The Wolverines and Irish were trading baskets back and forth during the first half of the opening game of the LWBL playoffs. With the Wolverines leading the Irish by just 4 points and 2 seconds remaining, Joe S. took an inbound pass, lofted up a half-court shot, and nailed it! Joe S. was mobbed by his teammates and the shot gave the Wolverines a 7 point lead heading into halftime. The Wolverines carried the momentum over into the second half and defeated the Irish by the final score of 37-24. The win moves the Wolverines into the LWBL semi-finals, and will play again next Thursday against an opponent yet to be determined. The loss for the Irish moves them into the consolation semi-finals, and they will play their next game Mon. the 21st. Leading the scoring for the Wolverines tonight was Joe S. with 9 points. Also scoring for the Wolverines were Cade P., and Cassie N. with 8 points each, Charlie B. with 6 points, Anthony M. with 4 points, and Nick S. adding 2 points. The Irish were led in scoring by Dami I., Anthony G., and Dylan R. with 6 points each. Also scoring for the Irish were Claire F., Kristen A., and Matt F. with 2 points each.
During the LWBL playoffs, each team does a shoot-out. Each player shoots from 7 different spots on the floor with each spot ranging from 1-3 points. The player gets a choice where they shoot their 8th and final shot from. Each team sends one boy and one girl to the championship shoot-out which is held at halftime of the LWBL championship game. The winner from the boys division and girls division will receive a trophy for their victory.
Advancing to the shoot-out finals from the Wolverines were Cassie N. with 5 points, and Anthony M. with 6 points.
Advancing to the shoot-out finals from the Irish were Dylan R. with 8 points, and Claire F. with 8 points.
The remaining 1st round playoff schedule is as follows:
Thur. May 10th
Illini vs Bulls
Mon. May 14th
Bulldogs vs Wildcats
Wed. May 16th
Huskies vs Panthers
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