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SECOND HALF RALLY FALLS SHORT AS HOWLAND TAKES CLASSIC TITLE, 54-46

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A furious second half rally by the Lady Tigers came up a little short on Thursday night at the Senior High gym as the Howland (OH) Tigers defeated NA, 54-46, to win the championship of the Golden Tiger Holiday Classic.  Senior Kristen Beatty led NA with 17 points with junior Maria Nolan adding ten.  Howland's 6-3 center, Ellie Shields, had 26 points to lead all scorers.

Howland scored first when 6-1 junior Alexa Williams dropped in a short jumper just 16 seconds into the game.  Beatty came back with a driving layup to tie the score at 2-2.  Shields answered with her first basket to put the Tigers back on top, 4-2, twelve seconds later.  After Nolan hit a short banker to tie the game, junior Allie Airhart scored to put Howland back ahead by two.  Williams dropped in a pair of free throws, but junior Ginny Thistle scored from under the hoop to cut it to 8-6.  After Carly Sabat hit a jumper, NA then turned the ball over twice with Williams scoring layups on both occasions to push the margin to 14-6.  Beatty set up Thistle for a driving layup as time was running out in the quarter, but Howland took a 14-8 lead after one.

The second quarter belonged to Shields and her Howland teammates.  Shields scored three quick hoops at the beginning of the period to push the lead to 20-8.  A basket and foul shot by Williams, plus two more baskets by Shields extended the lead to 27-8 with 4:45 still remaining in the quarter.  Beatty finally broke the streak with a basket, but it was Shields again and a foul shot by Allie Airhart that made it a 30-10 game.  Sophomore Julie Figan came off the bench to score on a short jumper, and Nolan followed with a hoop off the glass to cut the lead to 30-14.  Howland finished off the quarter with a basket and two foul shots by Shields along with a hoop by Melissa Airhart that gave the Tigers a 36-14 advantage at the intermission.  Shields scored 16 points in the quarter.

In the second half, the Lady Tigers came out energized and determined to make it a game.  NA held Howland to just a Shields basket and foul shot along with  two free throws by Melissa Airhart in the quarter.  The Lady Tigers rallied behind Beatty to cut into the lead.  After Airhart's foul shot made it 37-14, a foul shot by senior Meghan Hartwig, two hoops by Beatty, and a basket by Figan cut the margin to 37-21.  After Shields scored, Figan scored again on a putback to make it 39-23.  A foul shot by Shields was answered by a basket by Nolan.  After Airhart's second free throw of the quarter, sophomore Jackie Lang scored four straight free throws after she was fouled on two successive drives to the hoop.  NA outscored Howland, 15-5, in the quarter and went into the final period trailing, 41-29.

The Lady Tigers continued to press full court and were rewarded with Howland turnovers.  After Williams scored to extend the lead to 43-29, the Lady Tigers scored eight straight points.  Nolan hit a short jumper, Beatty made two foul shots and scored on another drive, and senior Sarah Haas dropped in a pair of free throws as NA cut the lead to 43-37 with 3:43 remaining.  Shields followed with one of two from the line, but Williams followed the miss with a basket to push the lead back to nine at 46-37.  Nolan broke free on a fast break to score a layup to cut it back to 46-39 with 2:42 left.  Howland then slowed the tempo and forced NA to foul.  Melissa Airhart made one of two to make it 47-39 with 2:20 on the clock.  After an NA miss, Sabat hit two from the stripe to push the margin to 49-39.  Beatty came back to hit three of four foul shots to cut the margin back to seven at 49-42 with 56.9 remaining.  Howland finally put the game away with a basket and two foul shots by Shields and a free throw by Williams to extend the lead to 54-42.  Beatty was able to make two foul shots and Lang drove for a basket with five seconds left, but Howland held on for the 54-46 victory.

After being dominated in the first half, the Lady Tigers did not give up and came back strong in the second half.  Good defensive pressure in the second half allowed NA to outscore Howland, 32-18.  One bright spot for the Lady Tigers came from the foul line where NA made 14 of 18 for 77.8%.  Neither team made a three-point basket in the game with NA 0 for 3 and Howland not attempting a triple.  For her efforts both on offense and defense, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Kristen Beatty as the Player of the Game.

