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March 1-8 | Spokane Arena

Ilwaco 50, St. George's 49

Details

Date/Time
March 2, 2017, 3:45 p.m.
Location
Spokane Arena
Season
Winter 2016
Ending
Overtime

Results

Teams 1 2 3 4 5 F
St. George's (22-4, 15-1) 13 9 9 13 5 49
Ilwaco 8 7 11 18 6 50

Summary

Makenzie Kaech scored a game-high 26 points, including the game-winning free throws with 31 seconds left in overtime, and No. 5-seeded Ilwaco edged No. 6-seeded St. George's 50-49 in an overtime thriller in the 2B girls state quarterfinals on Thursday at the Spokane Arena.

St. George's Mia Smith had a good luck at a layup with 10 seconds left in overtime, but her shot clanked off the side of the rim and clock ran out as both team scrambled to corral the rebound.

Daysha Melendez scored a layup with 45 seconds left to put the Dragons up 49-48, only for Kaech to pull the Fisherman ahead 14 seconds later.

Ilwaco's Eliza Bannister drilled a 3-pointer with 20 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 44. Abby Jones originally converted an and-one opportunity with 35 seconds left to give the Dragons a three-point lead.

Kaech's 26 points came off a 9-of-19 shooting performance. She also led the Fisherman with three assists. Madeline Jacobson chipped in nine points and 12 rebounds for Ilwaco.

Jones led the Dragons with 13 points and three assists. Daysha Melendez grabbed 10 boards to go along with six points.

Scoring

St. George's

Bergquist 6, Higashi 10, Day 0, Jones 13, D. Melendez 6, Tender 2, Hennings 0, Smith 9, S. Melendez 3.

Ilwaco

Bannister 8, McMullen 4, Benenati 0, Kaech 26, Jacobsen 9, Kulm 3, Personius 0.

Next Games for Ilwaco

Teams Date Time Sport
Davenport 44, Ilwaco 20 March 3, 2017 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball
Wahkiakum 78, Ilwaco 57 March 4, 2017 1 p.m. Girls Basketball

Next Games for St. George's

Teams Date Time Sport
St. George's 52, Colfax 42 March 3, 2017 12:15 p.m. Girls Basketball
Dayton 48, St. George's 44 March 4, 2017 9:30 a.m. Girls Basketball