Lady Tornado prevail over Holland Patent 50-46
Robert Jeffrey
Sun Sports Contributor
sports@evesun.com
UTICA – It took the opening quarter for the Purple Tornado to thaw out their offense as Norwich used a second half push to overtake Holland Patent 50-46 in the first round of the Utica Notre Dame Juggle Classic.
The opening game of the tournament between the Golden Knights and Purple Tornado was slow to start, but nevertheless still managed to withhold an exciting finish late in the game.
The Golden Knights took a commanding 8-0 lead midway through the opening quarter. With three minutes remaining, Norwich’s Sydney Coggins drained a three pointer to open the scoring for the Purple. Add in a Hailey Colabelli free-throw and the score stood at 8-4 in advantage of the Golden Knights.
The second quarter held trouble for the Tornado as costly fouls sent the Golden Knights to the foul line 15 times, with nine of those attempts dropping through the net, compling for half of Holland Patent’s scoring total in the stanza.
With starters Taylor Hansen, Abby Flynn, and Saige Benedict facing foul trouble right before the recess, the Tornado bench provided some much needed relief. Colabelli, Coggins, and Nicole Jeffrey each played their role perfectly as all gave a much needed defensive relief off the bench, while Jeffrey and Colabelli controlled the rebounding department. Offensively, Halea Eaton aided with six points in the quarter- making up for one third of Norwich’s points in the period.
The Golden Knights took a 26-23 lead into the locker room, a lead that Holland Patent refused to relinquish.
Norwich started the third quarter with an early confidence building bucket from Abby Flynn to cut the Golden Knights lead to one point and it began to look like Norwich finally figured things out.
But Holland Patent said not so fast as they struck back with multiple buckets of their own. The two teams kept jockeying for position.
Norwich’s Coggins made back-to-back trifectas to keep the Tornado within range. As the score remained in favor of the Golden Knights, Norwich needed points and limit their fouling as forwards Flynn and Benedict remained in foul trouble entering the fourth.
With four minutes remaining in the contest, the Purple Tornado finally got their rhythm going. Benedict canned a three-point shot to make it 40-39, cutting the Golden Knights lead to one. On the ensuing possession, a Coggins steal gave the Tornado a chance to take the lead. Jeffrey’s ten-foot jumper gave Norwich the lead 41-40. After stopping the Golden Knights on defense, the Purple moved the ball around as Coggins scored to make it 43-40. The Norwich momentum forced the Golden Knights to call a timeout.
But Tornado lead wouldn’t last long as Holland Patent’s Mckenna Reinold tied the game with three straight points. But there was Norwich’s Jeffrey waiting in the wing as the Tornado marched down and she knocked down a baseline jumper to put her team ahead once again at 45-43.
Taylor Hansen added a bucket, making the score 47-43 with just over a minute remaining. But Holland Patent refused to go down easy. The Golden Knight’s Skylar Kaelin drained a fade-away three point bomb from the baseline to cut the Norwich lead to one.
But the ice in Hansen’s veins was too cold as the Purple closer dropped in another field goal for Norwich, giving them the lead that ultimately led to the first-round win.
Coggins led the Tornado with 11 points and Nicole Jeffrey added in 10 of her own in the victory. Haedyn Roberts led Holland Patent with 13 and Skylar Kaelin pitched in 11 points in the set-back.
The Purple Tornado will play the host Utica Notre Dame Jugglers in the Championship of the Juggler Classic at Utica Notre Dame High School with tip-off set to begin tonight at 6:30pm. Admission is $3.
Holland Patent: Williams 3 0-0-6; Kotary 1 2-4-4; Kaelin 4 0-2-11; Brown 2 0-0-5; Spoon 0; Roberts 4 5-8-13; Reinold 1 5-8-7; Dornburgh 0. Totals: 15 12-22-46.
Norwich: Gladney 0; Hansen 3 0-0-6; Coggins 4 0-0-11; Baker 0 2-4-2; Flynn 3 0-0-6; Eaton 2 1-2-7; Wenzel 0; Burton 0; Colabelli 0 1-2-1; Benedict 3 0-0-7; Myers 0; Jeffrey 4 2-6-10. Totals: 19 6-16-50.
HP 8 18 10 10 – 46
N 4 19 11 16 – 50
Fouled Out: (HP) Kotary; (N) Flynn and Hansen. Three-Point goals: (HP) Brown 1, Kaelin 3; (N) Benedict 1, Eaton 2, Coggins 3.
