Conway earns 500th win with an upset over Trojans to advance to MAC finals
GREENE– Last Friday, Feb. 5, the Bainbridge-Guilford girls basketball team traveled to Greene, to take on the Trojans who currently sitting at second place in the division, ahead of B-G.
B-G would leave triumphant, as they upset the Trojans on their home court 47-33, to move on to the MAC finals.
Coach Bob Conway of B-G attributed, who earned his 500th win with the upset, 401 wins with B-G, declined to talk about the milestone win at length, instead steering the questioning himself toward his athletes and their win.
“Lets talk about the kids. We came over here about a week and half ago, and we were up 12 going into the fourth quarter and we just fell apart, we disintegrated,” said Conway. “We worked really hard on the things we did wrong in that game, number one being taking care of the basketball and not making mental mistakes and panicking.”
The game began with a very competitive first quarter where both teams looked to settle into a groove, while figuring out their opponents.
“It was pretty even for a while, which is what I expected. But then we didn’t communicate well and we just didn’t talk on defense. We had two people going to the ball instead of one, and it was just breakdowns,” said Greene head coach Dave Gorton.
The Bobcats would earn an anything but comfortable lead at the half time break, leading 19-14.
The second half proved to be the Bobcats as they opened up with some superb shooting and fluid communication.
“Jill stepped up and hit some big threes, Becca hit a couple big three’s, Kori hit a couple big three’s, and Abbi and Megan worked so hard inside, both offensively and defensively it was just a team effort,” said Conway.
The trend continued through the remainder of the game, despite the Trojans attempt at a comeback.
“We’re pretty young, but the kids listen and they work hard and they try to accomplish what our game plan is. We hit some big shots at crucial times and were able to keep that big lead and build on it,” said Conway.
B-G would claim the victory on a score line of 47-33, as they now will advance on to the MAC finals to be held at Hartwick College verses Delhi. This rematch of last years finals match for the girls MAC league will be held this coming weekend on Saturday Feb. 13.
“I give them a lot of credit, they played well tonight and when you shoot the ball like that you deserved to win,” said Gorton.
Greene will host Sidney this Wednesday at home, who is coming off a loss to Delhi, this game will be to decide third and fourth place in the MAC.
Game statistics:
B-G: Jenna Nordberg, 0; Abbie Miller, 0; Abigail Selfridge, 3 0-0 6; Molly O'Hara, 0; Jillian Cannistra, 4 0-0 12; Rebecca Reyes, 5 0-0 13; Kori Thornton, 2 2-2 6; Megan Palmatier, 4 2-2 10.
Greene: McKenna Sergi, 0 1-2 1; S. Brown, 0; Alyssa Sands, 1 0-0 2; Emily Montelione, 1 0-0 2; M. Klecha, 1 0-0 2; Nicole Flohr, 2 2-2 8; Mary Borchardt, 1 0-0 2; Audrey Platta, 0; Katie Carey 4 2-3 10; Emma Smith, 3 0-0 6; Maria Brown, 0.
Score by quarter:
B-G: 8 11 16 12-47
Greene: 5 9 9 10-33
B-G would leave triumphant, as they upset the Trojans on their home court 47-33, to move on to the MAC finals.
Coach Bob Conway of B-G attributed, who earned his 500th win with the upset, 401 wins with B-G, declined to talk about the milestone win at length, instead steering the questioning himself toward his athletes and their win.
“Lets talk about the kids. We came over here about a week and half ago, and we were up 12 going into the fourth quarter and we just fell apart, we disintegrated,” said Conway. “We worked really hard on the things we did wrong in that game, number one being taking care of the basketball and not making mental mistakes and panicking.”
The game began with a very competitive first quarter where both teams looked to settle into a groove, while figuring out their opponents.
“It was pretty even for a while, which is what I expected. But then we didn’t communicate well and we just didn’t talk on defense. We had two people going to the ball instead of one, and it was just breakdowns,” said Greene head coach Dave Gorton.
The Bobcats would earn an anything but comfortable lead at the half time break, leading 19-14.
The second half proved to be the Bobcats as they opened up with some superb shooting and fluid communication.
“Jill stepped up and hit some big threes, Becca hit a couple big three’s, Kori hit a couple big three’s, and Abbi and Megan worked so hard inside, both offensively and defensively it was just a team effort,” said Conway.
The trend continued through the remainder of the game, despite the Trojans attempt at a comeback.
“We’re pretty young, but the kids listen and they work hard and they try to accomplish what our game plan is. We hit some big shots at crucial times and were able to keep that big lead and build on it,” said Conway.
B-G would claim the victory on a score line of 47-33, as they now will advance on to the MAC finals to be held at Hartwick College verses Delhi. This rematch of last years finals match for the girls MAC league will be held this coming weekend on Saturday Feb. 13.
“I give them a lot of credit, they played well tonight and when you shoot the ball like that you deserved to win,” said Gorton.
Greene will host Sidney this Wednesday at home, who is coming off a loss to Delhi, this game will be to decide third and fourth place in the MAC.
Game statistics:
B-G: Jenna Nordberg, 0; Abbie Miller, 0; Abigail Selfridge, 3 0-0 6; Molly O'Hara, 0; Jillian Cannistra, 4 0-0 12; Rebecca Reyes, 5 0-0 13; Kori Thornton, 2 2-2 6; Megan Palmatier, 4 2-2 10.
Greene: McKenna Sergi, 0 1-2 1; S. Brown, 0; Alyssa Sands, 1 0-0 2; Emily Montelione, 1 0-0 2; M. Klecha, 1 0-0 2; Nicole Flohr, 2 2-2 8; Mary Borchardt, 1 0-0 2; Audrey Platta, 0; Katie Carey 4 2-3 10; Emma Smith, 3 0-0 6; Maria Brown, 0.
Score by quarter:
B-G: 8 11 16 12-47
Greene: 5 9 9 10-33
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