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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Half court buzzer beater helps Wolverines to victory over Irish



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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