The Vikings' Rebecca Saul makes the second
of two free throws against Morse.
(Photo Ed Piper, Jr.)
By Ed Piper, Jr.
In typical Viking fashion during the Coach Darice Carnaje era, La Jolla's girls basketball team cut a Morse lead that swelled to as many as 24 points at the end of the third quarter to a more respectable 15 by the end of the Eastern League game, losing a 53-38 decision at home Wed., Feb. 15.
La Jolla trailed by 10 at the end of one quarter. Then, in the second quarter, Imani Trinidad-Gallagher drove to score to make it 25-13. Sina Anae laid the ball up on an inbounds pass from Rebecca Saul for 28-15.
Si Young Kim put in a runner with 2:41 left, and Anae completed the Vikings' scoring in the first half with a layup.
The Tigers, behind Kyra Springs' 10 points, including a pair of threes, led 30-19.
The hosts, playing on the next-to-last night of the regular season before a modest crowd, lost further ground in the third quarter, ending the period down 50-26.
But La Jolla came charging back, and whittled nine points off Morse's advantage in closing minutes.
Saul was her usual furious and hard-working self, pushing the ball up court and leading her teammates in negotiating the Morse press. She showed herself to be calmer and a better ball-handler--including being able to dribble left-handed--than in the past. The junior has grown in her skills visibly since her freshman year two years ago.
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