Girls' Basketball Defeats Wilmington Friends in First Round of DIAA Tournament
In the First Round of the DIAA Girls Basketball Tournament, the Archmere basketball team took on Wilmington Friends for a 34-26 victory. Maggie Malloy '17 started the scoring with a few points from the free throw line, putting the Auks up 2-0. They went on to lead 8-3 after the first quarter. Emma McCann '19 led all scoring in the first half with 7 points for Archmere. In the third quarter, Wilmington Friends would cut the lead to 6 points three times, keeping them in the game, but the ninth seeded Auks' offense retaliated in the fourth quarter and scored the first 5 points, extending their lead to 11. The Auks would push the lead to 13 and score to 33-20 with a three-point play by Catherine McGonigle '19.
The News Journal quoted Coach Dan Pisani as saying: “We put a lot of pride in our defense. Our big thing is how many points are under the away score in our gym, and that’s what we take a lot of pride in. We looked a lot on what they did”.
The Auks move on to the second-round matchup with seventh-seeded St. Elizabeth’s tonight at 7:00 PM.
For pictures and to read the full News Journal article, click here.
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Archmere Academy is a private, Catholic, college preparatory co-educational academy,
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
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