St. Monica's Basketball Tournament

Monday, November 28, 2011

The JV Panthers Tournament Team played in the Christopher M. Jones Jr. Basketball Tournament at St. Monica's School in Berwyn, PA over the Thanksgiving weekend.

The tournament team consisted of girls from both the BLUE and the WHITE teams, and the team members for this tournament were Lauren, Tori, Juliana M, Jaime, Maddie, Kelly B, Maggie, Angel, Katelyn, Gina, and Julianna K.

In the first round on Friday, the team played against the St. Monica's JV Team, but the game ended in a loss for MDP by a very close score of 27 to 21. 

The off-season rust was apparent at the start of the first game of the season...but in true "Panther Style", the girls shook off the sluggishness and ended the game strong, playing together as a team, despite the loss.

On Saturday, in the Consolation Game, MDP battled against St. Teresa of Avila and came away with a win.  From the start of the game, the team was hot, and with one game under their belt, they played a very solid and competitive game.   Offense was provided mostly by Juliana M, Lauren, Maddie and Tori, with some very impressive assist passes from Gina, Katelyn, and Kelly B, and Lauren. 

Rebounding in Game 2 was much improved from the first game, with Gina, Jaime, Kelly B, Maddie, Lauren and Tori all helping out under the boards for both offensive and defensive rebounds.   

Our defensive standouts in this game with St. Teresa were Julianna K, Tori, Maggie, Jaime and Juliana M, Gina, Katelyn and Kelly B, and several others hustling to the ball on every play.

"Thank you" to all the parents and family members that supported the team over the holiday weekend and we look forward to a great season for both the BLUE and WHITE teams.

A special thanks to our "Official Team Photographer", Sue W for taking so many great pictures!

Posted by Coach “M”

Photos by Sue W.