PACELLI GIRLS BASKETBALL ESCAPES WITH HOME WIN OVER PORT EDWARDS
Zaleski Sports
STEVENS POINT – The Pacelli girls basketball team was able to hold off a stingy Port Edwards squad and escaped with a 39-36 victory in a Central Wisconsin Conference South Division contest Tuesday night at Pacelli High School.
The Cardinals led throughout, but had to hold off a late push from Port Edwards.
The Blackhawks had the ball down two points in the final seconds but Pacelli forced a turnover and Ashley Strizel made a free throw with 0.9 seconds left to finish off the win for the Cardinals.
Pacelli improves to 9-5 and remains undefeated in the CWC South at 6-0, which places them in a tie for first place with Wild Rose. The two teams meet next Monday at Wild Rose.
Amelia Jacoby scored 10 points to lead Pacelli.
Taylor Martin had six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 20 points for Port Edwards (2-12, 0-7 CWC South).
Pacelli plays at Tri-County and Port Edwards hosts Wild Rose in CWC South action Friday.
Cardinals 39, Blackhawks 36
Port Edwards 14 22 - 36
Pacelli 21 18 - 39
PORT EDWARDS (36): Melanie Sillars 3 0-0 8, Aubree Shroda 0 0-0 0, Makayla McGuffey 0 0-0 0, Taylor Martin 7 0-1 20, Dakota Bares 0 0-0 0, Nakita Borths 1 2-2 4, Alliyah Ruiz 1 1-2 4. FG: 12. FT: 3-5. 3-pointers: 9 (Martin 6, Sillars 2, Ruiz 1). Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 2-12, 0-7 Central Wisconsin Conference South Division.
PACELLI (39): Casey Vaughan 4 0-2 9, Katy Ilkka 0 0-0 0, Cabrini Brandl 0 0-0 0, Anna Van Order 2 0-1 5, Kaylin Yenter 2 0-0 4, Ashley Strizel 2 1-2 6, Hannah Trzinski 1 0-0 3, Madison Grover 1 0-0 2, Amelia Jacoby 4 2-2 10. FG: 16. FT: 3-7. 3-pointers: 4 (Vaughan 1, Van Order 1, Strizel 1, Trzinski 1). Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 9-5, 6-0 Central Wisconsin Conference South Division.