By: Normeze Rivera, Anayah Flowers, and Jessica Strimpel
February 22, 2020
The Lady Hurricanes faced off against the Lutheran East Falcons on Saturday and unfortunately lost 68-39, ending their 2019-2020 season.
Lutheran East is the third seed in the North Ridgeville, Division III District. The Falcons are considered the “Cinderella Candidate” in the district because they had such a strong regular season.
The Falcons finished their regular season with a record of 18-3. They have won impressive games against Hoban, Cleveland Central Catholic, and Orange.
The game started with freshman Genesis Caraballo scoring the first points. Shortly after, fellow freshman Jenna Young made another shot. Caraballo then made another basket closing the first quarter with the Lady Canes trailing.
Caraballo started the second quarter off by making both her foul shots. Junior Kelsey Bruzek then made a bucket followed by Caraballo, again, knocking down two free throws.
This, however, was most of the first-half offense as the Lady Falcons took a 36-12 lead into halftime.
The second half of the game started with Bruzek making a basket. Then, freshman Delaney David made a three-pointer and followed it up with another made basket. Bruzek made a foul shot, along with yet another three by David. Senior Alexandra Nieves closed off the third quarter by making a basket with the score of 62-25 in favor of the Lady Falcons.
Caraballo made the first basket of the fourth quarter by connecting on a three-pointer. She later scored two more baskets. Gwen Spaliatsos made a basket, followed by a three-pointer by sophomore Savannah David. Freshman Shariah Gailes finished the game by making a layup as the buzzer sounded. The Lady Falcons won the game with a final score of 68-39.
When asked how she felt about this being her last game in high school and what being a part of the Lady Canes has taught her, Nieves stated the following: “It taught me to make every moment worth it because at the end of the day, we have to all come together.”
Coach Urig on how he felt the team changed from last season: “This season, we experienced some success, which was nice to see. We also had everyone healthy for the whole year. Last year, we had a lot of injuries which wore down the team. I just think our overall confidence on the floor has improved. I think defensively we got a lot better… I tell the girls that we’re so much more aggressive on the floor and that’s good to see.”
The Hurricanes finished the season with a 10-13 overall record (7-9 in the CVC).
It was not the finish that they wanted, but the future is bright.
THE RETURN OF THE EYE 