The Purple Tornado intensity too much for the Yellowjackets
ONEONTA – The high-intense environment of the Oneonta gym was matched by the play of the Lady Purple Tornado last night as they fired out of the gate with a 12-0 run en route to their 16 point win over the long-time rival Yellowjackets, spoiling the hosts senior night.
Four of Norwich’s five starters had scored in the contest before Oneonta put up their first points of the game that game at 2:50 remaining in the first quarter. Those points came from a deep Taylor Microni three-pointer.
The next offensive trip for the Tornado finished with Abby Flynn scoring at the rim to give all five starters baskets.
Taylor Hansen led the Purple in the quarter with five, nailing her first three-pointer of the season.
The second quarter was in favor of the home team to start the their run following a Hannah Baker three from the right corner. Oneonta went on a 9-0 run to close the gap down to just two points.
But Norwich’s Saige Benedict ended the run with a steal on the defensive end and finished it with the bucket and the foul. Triniti Myers ended the quarter’s scoring as she knocked down a the long-range ball.
The Tornado hustle was present throughout the entire game as they dove on the ground and nearly came up with every loose ball.
Another key factor in the game was the defense played by Halea Eaton on Oneonta’s stand-out Ally Baker. Eaton, giving up a few inches to Baker defensively, covered the Yellowjacket for most of the game. Hansen and Myers gave her a rest when needed and together, the three held her to just four points of the game, well below Baker’s average.
Eaton and Hansen controlled the Norwich offense dishing out many assists throughout.
In the fourth, the stingy Norwich defense gave up just one point to the Yellowjackets, a free-throw to Christina Mattocks.
The Purple Tornado finished with balanced scoring throughout the team with Hansen leading the pack with 10. Benedict added 8, Myers scored 7, Eaton ended the night with 7.
Hailey Colabelli also came in the off the bench to give Norwich four more as she knocked down two 15-foot jumpers in the second half.
Norwich is next in action on Monday when they travel to Johnson City. The game scheduled against Binghamton for Saturday has been switched to Thursday, February 15. The girls will be hosting a bottle drive over the weekend at the Norwich Fire Department. You can drop off your bottle and cans from 12-3 p.m. or arrange a pick-up through their Facebook page named ‘Norwich Girls Basketball Boosters.’
Norwich: Taylor Hansen 4 0-0-10; Sydney Coggins 0; Hannah Baker 1 0-0-3; Abby Flynn 1 0-0-2; Halea Eaton 2 2-2-6; Ashton Wenzel 0; Emerson Burton 0; Hailey Colabelli 2 0-0-4; Saige Benedict 3 2-2-8; Triniti Myers 3 0-0-7. Totals: 16 4-4-40.
Oneonta: Danielle Basdekis 1 0-0-3; Taylor Microni 1 2-2-5; Emma Goff 0; Christina Mattocks 0 2-4-2; Athena Basdekis 3 1-1-8; Ally Baker 2 0-0-4; Kelia Martinez 0; Teagan Mackey 0; Mickaela Buzzy 1 0-1-2; Amanda Slater 0. Totals: 8 5-8-24.
N 14 9 9 8 – 40
O 6 10 7 1 – 24
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (N) Hansen 2, Baker 1, Myers 1; (O) D. Basdekis 1, Microni 1, A. Basdekis 1. Officials: Mudge and Sanford.
Four of Norwich’s five starters had scored in the contest before Oneonta put up their first points of the game that game at 2:50 remaining in the first quarter. Those points came from a deep Taylor Microni three-pointer.
The next offensive trip for the Tornado finished with Abby Flynn scoring at the rim to give all five starters baskets.
Taylor Hansen led the Purple in the quarter with five, nailing her first three-pointer of the season.
The second quarter was in favor of the home team to start the their run following a Hannah Baker three from the right corner. Oneonta went on a 9-0 run to close the gap down to just two points.
But Norwich’s Saige Benedict ended the run with a steal on the defensive end and finished it with the bucket and the foul. Triniti Myers ended the quarter’s scoring as she knocked down a the long-range ball.
The Tornado hustle was present throughout the entire game as they dove on the ground and nearly came up with every loose ball.
Another key factor in the game was the defense played by Halea Eaton on Oneonta’s stand-out Ally Baker. Eaton, giving up a few inches to Baker defensively, covered the Yellowjacket for most of the game. Hansen and Myers gave her a rest when needed and together, the three held her to just four points of the game, well below Baker’s average.
Eaton and Hansen controlled the Norwich offense dishing out many assists throughout.
In the fourth, the stingy Norwich defense gave up just one point to the Yellowjackets, a free-throw to Christina Mattocks.
The Purple Tornado finished with balanced scoring throughout the team with Hansen leading the pack with 10. Benedict added 8, Myers scored 7, Eaton ended the night with 7.
Hailey Colabelli also came in the off the bench to give Norwich four more as she knocked down two 15-foot jumpers in the second half.
Norwich is next in action on Monday when they travel to Johnson City. The game scheduled against Binghamton for Saturday has been switched to Thursday, February 15. The girls will be hosting a bottle drive over the weekend at the Norwich Fire Department. You can drop off your bottle and cans from 12-3 p.m. or arrange a pick-up through their Facebook page named ‘Norwich Girls Basketball Boosters.’
Norwich: Taylor Hansen 4 0-0-10; Sydney Coggins 0; Hannah Baker 1 0-0-3; Abby Flynn 1 0-0-2; Halea Eaton 2 2-2-6; Ashton Wenzel 0; Emerson Burton 0; Hailey Colabelli 2 0-0-4; Saige Benedict 3 2-2-8; Triniti Myers 3 0-0-7. Totals: 16 4-4-40.
Oneonta: Danielle Basdekis 1 0-0-3; Taylor Microni 1 2-2-5; Emma Goff 0; Christina Mattocks 0 2-4-2; Athena Basdekis 3 1-1-8; Ally Baker 2 0-0-4; Kelia Martinez 0; Teagan Mackey 0; Mickaela Buzzy 1 0-1-2; Amanda Slater 0. Totals: 8 5-8-24.
N 14 9 9 8 – 40
O 6 10 7 1 – 24
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (N) Hansen 2, Baker 1, Myers 1; (O) D. Basdekis 1, Microni 1, A. Basdekis 1. Officials: Mudge and Sanford.
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