12s Get 1st Tournament Championship @ Rochester Warriors
Tournament Date: May 24/25, 2008
Team play highlighted the 12 & Unders first tournament championship this weekend. Saturdays wins were never in question as the Defenders played great team defense in the second half of the first game holding the Buffalo Storm scoreless leading to a 36 to 8 win. Erika Perk and Sara DiPasquale lead the offense with 10 and 8 points, respectively. In the second game, all 10 players scored as they rolled over the Genesee Valley Fillies 42 to 11. Emily Nason and Erika Perk led the Defenders with 8 points each. On Sunday the Defenders faced two strong challengers. In the first game, the first half was back and forth ending with the Erie Saints leading 18 to 16. The Defenders turned up the defensive heat as Adila Gathers, Emily Nason, and Alyssa Perk took turns pressuring the Saints guards. The Defenders controlled the backboards as Sara DiPasquale and Abbie Schwab limited the Saints to one shot each time down the floor. Offensively, Laura Fairbanks made a layup off a steal and then drilled a three-point shot to put the Defenders in the lead for good culminating in a 33 to 28 win. Needing a win over the home team, Rochester Warriors to clinch their first championship, the Defenders ran a tip play to start the game with Erica Jankowski finishing with a layup. Hillary Nason made a layup as time ran out in the first half to take the lead they would never relinquish and Lauren Jensen started the second half with a big three-pointer in the 38 to 28 win. Congratulations!!!!!
