds to go!

The Knights played unbelievable team defense which forced a turnover with just 5 seconds remaining in regulation. Unfortunately, the Knights stepped out of bounds, and gave St. Andrews a final shot to grasp the win with 3 seconds left! The Golden Knights’ defense proved too much, and the game headed into overtime. 

The Golden Knights dominated overtime from the tip. Senior, Kara O’Neil hit a big 3 pointer from the corner that would give the Knights the momentum to carry them through to a 67-57 win. Sophomore, Sydney Masciarelli led the Golden Knights with 22 points and 10 rebounds, Senior Olivia Summiel had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Senior Kara O’Neil added an impressive 12 points and 7 assists.