THE REPORTER
The Guerin Catholic girls basketball team finished as runner-up at the Casey Pohlenz Memorial Tournament Thursday at Richmond.
In their first game, the Golden Eagles beat the host Red Devils 55-41. Guerin Catholic got off to a strong start by outscoring Richmond 18-8 in the first quarter. Six different Golden Eagles players scored at least two points during that period. Guerin Catholic led 30-16 at halftime; Annie Murphy made a pair of 3-pointers, then threw in two more triples in the third quarter.
Murphy led the GC scoring with 16 points, totaling four 3-pointers. Ava Bills added 13 points and Natalie Fernandez scored 12 points; both players had six in the fourth quarter.
The Golden Eagles fell to Purdue Polytechnic 52-48 in the championship game. Guerin Catholic led 32-26 at halftime, with Fernandez pouring in nine points during the first half. The Techies cut the GC advantage to 42-39 after three periods, then outscored the Golden Eagles 13-6 in the fourth.
Fernandez scored 14 points, while Bills had 13 points.
Guerin Catholic is 5-8 and is off until Jan. 4, when it plays at Park Tudor.
GUERIN CATHOLIC 55, RICHMOND 41
Guerin Catholic FG FT TP PF
Ava Bills 4 4-5 13 0
Reagan Haines 1 0-4 2 3
Natalie Fernandez 6 0-0 12 2
Annie Murphy 6 0-1 16 0
Megan Cobb 3 1-2 7 3
Kori Dues 1 0-0 3 1
Caitlyn Sharpe 0 0-0 0 1
Sutton Worman 1 0-0 2 2
Mia Bair 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 22 5-12 55 12
Score by Quarters
Guerin Catholic 18 12 6 19 – 55
Richmond 8 8 5 20 – 41
Guerin Catholic 3-pointers (6) Murphy 4, Bills, Dues.
PURDUE POLYTECHNIC 52, GUERIN CATHOLIC 48
Guerin Catholic FG FT TP PF
Ava Bills 5-11 2-3 13 4
Reagan Haines 3-10 0-0 6 3
Natalie Fernandez 5-13 2-2 14 3
Annie Murphy 1-8 0-0 3 2
Megan Cobb 3-5 0-0 6 3
Kori Dues 1-1 0-0 2 0
Caitlyn Sharpe 0-2 0-0 0 0
Sutton Worman 1-1 0-0 2 1
Mia Bair 1-1 0-0 2 0
Totals 20-52 4-5 48 16
Score by Quarters
Purdue Polytechnic 11 15 13 13 – 52
Guerin Catholic 14 18 10 6 – 48
Guerin Catholic 3-point shooting (4-14) Fernandez 2-3, Murphy 1-6, Bills 1-2, Sharpe 0-2, Cobb 0-1.