HSPN Tourney - Pool Round 2

CHEN (MD) Bravehearts 46 New Life Storm 36

In their second game of the first day of the tournament, the NLC Storm faced the Bravehearts of the Christian Home Educators Network of Baltimore, MD. As in the earlier game, this started out as a low-scoring affair. Again, the Storm faced a packed-in zone defense but used good patience to work the ball down low to Shelby. They also played very solid defensively against a team with some quick players who could drive the ball well. At the half the Bravehearts led 18-15, with Shelby already scoring 10 points. The Storm began the second half with an 8-0 run. Mary scored on a put-back, and then made a kick-out to Katie Patrick for a 3 to start the run. Just when it looked like the Storm were about to seize control of the game, the Bravehearts answered. From the middle of the third period to the middle of the 4th period, the lead see-sawed back and forth. Shelby scored on a rebound basket with about 4 minutes left to put the Storm up 36-34. That would be the last points of the game for the Storm, as the Bravehearts closed the game on a 12-0 run. Even with the loss, this young Storm team executed well and did a lot of good things that put them right there with a chance to beat the 18-7 Bravehearts, but just couldn't come up with the plays to close the deal down the stretch. Shelby again led the Storm with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Katie joined her in double-figures with 10 points and Emily dished out 4 assists.