With the loss, the NA overall record fell to 6-4 on the season.  The Lady Tigers will travel to Chartiers Valley for a non-section game on Tuesday night.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

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GAME SUMMARY
HOWLAND - 54  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 46

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LADY TIGERS PULL AWAY IN SECOND HALF FOR 72-40 VICTORY OVER WHEELING PARK

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Leading by only five points midway through the third quarter, the Lady Tigers took control of the game and went on to an easy 72-40 victory over Wheeling Park in the first round of the Golden Tiger Holiday Classic at the Senior High gym on Wednesday night.  Sophomore Julie Figan and junior Maria Nolan scored 13 points each to pace NA.  Senior Megan Hartwig and junior Ginny Thistle added 10 each as the Lady Tigers won third game of the last four.

The Lady Tigers jumped off to a 10-2 lead early thanks to defensive pressure full court that gave the Lady Patriots trouble.  Junior Kristen Beatty took the opening tip-off and dribbled in to score as NA never trailed in the contest.  Two hoops by Thistle from under the basket made it 6-0, and Nolan followed with a pair of baskets to give the Lady Tigers a 10-0 lead with 5:15 remaining in the period.  Annie DeFruscio finally broke through for WP, and Merisa Kausky came off the Patriot bench to hit a trey to cut the lead in half at 10-5.  NA answered by scoring the last six points of the quarter on two more scores by Thistle and a pair of foul shots by Beatty.  The Lady Tigers took a 16-5 lead after one quarter of play.

Wheeling Park rallied in the second quarter, actually outscoring NA, 14-13.  After Nolan opened the second period scoring with a jumper, Erika Martin answered to make it 18-7, just 1:15 into the quarter.  Beatty drove for a hoop with DeFruscio coming back from under the basket as the score went to 20-9.  Renee Lance brought the Lady Patriots closer with a driving layup and foul shot.  A long trey by senior Sarah Haas and a deuce by Thistle pushed the margin to 25-12 at the 4:42 mark.  WP scored the next five points on a hoop and a foul shot by Martin and a basket from 6-0 junior center Katelynn Hackathorn.  Two free throws by Hartwig pushed the lead back to ten at 27-17 before Lance answered with a pair from the line.  Nolan finished the first half scoring with a field goal to give the Lady Tigers a 29-19 lead at the intermission.  The NA defense forced 14 Patriot turnovers in building the ten-point halftime lead.

In the third quarter, the Lady Patriots rallied early to cut the lead to five.  After Lance hit a triple, Nolan answered with a deuce to make it a 31-22 game.  Martin and DeFruscio then scored to cut the margin to 31-26 with 4:20 remaining in the quarter.  From this point, the Lady Tigers took over the game, outscoring the Patriots, 18-2, over the final minutes of the quarter.  Nolan scored on a putback and converted the foul shot to start the run.  Sophomore Dawn Murphy followed with a long trey from the right side to push the margin to 37-26.  Figan made one of two from the line, and scored on a drive plus another free throw as the lead went to 41-26.  After Beatty scored, Hartwig then took over under the basket scoring three straight hoops with Kausky tallying the only two Patriot points before the quarter ended.  After three periods of play, the Lady Tigers had a commanding 49-28 advantage.

In the fourth quarter, Coach Will Saunders was able to get playing time for the entire bench.  Figan drained three consecutive treys at the beginning of the quarter to extend the lead to 58-31 with 5:45 remaining in the game.  NA continued to add to the total as Hartwig scored again, senior Nina Glisan dropped in a deuce and a triple to push the lead to 65-34.  Junior Megan Brennan added a layup, freshman Becca Aul made two from the line, and senior Tina Kachulis drained a trey as the Lady Tigers took a 72-40 victory over Wheeling Park.

It was a good team victory for the Lady Tigers who got contributions from all fourteen players.  Wheeling Park finished with 20 turnovers thanks to the pressing NA defense.  The Lady Tigers outrebounded WP, 38-23, with Hartwig pulling down 12 boards to lead NA.  For her efforts in the second half, the North Allegheny Sports Network selected Julie Figan as the Player of the Game.

