Myers Park (NC) staved off a mild Sullivan East rally in the fourth quarter and picked up a 57-49 win to advance to Friday’s tournament sixth place game against Cleveland.
The Mustangs led by what seemed like a comfortable 44-28 margin entering the final period, but the East Patriots outscored Myers Park 21-13 down the stretch to make things interesting.
Anna Giannopoulou scored 18 points and yanked off 10 rebounds to lead the Mustangs. Reese Wilson added 10 points and eight boards.
Sullivan East got 17 points from Jenna Hare and 11 from Riley Nelson.
SULLIVAN EAST (49): McCarter 3-6 0-0 9, Hurley 0-1 0-0 0, Riley Nelson 4-10 2-3 11, Hodge 2-2 0-0 4, Hicks 1-1 0-0 3, Jenna Hare 3-11 8-8 17, Grubb 2-5 0-1 5, Ashbrook 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS: 15-37 10-12 49.
MYERS PARK (57): Thompson 3-4 1-2 8, Cannie 1-3 2-2 4, Anna Giannopoulou 8-9 2-2 18, Lassiter 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 2-3 2, Xerras 2-8 1-2 7, McDaniel 1-2 0-0 2, Reese Wilson 3-6 4-4 10, Paraison 0-1 0-0 0, Truesdale 3-8 0-0 6.. TOTALS: 21-42 12-15 57.
3 Point Goals: SE—9 (McCarter 3, Hare 3, Nelson, Hicks, Grubb). MP—3 (Xerras 2, Thompson).
SULLIVAN EAST 5 12 11 21—49
MYERS PARK 10 14 20 13—57
