Arielle Wideman soars for a rebound as Amat downs LC
(El Monte, Ca) – Bishop Amat held off La Canada to advance to the finals of the Lady Knights Tournament at Arroyo High School with a 48-44 win.
The Lancers (9-0) saw Arielle Wideman take control of the fourth quarter as she scored seven straight Bishop Amat points to take a 38-38 tie game to a six point lead with 3:12 to play in the game.
La Canada (8-1) was able to get the lead with 5:23 to play in the third quarter, when Shannon Denney was able to bank a shot over the Bishop Amat defense.
From that point on it was a back-and-forth battle between two unbeaten teams in the semi-finals.
The Lady Spartans were able to get a four point lead half way through the third quarter, only to have Bishop Amat use a trap defense to get momentum back on their side and get the lead at 32-31 when Wideman had a lay-up after a Gina Henderson steal and pass.
From that moment on, the game had six lead changes until the Lancers defense held La Canada off the scoreboard for a better part of three minutes.
The Lady Spartans made one last gasp to come from behind when Tia Chen was able to get running jumper to drop to cut the Lancer lead to four with 1:01 to play.
After Bishop Amat’s Leticia Galarza was able to make two foul shots, Chen got free and buried a three-pointer with less than 2.4 seconds to play to cut the Lancer lead to three points.
Wideman led Bishop Amat with 15 points and Andrea Villanueva contributed 14 points in the win.
Chen finished the evening with 15 points, while Courtney McCutchan scored 14 in the loss.
Bishop Amat will now face Sonora in the tournament championship at 7:30 p.m., while La Canada will play in the third place game against Notre Dame Sherman Oaks at 6 p.m.
BISHOP AMAT 15 9 12 12 48
LA CANADA 13 7 15 9 44
SCORING:
BA – Arielle Wideman 15, Andrea Villanueva 14,Letitica Galarza 8, Vianai Austin 4, Michelle Yamamoto 3, Gina Henderson 2, Alexis Wideman 2
LC – Tia Chen 15, Courtney McCutchan 14, Shannon Denney 9, Jessica Yamamoto 3, Kristene Hossepian 2, Grace O’Hara 1
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