Falcon girls rebound, take third place at Crescent Bank tourney
12/23/2009
Senior Haley Peters scored 21 points, junior Karima Gabriel added 15 and Peddie showed no signs of a letdown following a one-point loss in the semifinals, beating Fayette County (Ga.) 64-31 on Wednesday to capture third place at the Crescent Bank Holiday Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Falcons close out 2009 at 5-1, while last year's tournament champion Fayette County drops to 9-2.
It was no contest as the Falcons had the Tigers cornered 34-12 by intermission and ballooned the lead to 42 points by the 6:49 mark of the second half. Senior Bridgette McKnight chipped in seven points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Senior point guard Alex Smith dished out seven assists and had five steals.
Applying pressure on the ball, Peddie scored 22 points off 21 Fayette turnovers and outrebounded the Tigers 39-27. From 3-point land, the Falcons drained 6-of-12 including treys from junior Claire Haeuptle and classmate Pallavi Juneja.
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