Girls varsity hoops drops heartbreaker to 12-1 Waldron

by Eva Gucker

Pittsford played league-leader Waldron and was close to giving them their first league loss, but was unable to do so, losing 57-50.

Pittsford jumped to a 12-point lead in the first quarter due to Waldron turnovers caused by Pittsford’s full-court press. “We did a lot of good stuff. We had less turnovers than what they had. That helped us a lot,” said junior Alexis Cramer. The second quarter was a complete turnaround, however, and Waldron took advantage of Pittsford’s lack of offensive success. Pittsford lacked patience in their offense and was unable to do much with their press. The teams went into the second half with Waldron leading 31-29.

After making up for some flaws in the third quarter, it became a fourth-quarter battle with Pittsford only trailing by four. Pittsford had many chances to take the lead in the last minutes of the game, but missed shots and free-throws left them with seven-point loss.

Junior Katelyn Kipfmiller led the Wildcats in scoring with 19 points, also collecting nine steals. Junior Brittney Houser was the board leader with 10 rebounds, and senior Marisa Hamilton was solid all-around with 12 points, six steals, and three assists.