With the win, the overall NA record improved to 6-3 on the season.  The Lady Tigers will face Howland (OH) in the championship game tonight at the Senior High gym.  Howland edged #2 ranked Bethel Park, 40-38, in first round action.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 7:15 pm.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

Box Score

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 72  WHEELING PARK - 40

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LADY TIGERS PREVAIL WITH STRONG FOURTH QUARTER, 43-35

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The Lady Tigers broke open a close contest in the fourth quarter to defeat the Pine-Richland Rams, 43-35, at the Senior High gym on Friday night.  Senior Kristen Beatty led the way with 14 points with junior Maria Nolan scoring nine.  Katie Wise had nine points to pace Pine-Richland.

Neither team shot well in the first quarter.  Beatty gave NA a 2-0 lead early with a hoop just 35 seconds into the game.  After Chelsea young made one of two from the foul line, Beatty scored again to put the Lady Tigers on top, 4-1, with 4:50 left in the quarter.  The Rams rallied to go ahead, 6-4, as Wise dropped in a pair of three points, and Emma Richert hit a trey with 1:34 remaining.  After 6-6 Sydney Wilson hit a short banker, senior Sarah Haas put back a rebound to cut the lead to 8-6 after one quarter of play.

Early in the second quarter, Beatty scored again to tie the game at 8-8.  A triple by Emily Karr put the Rams back ahead by three, but Beatty answered with two foul shots to make it 11-10 at the 5:22 mark.  Nolan gave the Lady Tigers the lead on another putback, and Beatty added a foul shot to make it a 13-11 game.  NA scored the next four points on yet another Beatty hoop and two from the line by Nolan.  Wise then drove to the hoop to cut it to 17-15 with 1:20 left in the half.  After Nolan scored, Richert hit her second trey as time ran out in the half as the Rams cut it to 19-18 at the intermission.

Sophomore Jackie Lang drove for a hoop to push the lead to 21-18 as the third quarter started.  Tricia Adamczyk answered with a triple from the corner to tie the game at 21-21.  After Nolan hit one of two from the line, Wilson scored again from under the basket to put PR up, 23-22.  Senior point guard Marissa Posteraro then drained a long trey to push NA back ahead, 25-23, with 5:14 still on the third quarter clock.  Wise made two foul shots to tie the game, but junior Ginny Thistle got loose under the basket to put the Lady Tigers ahead again, 27-25.  Once again, the Rams tied the score on two free throws, this time by Chelsea Young.  Nolan scored the next three points on a hoop and a free throw to give NA a 30-27 advantage with 1:22 remaining.  The Rams were able to cut the deficit to one on two more foul shots by Wise, and the quarter ended with the Lady Tigers holding a slim 30-29 lead.

The fourth quarter belonged to North Allegheny.  Haas extended the lead to 33-29 with a long trey early in the quarter.  After Young made one of two from the line, Lang answered with two foul shots to push the margin to 35-30.  Wilson came back with a baseline jumper and Wise made one of two free throws to cut the lead to two.  Beatty drove for a hoop to push it back to four at 37-33 with 3:08 left.  The Rams were unable to score on two possessions, and Thistle dropped in a pair of foul shots to increase the margin to 39-33 with just 58.6 on the clock.  Wilson scored again to cut the lead to four, but Posteraro closed out the Rams with three foul shots down the stretch as the Lady Tigers picked up a well-deserved 43-35 victory.

In the fourth quarter, the Lady Tigers converted on 8 of ten free throws and were 15 of 20 from the stripe for the game.  The Rams made only 11 of 18 from the line.  For her efforts, the North Allegheny Sports Network selected Kristen Beatty as the Player of the Game.

With the win, the Lady Tigers improved their section record to 2-1, the overall mark to 5-3.  NA will host Wheeling Park on Wednesday night in the NA Holiday Tournament.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 7:15 pm.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

Box Score

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 43  PINE-RICHLAND - 35

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SENECA VALLEY HANDS LADY TIGERS FIRST SECTION LOSS, 55-46

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Led by Kelsey Spencer's 25 points, the Seneca Valley Raiders defeated the Lady Tigers, 55-46, at Seneca Valley on Monday night.  Sophomore Jackie Lang scored 15 points and nine rebounds to pace the Lady Tigers.  Junior Maria Nolan and senior Sarah Haas added eight points each for NA.

