They manned team captain Melody Madson so hard all the way to the final second and narrowly held Green Team off last night forcing the finals for another encounter tomorrow in the 2010 Marianas Variety Women’s Basketball League at the Gilbert C. Ada Gym.
It was Green Team’s first loss in the two-month league.
Nicole Lebria fired from the baseline and stretched Bon Faiyah’s lead to five points with two minutes left in the ball game.
Emily Matson connected a jump shot to trim Bon Faiyah’s lead back to three points, and when Green Team stole the ball back to their territory, Bon Faiyah team captain Connie Camacho gave up her remaining foul credit on Melody to cut her short from setting up a one-point game.
The defensive foul was too hard that it sent Melody to the floor clutching her stomach. That was not the first time she was dealt with so hard.
The embattled team captain made the two free throws to cut Bon Faiyah’s lead to one, then, with Camacho no longer in the court, Green Team carried out the man-to-man defense, gave up three consecutive fouls as Bon Faiyah girls inched their way in.
The offense however, went empty leaving the remaining 10 seconds for the Green Team to finished Bon Faiyah off. From the side, Melody saw Vanessa Mobel unguarded. Five seconds, Mobel goes up and missed. Two seconds, Riza Tacliad grabbed the rebound and followed it up. She missed and Bon Faiyah cheered for the one-point win, 63-62, now looking forward for the better game on Friday.
Camacho who sizzled with 11 in the second half finished with 21 points while Yvonne Bennett delivered 14 points and Nicole Lebria chipped in 11 points.
Melody Matson who had to push it harder in the third quarter to regain their lead tallied 18 points.
The Engelhardt sisters hit two-pointers apiece and made it happen setting a three-point lead at the end of the third quarter.
Scores:
Bon Faiyah 63 – C. Camacho 21, Y.Bennett 14, N. Lebria 11, D. Diaz 10, J.Benavente 6.
Green Team 62 – M. Matson 18, V. Mobel 12, E. Matson 10, C. Engelhardt 8, R. Tacliad 7, A. Engelhardt 6.
Quarterscores: 16-16, 34-33, 48-45, 63-62.
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