Week #25 - Varsity Girls Win and Advance to the Semi-Finals!

Dave Levy, Athletic Director
Varsity Girls Basketball - It's been one month and four days since the Varsity Girls Badgers last played Fredericksburg Academy. Tandem gave up 49 points that afternoon, a game they played without Aoife and Hadley. It was also a day when Annie was not feeling her best. The team lost by 19. Since then, the Badgers have put in a ton of work and have improved enormously. 
 
Fast forward to February 17 and the quarter-Final Match Up between #4 Fredericksburg Academy and #5 Tandem Friends. Aoife won the opening tip, batting the ball ahead to Annie, who scored the first basket of the game on a strong drive through multiple defenders. On the other end, Aoife got the rebound, and she went coast to coast with perfect footwork. Moments later, after Juli stole the ball, Maya found Annie cutting to the rim off of beautiful execution - and the Badgers were up 7-0.
Aoife finished with 14, all in the first quarter. She was dominant in the paint, finishing the game with 14 points, 8 rebounds, three steals and an assist - in eight minutes. Annie added 11, and four assists, and Hadley had nine points, a Varsity career high. Those three players made a massive impact, and then cleared the runway for their teammates!
 
In the second period, it was Leelee putting on a show!!! She scored by attacking the basket - first with a smooth floater on the baseline, and later off a deep twenty foot jump shot! Catriona had a banner day, getting on the board by earning two separate trips to the foul line, as did Sophie, who connected twice - using her new technique! The Badgers held their opponent to just five points in the first half.
 
In the final period, Tandem worked hard to get the ball to the birthday girl, Julia! She took several quality shots - and also HAD TWO BIRTHDAY ASSISTS, both setting up Marilyn, who scored four 4th quarter points. Happy Birthday, Julia! Nieve took the ball to the basket strong, earning a trip to the foul line as well! What a difference a month can make!
 
It's been a while since the Varsity Girls Badgers have won a post-season game. Tonight, they improved their record to 7-10, (after only two wins a year ago!) with a post-season upset victory on the road! Congratulations to the squad, who will advance to the Semi-Finals at Highland.
 
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