Alcoa earned its way into the championship game of the 2022 Ladies Classic after squeezing past Upperman 42-41 in a semifinal thriller at Hal Henard Gym Friday night.
Karli Haworth of Alcoa hit a reverse layup with just under 30 seconds left to put Alcoa ahead 42-41 as the Tornadoes rallied in the fourth quarter to do away with a seven point lead by the Bees early in the quarter.
With a lot of defensive attention applied to Haworth by the Bees, Mak Bremer stepped up with 26 points to lead the winners. Haworth scored 10.
Abigail Johnson scored 16 to lead Upperman and Bella Mulliins added 11.
The Bees led by 24-14 at halftime, but Alcoa stayed close and trailed 34-28 going into the fourth. The Tornadoes went on a 7-0 run as Upperman missed some shots and had three turnovers during that stretch. Two foul shots by Haworth got Alcoa into a 40-39 lead with 2:16 left, but Bella Mullins scored with 1:20 to go to get the Bees back in front 41-40. Upperman missed the front end of a one-plus with 47 seconds to go, Alcoa got the rebound, and Haworth managed to get the layup that turned out to be the clincher.
ALCOA (42): Daugherty 0-3 0-0 0, Ridge 2-8 1-3 6, Pitts 0-1 0-0 0, Am.Pfeiffer 0-2 0-0 0, Haworth 3-13 3-5 10, Mak Bremer 9-15 5-6 26. TOTALS: 14-44 9-14 42.
UPPERMAN (41): Bella Mullins 2-3 6-6 11, Stiles 0-5 0-0 0, Hamilton 0-1 0-0 0, Dolente 2-2 2-2 8, Cobb 3-5 0-1 6, Abigail Johnson 5-7 6-6 16. TOTALS: 12-26 14-15 41.
3-Point Goals: AHS—5 (Bremer 3, Ridge, Haworth). UHS—3 (Dolente 2, Mullins).
| Scores by Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoa | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 – 42 |
| Upperman | 9 | 15 | 10 | 7 – 41 |
