Winter 2012: Women’s 5v5 League Champs: Occupy the Court

Occupy The Court Finishes Off Perfect Season With Double OT Victory
Occupy the Court 43 Boston Ballers 41

Occupy The Court had a double digit deficit they had to overcome in the first half and finally finished off Boston Ballers by the score of 43-41 in double overtime.

The first half started off great for Boston Ballers. After a back and forth battle in the first five minutes, Boston Ballers ended the half on a 14-4 run to take the 19-10 edge into the break. Occupy The Court did not score for seven minutes during the last ten minutes of the half.

The second half brought about the resurgence of Occupy The Court. Lauren McNamara scored eight points in a four-minute span that and tied the game with a three-pointer, 28-28. Vanessa Green gave Occupy The Court their first lead in the second half at 30-28 with 6:18 left to play. Kaytlyn Racz nailed a three to give Boson Ballers the 33-32 edge with less than three minutes to play. Emma Pasque stole the ball with 45 seconds left, but only hit 1-2 free throws. Crystal Simonds took the ball into the lane and tied the game at 36 with five seconds left. Boston Ballers could not get a good shot off.

The first overtime consisted of little scoring. Kirsten Rene hit 1-2 free throws to take the 37-36 lead. Racz stole the ball and Kate McKenna hit 1-2 free throws to give Boston Ballers the 38-36 lead. Lauren tied the game at 38 with eight seconds remaining.

In the second overtime, Racz started off the scoring with a three from the corner to lead 41-38. Lauren hit a midrange jumper to take the 42-41 lead with 1:42 remaining in the game. After hitting a free throw, Meaghan Russ forced a jumpball on the defensive end with 2.6 seconds in the game that put the game on ice for Occupy The Court.

Lauren wins MVP honors based on her game-tying and winning shots. She scored 14 points, but only hit 2-11 from distance. Vanessa Green, Meaghan Russ and Erin Wagner each added six points.

Racz had a team-high 12 points and was 3-7 from deep. Kate added nine points.

Thanks for the great season ladies and congratulations to Occupy The Court on the perfect season.

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