NA tripped up by Seneca Valley, 47-42
North Allegheny hosted the Seneca Valley Raiders in a Section 1-6A matchup on Friday night at UPMC Court. The Tigers had the lead early but a second-quarter run by the Raiders gave them a lead they would hold onto for the remainder of the contest and NA fell by a score of 47-42.
It was nip-and-tuck all first quarter with neither team being able to get bigger than a one-possession lead. Trailing 10-8 with the final seconds running out in the quarter, Rae Shanahan hit her second buzzer-beater to end the first quarter this week, this time from three, and North Allegheny led 11-10 after a quarter.
END 1ST @na_girlsbb leads Seneca Valley 11-10 pic.twitter.com/PE21iOgpFz
— NATigers (@NATigerAthletic) January 24, 2025
Seneca Valley made their run in the second quarter forcing numerous NA turnovers. The Raiders held a 26-16 lead, but the Tigers regained momentum scoring the final three points of the half, trailing 26-19 going into the locker rooms.
AT THE HALF
Seneca Valley leads 26-19@na_girlsbb pic.twitter.com/O54FN5x9bV
— NATigers (@NATigerAthletic) January 25, 2025
The third quarter was back-and-forth as Seneca Valley gained a double-digit lead numerous times in the period. A couple of big three-pointers from Nat Kinross kept NA in the game, but the Tigers still trailed 35-28 going into the fourth quarter.
END OF 3RD
Seneca Valley 35@na_girlsbb 28 pic.twitter.com/vz8lg4ihCN
— NATigers (@NATigerAthletic) January 25, 2025
The Raiders held their biggest lead of the night at 40-28 to begin the fourth quarter before North Allegheny went on a 9-0 run getting back-to-back three-pointers from Leah Skweres to make the score 40-37. That would be as close as the Tigers would get as they ultimately fell 47-42.
Rosalia Varlotta led North Allegheny with 11 points. Skweres had 10 points while Kinross added nine. For her big three-pointers in the third quarter to keep the Tigers in the game, Kinross was named the Wright Automotive Player of the Game.
North Allegheny falls to 6-9 overall and 3-3 in Section 1-6A. Seneca Valley improves to 11-5 overall and 6-0 in the section. The Tigers return to action on Monday when they travel to Pine-Richland to take on the Rams in another section contest at 7:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball Summary vs. Seneca Valley, 1-24-25
| GAME SUMMARY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORE BY QUARTERS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| Seneca Valley | 10 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 47 |
| North Allegheny | 11 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 42 |
