STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Junior Grace Anderson netted a team-high 21 points and recorded eight assists, six steals and six rebounds as Tottenville downed host Susan Wagner, 77-56, in a PSAL 4A Staten Island division game Wednesday night.
Araya Lichtman chipped in with 16 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals, while Gabriella Ortiz (15 points, three and four rebounds) and Brianna Ardolic (10 points, seven rebounds and four assists) also contributed.
The Pirates moved to 13-0 in the league with one game left to play tonight vs. New Dorp. That’s when Anderson is expected to score her 1,000th career point as she is only 11 points away from the mark.
“We (had) a rough start; our shots just weren’t falling,” said Tottenville head coach Jessica Althoff of Wednesday’s game. “We missed a ton of easy ones. The second half we woke up and things started to fall. I told them at halftime we need to play harder on defense. Good defense leads to good offense. The girls decided to turn it up and out scored Wagner in the third quarter.”
The Pirates led only 29-23 at the half, but outscored the Falcons (10-4) 25-13 in the third to pull away.
“Once again, it’s always a group effort that wins games like this,” said Althoff. “Having four players in double digits shows that as a group the girls really came together to win this one for us.
“I’ve been saying this all year, but when we come to play as one we will be hard to beat. We have multiple kids that can get into the passing lane and pick off passes. We must continue to play together and hopefully are run in the playoffs will be deep.”
Murry Bergtraum 56, Curtis 31
NEW YORK — The Warrriors finished the regular season with a 10-4 leage mark and 14-10 overall with the road loss Wednesday.
Kat Karounos (10 points) was the only Warrior in double digits.
Curtis trailed 29-24 at the half, but only managed seven points the rest of the game.
Staten Island Academy 51, Dalton 39
NEW YORK — The Tigers (17-3 overall) enter the ACIS playoffs with a 10–0 league record after winning on the road Wednesday.
Valentina Li led the way with 21 points, setting the tone early and finishing consistently.
Alyssa Lopez added seven points, nine rebounds and nine steals, while Rita Moschella (10 points) and Margaret Moschella combined for 17 points.
SIA has received a bye in the quarterfinals and will play in the semifinals on Feb. 11, which will also be Senior Day for the Tigers.