HSPN Pool Play Game #3

New Life Storm 49 Greenville Hurricanes 41

The NLC Storm finished tournament pool play on a high note, beating the Hurricanes of Greenville, SC by a score of 49-41. The Storm again jumped out to a first period lead and looked ready to pull away, but turnovers and a failure to stop the Hurricanes dribble penetration allowed the Hurricanes to pull within 25-22 at the half. A switch to a zone defense in the 3rd quarter gave the Storm the momentum, as they put the clamps on and gave up only 3 points in the quarter and pulled out to an 11 point lead. Turnovers again were a problem, preventing the Storm from pulling away and allowing the Hurricanes to mount a 4th quarter comeback. They closed within 2 points and had the ball with one minute remaining, but Rebecca got a steal and fed Daryl on the break, where she was fouled. Daryl hit both FTs to make it a 2-possession game. The Storm kept the Hurricanes from scoring again and hit FTs in the last minute to ice the game. The Hurricanes played a very physical game, but the Storm showed the toughness to overcome that and secure the win. Hannah Grace led the Storm with 17 points, and Rebecca had 12. Daryl and Anna had 8 rebounds to lead the team, while Shelby pulled down 7.

With pool play complete, the teams have been reseeded into 4 divisions (1A through 4A). The Storm is the #2 seed in the 3A (second highest) division. Tonight they will play the Binghamton Blaze in the division semi-finals at 9:30.