After the Lady Tigers took an 11-10 lead after one quarter, the Raiders rallied to lead, 23-20, at halftime.  Seneca Valley increased the margin to 37-28, after three quarters.  With NA trailing, the Lady Tigers were forced to foul.  Spencer was 8-for-8 from the stripe down the stretch to secure the victory for Seneca.  The Raiders shot 47.6% from the field while NA was shooting 33.3%.

With the loss, the NA section record fell to 1-1, the overall mark to 4-3.  The Lady Tigers will host Pine-Richland on Friday night in the first game of a girl/boy doubleheader.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 6:15 pm.  Game time is scheduled for 6:30 pm.

GAME SUMMARY
SENECA VALLEY - 55  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 46

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LADY TIGERS STOP SHALER, 51-43,
IN SECTION OPENER

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Led by junior Ginny Thistle's 14 points and a strong defense, the Lady Tigers opened play in Section 3 with a 51-43 victory over Shaler at the Senior High gym on Friday night.  Senior Kristin Beatty tallied eleven points in her first game of the season as NA held off Shaler in the final quarter.

Thistle started the Lady Tigers off right with a short banker just 59 seconds into the contest.  After Jackie Sauer made one of two from the line, senior Sarah Haas hit a long triple to push the lead to 5-1.  The Titans came back to tie the game at 5-5 on hoops by Melissa McQuade.  Sophomore Olivia DiNucci then dropped in a jumper to give Shaler their first lead of the game, 7-5, with 3:53 remaining in  the quarter.  Nolan converted a pair of foul shots to tie the game again, and Beatty drove to the hoop for her first basket to put NA back on top.  Beatty added the foul shot for a three-point play as NA took a 10-7 lead.  Sauer answered for Shaler with a hoop and a free throw to tie the game again with 2:32 left.  After Beatty put the Lady Tigers ahead, 12-10, DiNucci hit a long three from the corner to give the Titans a 13-12 advantage.  McQuade followed with another triple to push the margin to 16-12 before sophomore Julie Figan answered with a trey to cut it to 16-15.  Another triple by Kristin Devlin and a hoop by McQuade as time ran out gave the Titans a 21-15 advantage after one quarter of play.

DiNucci started off the second quarter with her third trey of the game to push the lead to 24-15.  After Beatty hit a jumper, Sauer scored a deuce to push the margin to 26-17.  At this point, the Lady Tigers turned up the defensive pressure and allowed only one more basket in the quarter.  Thistle and Nolan both scored to cut the lead to 26-21 with 4:41 remaining in the half.  Haas then drained her second triple of the game to make it a two-point game at the 4:06 mark.  After DiNucci pushed the lead back to four, the Lady Tigers scored the final five points of the quarter to take the lead.  Senior point guard Marissa Posteraro banked in a three to cut the lead to 28-27 with 1:17 remaining.  With just seconds left in the half, Thistle got open for a short banker to give NA a 29-28 advantage at the intermission.

The third quarter belonged to the Lady Tigers as they continued to put defensive pressure on the Titans.  Thistle dropped in a put back and added another short jumper to push the margin to 35-28 early in the quarter.  Neither team scored over the next several minutes until Jocelyn Delaney's hoop cut the lead to 35-30 with 3:17 remaining in the quarter.  Sophomore Jackie Lang, who was in foul trouble for most of the first half, then drove for a hoop to push the lead to 37-30.  McQuade came back to drop in a pair of free throws to make it 37-32 with 2:51 on the clock.  Thistle scored again from under the hoop, and Beatty made one of two from the line as NA took a 40-32 lead into the final quarter.  The NA defense held Shaler to just four points in the stanza.

As the Lady Tigers continued to lead in the fourth quarter, Shaler was forced to press full court.  Lang scored again to make it 42-32, and Beatty gave NA its biggest lead of the night with another deuce to make it 44-32 with 5:00 minutes left.  Shaler came back to score the next seven points with Sauer scoring five and McQuade two.  With NA on top, 44-39, the Lady Tigers answered on a basket by Thistle and two foul shots by Haas.  The lead was nine at 48-39 with just 2:40 remaining.  A three by DiNucci cut the margin to 48-42, but the Titans would get no closer.  Foul shots down the stretch by Posteraro and Beatty pushed the lead to 51-42 while McQuade's foul shot made the final score, 51-43.

