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On day two, the Defenders came out ready to show just how much they had improved since their first tournament loss to this Rochester Warriors team 40-7. The game was a nail-biter as neither team led by more than 6. The Defenders played an aggresive man-to-man defense while the Warriors played mostly a match up w/ double-teams. Initially the Defenders had trouble handing the constant Warrior double-teams. After a timeout, the ball started moving from one Defender to another and the shots started dropping. The two teams played to a 15-15 tie at halftime. To start the second half the Defenders were lifted by Abbie Schwab's first 3-pointer of the year. The Defense picked up and the Defenders were leading by 6, 31-25 when a Warrior guard sank two consecutive three-pointers. With one last chance to pull out a win in regulation the Defenders ran an out-of-bounds play but couldn't get up a good shot. However, the clock didn't start and the Warriors had a chance to win it in regulation, but a contested layup rolled out. In the overtime, the Defenders had to twice come back from basket deficits, but each time Sara DiPasquale answered with strong inside moves to tie the game. After a great defensive stop the Defenders again had the last chance to win. 3 crisp passes resulted in Emily Nason being fouled going to the basket with 4 seconds left. She sank the 2nd shot and the Defenders had a hard-fought 36-35 win. The Defenders finished with an easy 49-13 win over the Newfane Panthers.