Bristol undone by shooting in loss to Girard College
BucksLocalSports Editor It’s been a rough season for the Bristol girls basketball teamK The iady Warriors lost every single starter on last year’s team including NIMMM-point scorer jorgan CullenK
The current campaign got a little more rocky for the iady Warriors ThursdayI DecK OT in the euntington salley-Churchville ootary Club eoliday basketball tournament where Bristol suffered a double-digit loss at the hands of BAi rival Girard College eigh pchoolK
Ahead OT-NM at the halfI the Cavaliers went on to a RP-NU winK GC junior G’jrice DavisI who notched almost as many SRLnWV Ln WKH fiUVW KDOI DV WKH Warriors had for the whole gameI led Girard College with OS pointsK penior godi jarshall registered doubledigit points with NNK
While Bristol was able to get to the foul lineI the Warriors made but two of NR from the charity stripeK
“We didn’t make shotsI” said Bristol head coach gim metrinoK “That was the bottom line in the gameK”
creshman llivia lnal led the Warriors with eight pointsK gunior haterina joore and hatelyn pantanaI who was playing for senior iiana ContrerasI notched four pointsI eachK
“We can run plays smoothlyI it’s just when we execute themI our shots are offI” said jooreK
gunior Alicia oeilly had the other Bristol basketI the WDUULRUV’ fiUVW RI WKH JDPH, which didn’t come until there was two and a half PLnuWHV OHIW Ln WKH fiUVW SHriodK
By thenI Bristol
trailedI NM-OK With a minute left in the opening frameI lnal came up with a steal that led to a Warriors bucket but the Cavs came back with a layup by Davis at the other end to register a N4-4 edge at the end of the opening stanzaK
“phe was a big girlK phe had a good handle and she just shot over usI” said metrinoI of DavisK “When they missed they rebounded and reset their shotsK”
In addition to a size advantageI the physicality Girard brought to iower joreland was something Bristol was not used toK
“phe was roughI” said junior haterina jooreI of DavisK “jost of the teams that we played before weren’t as rough as they wereK When we came out they just started pushing us aroundK”
“We had four freshmen out there and they were just pushing them out of the wayI” explained metrinoK “They were physical and our girls are just not used to that kind of play yetK It’s a big difference when you’re a freshman going up against seniors and juniorsK”
After lnal traded jumpers with DavisI pantana sank a jump shot off the glass from a spot near the baseline that brought Bristol within eight points but a three-point play by Davis and a bank shot by jarshall launched a ON-U Girard edgeI one the Warriors could not closeK
“We were sluggish and they were big; they were goodI” said metrinoK “We couldn’t get the ball to the post; we were playing catch and shootK
“They outrebounded us – they used their size a lot against usK”