It might have taken an additional body, however the New Mission women are again within the Boston City League closing for the second straight season.
It took an 11-0 run down the stretch after taking place 44-40, however the Titans got here away with a 51-44 victory over O’Bryant at Madison Park on Wednesday afternoon within the first of two semifinals tilts.
“I told them, ‘Everything is 0-0 now,’ ” stated New Mission assistant coach Hassan Fisher, who’s filling in for coach Aliyah Stoner this week. “Every game from now on, plus states and cities, is win or go home. So, they have to adjust their mentality. We kind of crumbled a little bit, but we stayed afloat.”
It was senior Amy Mariano who got here away with 23 of her game-high 38 factors within the fourth quarter and extra time, together with 10 of the 11 in extra time.
“Amy has been doing that for us all year,” Fisher stated. “We had an up-and-down year, but she kept us afloat. Even though she fouled out in the last minute, she kept it afloat and she brought us home.”
Mariano additionally netted 13 factors within the fourth whereas grabbing 17 boards, six steals and a pair of blocks.
“In my head, it’s all speed,” Mariano stated about having the ability to discover open area within the paint. “With the agility, you have to put in that work – the same way we put (the work) in practice. So, when I’m in the game, we have to do it together.”
Nursing a 16-15 lead on the half, New Mission (6-12) and O’Bryant (11-9) exchanged seven lead adjustments within the third, with the Tigers going up 27-25 on a triple for sophomore J’Niyah Cannon (eight factors) with six ticks left within the body.
In the fourth, the Titans began on a 10-2 run to go up 35-29 after a layup for Mariano. O’Bryant responded with a 6-0 run to knot it up 35-35 because the groups exchanged buckets down the stretch. None larger than a three-pointer for sophomore Amira Mohamed (12 factors) with simply 14.1 left in regulation. Neither staff was capable of get a top quality shot off earlier than the extra time began.
In the primary half, O’Bryant opened up sturdy to go up 6-1 and led 10-7 because of 4 factors every for sophomores Cannon and Marisol Roach (six factors).
New Mission railed with a 5-0 run to begin the second to go up 12-10 about halfway by way of the body. Mariano couldn’t be stopped as she netted 9 of her 15 first half factors within the second because the groups had 5 lead adjustments within the second with the Titans up 16-15 on the break.
The Titans will face Latin Academy in Thursday’s closing (4 p.m. at Madison Park). The Dragons constructed up a 45-8 halftime lead and cruised to a 69-34 win over Boston United. Amiah Noel scored 26 factors, whereas teammate Kiara Collins added 15 for Latin Academy.
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