Game Recaps
Soriano Plays Key Role in Huskies JUEL Semi-Finals Win
Soriano’s constant hustle led to her 12 trips to the line on offence, plus 3 steals and several more forced turnovers on the defensive end. This meant trouble for her opposing Thunder Guards. Although only 5’5” in height, Soriano matched up very well against the Thunder’s Erica McFadden (5’7”, G, Central Wellington, 2012) by more than matching her energy and intensity and by disrupting McFadden’s timing by using identical speed especially when defending the ball.
The game tipped off however with the Thunder getting off to a hot start on the strength of five 3-pointers early in the First Quarter. This allowed them to jump out to a 17-9 lead. One Tri-County scoring source was the 3-pointers from Brooklynn Wright (6’3″, C, Jacob Hespler, 2013), who connected on two of the four she hit during the game. Some quick adjustments by North Toronto allowed the Huskies to go on a bit of a run of their own. Their 13-1 run gave them a 24-18 lead by the end of the First Quarter.
This was when the see-saw battle started to take place. The game was tied at 37 at halftime, and Tri-County held on to a slim 3 point lead going into the Fourth Quarter. During that time, the speed and finish of Guards Lindsay Shotbolt (6’0″, G, Bill Crothers, 2012) and Sami Hill (5’10”, G/F, Eastern Commerce, 2013) helped to maintain progress for the Huskies. Katie Polischuk (6’0″, G/F, St John College, 2012) and Erica McFadden responded for the Thunder.
North Toronto was led in scoring by Cheyanne Roger’s 18 points and 8 rebounds and Lindsay Shotbolt’s 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Tri-County had 54 of their total 66 points from Katie Polischuk (19 points 10 rebounds), Erica McFadden (18 points, 14 rebounds) and Brooklyn Wright (17 points including 4-for-5 3-pointers).
The win moves North Toronto on to the Gold Medal game and relegates Tri-County to the Bronze Medal game.