Girls’ Basketball
Union-Endicott 44, Norwich 38
JOHNSON CITY – At the Pete Hyde Coaches Versus Cancer Tournament Tuesday, Norwich’s second-half rally came up short in a matchup against a premier Southern Tier Athletic Conference opponent.
The Tigers, who led by double digits in the second half, saw their lead close to two points twice in the last two minutes. Bryn Loomis hit a jumper to pull NHS within two. After U-E made a pair of free throws, Sophie Stewart canned a short-range shot drawing the Purple within a bucket one more time. Over the last 40 seconds, Union-Endicott went 4-for-4 from the foul line as Norwich failed to score again.
“They’re a tough team, and other than Binghamton, (Union-Endicott) is probably the second-best team in our league,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “It’s a different level of basketball, and they are probably the most physical team in the conference. We struggled in figuring out how to score in the first half, but we made the extra pass in the second half, and got better looks at the basket.”
Norwich was also aggressive in taking the ball to the basket finishing 12-for-17 from the foul line in the second half alone. Loomis led Norwich with 18 points, and Hailey Dietrich scored nine. Norwich plays Vestal today at 7:45 p.m.
U-E: Prosinski, 0; Sierra McGiver, 3 0-2-7; Hewitt, 0 4-4-4; G. McGiver, 3 0-1-6; Norris, 2 2-4-6; Kazmarcik, 0; Vinenneau, 3 3-6-9; Eastman, 0; Samiari, 5 2-4-12. Totals: 16 11-21-44.
Norwich: Miranda Costin, 0; Breanna Cashman, 0 4-4-4; Sydney Chaffee, 1 0-0-2; Jenni Borfitz, 0 0-0-0; Cassie Sutton, 0; Bryn Loomis, 6 5-7-18; Hailey Dietrich, 2 5-9-9; Sophie Stewart, 1 3-4-5; Taylor Cook, 0. Totals: 10 17-24-38.
Score by half
Norwic 13 25–38
U-E 20 24–44
Fouled out: (N) Dietrich, (UE) S. McGiver. Three-point goals: (N) Loomis, (UE) S. McGiver. JV: Norwich won.
Harpursville Tournament
Oxford 50, G-MU 25
HARPURSVILLE – In the first round of the Harpursville Tournament Tuesday afternoon, six different Oxford players scored in a 13-point first quarter setting the stage for a balanced offensive performance.
Lacey Barry had 14 points for Oxford, and all seven of the Blackhawks finished with at least four points. “We scored a little bit off of our defense, but mostly we got good looks offensively, and the shots were falling pretty well,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer of his team’s 48 percent shooting in the first half.
Kristen Barnes scored eight points for the Raiders, who were slated to meet Afton in the tournament’s consolation game on Wednesday.
Oxford plays Harpursville tomorrow at 2:45 p.m. in the championship game.
G-MU: Miranda Hill, 2 2-5-6; Victoria Hutzley, 0; Jenn Mason, 0; Sabrina Brooks, 1 0-0-3; Blake Stensland, 1 2-3-4; Kali Murphy, 0; Logan Eltz, 1 0-0-2; Kristen Barnes, 4 0-0-8; Whitney Gilbert, 0; Lauren Hill, 1 0-2-2; Shelby Hartwell, 0. Totals: 10 4-10-25.
Oxford: Emily Smith, 3 0-0-6; Megan Golden, 1 2-2-5; Jacquelyn Heggie, 1 4-5-6; Julianne Heggie, 2 0-0-4 ; Lacey Barry, 5 4-4-14; Brooke Noble, 4 1-1-9; Sarah Renaud, 3 0-2-6. Totals: 19 11-14-50.
G-MU 9 7 8 1–25
Oxf. 13 14 11 12–50
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (O) Golden, (G) Brooks. JV: G-MU won 29-14. officials: Phillips, Ewing.
Kazalski Tournament
Unatego 28, Bainbridge-Guilford 22
BAINBRIDGE – B-G shot just 11 percent from the field in the first half to fall behind Unatego by nine, and the shooting did not improve much over the final two periods in a first-round Kazalski Tournament loss Tuesday night.
