In both team’s final game of the tournament, GESU defeated St. Jude by a score of 29-27. In the first half, neither team could reliably hit shots due to the good defense of the opponent. At the end of the first half the score was GESU 11, St. Jude 10. After the break, both teams started to grow into the game as more points were scored in the third quarter than in the entire first half. After half, St Jude started running pick plays for their guards In order to get open shots. In response, GESU Started running plays between the Castellanos siblings to find their open looks.
GESU #0, Molly Castellanos has a stellar game registering a double double with 17 points and 14 rebounds. #2 Mary Klung also had a great game with 6 points and 5 rebounds. For St. Jude, #3, Ava Lucarotti lead the scoring with 9 points, and #30, Sam Clemente had 7. A steal in the last 2 seconds by Rielyn Jackson prevented St. Jude from getting a chance at a game winning three.