The game started off tightly at 4-4 when Gesu's number 5 suffered an injury and had to step off. She is okay, but needed to take a rest. As the game continued, Gesu began to extend a lead, but St. Jude kept it close. the score at the end of the first quarter St. Jude 6 and Gesu 10. In the second quarter, after strong defensive pressure from both teams, Gesu started to creep their lead forward ending the half with a score of St. Jude 12 and Gesu 24.
The start of the second half saw more defensive pressure from both sides, but scoring opened up in the last 3 and a half minutes. Gesu maintained a lead, but St. Jude came back to cut the deficit to 9 at 32-23. In the final quarter, both teams fought hard. St. jude cut the lead to as little as 8, but Gesu pulled away emerging victorious with a final score of 41-27.
By: Joseph Nych