It was an impressive victory for the Lady Tigers who held Shaler to just 11 points in the second and third quarters combined.  The North Allegheny Sports Network named Ginny Thistle as the Player of the Game.  Thistle made seven of eight shots and pulled down seven rebounds to lead NA. 

With the win, the Lady Tigers improved their overall mark to 4-2 in addition to picking up their initial section win.  NA will travel to Seneca Valley on Monday night as section play continues.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

Box Score

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 51  SHALER - 43

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NORWIN TOPS LADY TIGERS, 64-53,
IN FINAL NON-SECTION GAME

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The Norwin Lady Knights broke open a first quarter tie with a big second quarter and went on to defeat the Lady Tigers, 64-53, at Norwin on Monday night.  Junior Maria Nolan scored 15 and sophomore Jackie Lang 12 to pace NA while Kayla Hilko had 18 to lead Norwin.  The Lady Knights had four players in double figures.

The Lady Tigers and Norwin finished the first quarter tied at 16-16.  In the important second stanza, the Knights outscored NA, 16-8, to take a 32-24 advantage to the intermission.  The Lady Tigers cut it to 44-37 after three but could get no closer as Norwin won by eleven.

With the loss, the NA non-section record is now 3-2.  The Lady Tigers will begin section play on Friday night when they host the Shaler Titans at the Senior High gym.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 6:15 pm.  Game time is scheduled for 6:30 pm.

GAME SUMMARY
NORWIN - 64  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 53

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LADY TIGERS RALLY TO BEAT PENN HILLS, 57-54

After trailing by two at halftime, the Lady Tigers rallied to edge Penn Hills, 57-54, at Penn Hills on Thursday night.  Junior Maria Nolan scored 15 points to pace NA while sophomore Jackie Lang added ten.  Taja Wilson led Penn Hills with a game high 20 points.

Penn Hills jumped off to a 16-10 lead after one quarter, but the Lady Tigers cut the margin to 32-30 at the intermission.  In the second half, the NA defense held the Indians to just nine points in the third quarter and 22 overall as they pulled ahead for the victory.

Wilson scored her 1,000th point for Penn Hills in a losing effort.  The 6-2 Michigan State recruit has scored 1,016 for her career.  In addition to scoring 20 against NA, Wilson pulled down fourteen rebounds.

With the win, the Lady Tigers improved their non-section record to 3-1 on the season.  NA will travel to Norwin on Monday night to meet the Knights in the last non-section game before section play begins.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 57  PENN HILLS - 54

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ALTOONA HANDS LADY TIGERS FIRST LOSS

The Altoona Mountain Lions defeated the Lady Tigers, 52-39, at Altoona on Tuesday night in a non-section contest.  Junior Maria Nolan tallied 15 points and sophomore Jackie Lang added 11 to pace NA.

After taking a 9-8 lead after the first quarter, the Lady Tigers saw Altoona come back to grab a 23-19 advantage at halftime.  In the third quarter, the Mountain Lions outscored NA, 14-10, to build a 37-29 lead going into the final period.

The loss was the first of the season for NA and dropped their non-section record to 2-1 in the early season.  The Lady Tigers will travel to Penn Hills tomorrow night to meet the Indians in another non-section game.  The starting time has been set for 7:30 pm.

GAME SUMMARY
ALTOONA - 52  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 39

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LADY TIGERS WIN TWO AT
SHADY SIDE INVITATIONAL

The Lady Tigers opened their season with a rare double victory at the Shady Side Invitational on Saturday.  Playing two games because of a power failure on Friday night, NA defeated Shady Side, 44-24, on Saturday afternoon and followed with a 76-52 victory over Burrell on Saturday night.

In the first game, NA trailed at halftime, 17-15, before outscoring the Indians, 20-2, in the third quarter to take control of the game.  Junior Maria Nolan led the Lady Tigers with 12 points.  In the second game, senior forward Megan Hartwig scored 27 points to lead the Lady Tigers to an easy 76-52 victory.

With a 2-0 record, the Lady Tigers will travel to Altoona on Tuesday night to meet the Lady Little Lions.  Game time is scheduled for 6:30 pm for the non-section contest.

GAME SUMMARIES
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 44  SHADY SIDE ACADEMY - 24

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 76  BURRELL - 52

Any questions or comments should be directed to Athletic Director Bob Bozzuto at:  bbozzuto@northallegheny.org