"It was a very big win in overtime tonight," said coach Stephanie Fontenot. "We had numerous people foul out, but our girls fought to the end. We had a bunch of young people on the floor at the end, and they stuck with it. And our seniors stepped it up and were leaders."
The seniors the coach alluded to include Kara Aguillard, Gabbie Andrepont, and Mary Margaret Gil. The three echoed the same sentiments of pride and teamwork after the game. "It was a hard fight tonight," commented Aguillard. "We couldn't be more proud what we've accomplished so far! Proud to be a Trojan."
"Nothing but complete teamwork," added Andrepont. "Proud to call these girls family."
"It was a team effort the entire game," added Mary Margaret Gil. "So proud of our team!"
That sense of Trojan Pride spilled over onto the bench. Sydney Shiver, who was out of the game due to illness, went on to say, "Watching from the stands I couldn't be more proud of the team."
Catherine Poche with her team down 4-0 scrored the Trojans' first points on the night, and Gabbie Andrepont tied it up. Kara Aguillard was at the line and made both shots to take the 6-5 lead. OC tied the game with a three ball as the first quarter expired. Sacred Heart ended the quarter with twice as many points than fouls and a tied ballgame at 8-8.
Poche gave her team a 12-8 advantage early in the 2nd quarter. OC made a big three to take a 21-15 lead and started to take advantage of the Sacred Heart mental gaffes. Sacred Heart scored on back-to-back possessions to come back and tie the game at 21 with seconds remaining before the half. The half ended with the home team leading 22-21.
Poche scored to go up 24-22, and a timeout was called on the court with Sacred Heart leading 26-21 at the 4:40 mark of the third quarter. Whitney Tate got the offensive rebound from Andrepont's miss and put it back up for two points to go up 28-21. Erin Fontenot ended an OC run to go up 30-26 seconds before the 3rd quarter ended. Kara Aguillard was at the line and sunk both free throws giving her team a 32-26 lead at the end of three quarters of play.
Andrepont scored early in the fourth quarter to go up 34-26. OC went on another run cutting into the Trojan lead as the score was 34-31. OC was at the line with 3:47 left in regulation and sunk both to make it a one point game as the mental gaffes continued. Aguillard got the offensive rebound and the basket going up 38-33 on the scoreboard with just over two minutes remaining. OC drilled a three on the other side of the court making it a two point game at 40-38 as a timeout was called on the court and with 21.9 seconds on the clock. OC then tied it at 40 sending the game to overtime.
OC made it a one point game with just over a minute left on the clock and answered to tie the game at 45 as a timeout was called on the court with 59.4 left on the clock. Mary Margaret Gil got the offensive rebound and the score, but OC drilled another three to take the 48-47 lead. Tate was credited with the big defensive steal and passed the ball to Andrepont for the easy layup and the one point lead at 49-48 with 0.4 seconds on the clock.
The Lady Trojans found a way to win by overcoming the sins and mental gaffes. The team lived up to the school's motto of "We are one for all and all for Alma Mater" and will be loyal and true to the end of this basketball season.
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