Sun Sports Contributor
sports@evesun.com
UTICA – It took the opening quarter for the Purple Tornado to thaw out their offense as Norwich used a second half push to overtake Holland Patent 50-46 in the first round of the Utica Notre Dame Juggle Classic.
The opening game of the tournament between the Golden Knights and Purple Tornado was slow to start, but nevertheless still managed to withhold an exciting finish late in the game.
The Golden Knights took a commanding 8-0 lead midway through the opening quarter. With three minutes remaining, Norwich’s Sydney Coggins drained a three pointer to open the scoring for the Purple. Add in a Hailey Colabelli free-throw and the score stood at 8-4 in advantage of the Golden Knights.
The second quarter held trouble for the Tornado as costly fouls sent the Golden Knights to the foul line 15 times, with nine of those attempts dropping through the net, compling for half of Holland Patent’s scoring total in the stanza.
With starters Taylor Hansen, Abby Flynn, and Saige Benedict facing foul trouble right before the recess, the Tornado bench provided some much needed relief. Colabelli, Coggins, and Nicole Jeffrey each played their role perfectly as all gave a much needed defensive relief off the bench, while Jeffrey and Colabelli controlled the rebounding department. Offensively, Halea Eaton aided with six points in the quarter- making up for one third of Norwich’s points in the period.
The Golden Knights took a 26-23 lead into the locker room, a lead that Holland Patent refused to relinquish.
Norwich started the third quarter with an early confidence building bucket from Abby Flynn to cut the Golden Knights lead to one point and it began to look like Norwich finally figured things out.
But Holland Patent said not so fast as they struck back with multiple buckets of their own. The two teams kept jockeying for position.
Norwich’s Coggins made back-to-back trifectas to keep the Tornado within range. As the score remained in favor of the Golden Knights, Norwich needed points and limit their fouling as forwards Flynn and Benedict remained in foul trouble entering the fourth.
With four minutes remaining in the contest, the Purple Tornado finally got their rhythm going. Benedict canned a three-point shot to make it 40-39, cutting the Golden Knights lead to one. On the ensuing possession, a Coggins steal gave the Tornado a chance to take the lead. Jeffrey’s ten-foot jumper gave Norwich the lead 41-40. After stopping the Golden Knights on defense, the Purple moved the ball around as Coggins scored to make it 43-40. The Norwich momentum forced the Golden Knights to call a timeout.
But Tornado lead wouldn’t last long as Holland Patent’s Mckenna Reinold tied the game with three straight points. But there was Norwich’s Jeffrey waiting in the wing as the Tornado marched down and she knocked down a baseline jumper to put her team ahead once again at 45-43.
Taylor Hansen added a bucket, making the score 47-43 with just over a minute remaining. But Holland Patent refused to go down easy. The Golden Knight’s Skylar Kaelin drained a fade-away three point bomb from the baseline to cut the Norwich lead to one.
But the ice in Hansen’s veins was too cold as the Purple closer dropped in another field goal for Norwich, giving them the lead that ultimately led to the first-round win.
Coggins led the Tornado with 11 points and Nicole Jeffrey added in 10 of her own in the victory. Haedyn Roberts led Holland Patent with 13 and Skylar Kaelin pitched in 11 points in the set-back.
The Purple Tornado will play the host Utica Notre Dame Jugglers in the Championship of the Juggler Classic at Utica Notre Dame High School with tip-off set to begin tonight at 6:30pm. Admission is $3.
Holland Patent: Williams 3 0-0-6; Kotary 1 2-4-4; Kaelin 4 0-2-11; Brown 2 0-0-5; Spoon 0; Roberts 4 5-8-13; Reinold 1 5-8-7; Dornburgh 0. Totals: 15 12-22-46.
Norwich: Gladney 0; Hansen 3 0-0-6; Coggins 4 0-0-11; Baker 0 2-4-2; Flynn 3 0-0-6; Eaton 2 1-2-7; Wenzel 0; Burton 0; Colabelli 0 1-2-1; Benedict 3 0-0-7; Myers 0; Jeffrey 4 2-6-10. Totals: 19 6-16-50.
HP 8 18 10 10 – 46
N 4 19 11 16 – 50
Fouled Out: (HP) Kotary; (N) Flynn and Hansen. Three-Point goals: (HP) Brown 1, Kaelin 3; (N) Benedict 1, Eaton 2, Coggins 3.
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