Kayla Nadot

GV Women’s Basketball Defeats Ridley

By: Kayla Nadot

     The Garnet Valley High School Women’s basketball team played Ridley High School on Saturday December 15th for the 5th game in the regular, so far undefeated, season. Garnet Valley dominated the game ending with a final score of 65 to 22.

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     The high scoring player of the game was Jillian Nagy, who scored an impressive 14 points. Jillian is committed to Elizabethtown college to continue her basketball career at the collegiate level.

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     Along with her 14 points, Jillian also had four rebounds, two assists, and two steals, scoring her the MVP title for the game.

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     “The team is made up of many high level players individually who come together to work as a strong team,” state Captain Morgan Falcone. Many members of the team are committed to a variety of universities of basketball including Drexel, Loyola, and Elizabethtown.

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     “The game against Ridley was one we felt confident going into, but it’s important we don’t mix up confidence with cockiness and play each game to our best ability which is what I feel we did that night,” explained Madi Mckee, a senior on the team who scored 8 points in the game.

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     Other high scorers and honorable mentions of the game include Senior, Emily Mcateer, who scored 10 points total during the game, Senior, Brianne Borcky, who totaled 8 points for the game, and lastly Junior, Abby Anderson, who also scored 8 points during the game.

 

     All in all, this was a confidence boosting win for the GV Lady Jags, and they plan on continuing to show off their skills and teamwork throughout the rest of the season.

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