Holy Trinity Girls Basketball:

Unfortunately for the Lady Tigers of Holy Trinity, the 2016 season is now over, as the team was unable to solve the likes of the number 1 seeded Latin School Feb. 10th in the semifinal round of the Tiger’s own regional. The final score was 64-13 in favor of Latin.

Actually for the first two minutes of this contest, all was even between these 2 teams as both came out searching for their shots to drop and the score stood at 0-0.

But once the Romans found their game it was a different story.

Latin’s first bucket came courtesy of Lauren Salzman at 5:51 of the 1st quarter and was quickly followed by two more for a 6-0 visitor’s lead.

Holy Trinity senior Pat Narasuwan buried a trey at the 4:47mark to spark the Tiger offense, but that 6-3 margin was as close as the Tigers would get this evening.

Latin finished the first quarter with a 15 point run to lead 21-6 after the first eight minutes of play, with HT’s Kurteshia Singleton converting a free throw with but 7 seconds to play for the above margin at the end of one.

By halftime it was 40-8 Latin and they never looked back.

Leading the Romans to victory were Jade Edwards with 18 points, Alexis Stevenson who had 16 and Kathryn Stender who added 14 on the night.

But even in defeat, the Tigers who concluded the 2016 campaign with a final 11-15 record hustled and did what they could versus a talented Latin team.

BOX SCORE:

Latin 21 - 19 - 18 - 6 = 64

Holy Trinity 4 - 4 - 2 - 3 = 13

LATIN: Anabel Mendoza 0 0-0 0; Maggie Martunson 0 0-0 0; Keegan Darone 3 0-0 6; Alexis Stevenson 8 0-0 16; Jade Edwards 7 2-2 18;

Alex Rickett 0 0-0 0; Sophie Norris 0 2-2 2; Michelle Perez 1 0-0 2; Kathryn Stender 4 4-4 14; Danielle Martin 0 0-0 0; Lauren Salzman 3 0-0 6; TOTALS: 25 8-8 64. 3fgm: two each for Edwards & Stender.

HOLY TRINITY: Kristine Vargas 0 0-2 0; Esmerlda Flores 0 0-0 0; Nifime Olugbemiga 0 0-0 0; Star Brooks 1 1-2 3; Amari Tate 0 0-0 0; Tara Boyle 0 0-0 0; Kurteshia Singleton 1 1-2 3; Sakayah Garity 0 0-2 0; Fatima Olaitan 1 0-0 2; Cecely Gasildo 1 0-0 2; Pat Narasuwan 1 0-0 3; Jade White 0 0-0 0; Lauren Washington 0 0-0 0; Rachel Asante 0 0-1 0; TOTALS: 5 2-6 13. 3fgm: Narasuwan (1).

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Holy Trinity Regional Notes:

KUDOS: to senior Nifime Olugbemiga and her extraordinary solo of the National Anthem prior to the Latin game Feb. 10th and once again Feb. 12th prior to the regional championship -- Wells/Latin. All in attendance beamed at her perfect rendition!!!!

AS FOR THE FUTURE for the TIGERS: Holy Trinity head coach Tim Sheehan does graduate five seniors for this years squad. Moving on will be SENIORS Esmerlda Flores, Nifime Olugbemiga, Tara Boyle, Pat Narasuwan and Lauren Washington.

But returning will be current JUNIORS: Kurteshia Singleton and Cecely Gasildo; SOPHOMORE: Sakayah Garity; FRESHMEN: Kristina Vargas, Amari Tate, Rachel Asante, Star Brooks & Jada White.

IHSA Three-Point Shooting: Prior to the regional final, Feb. 12th, thirteen shooters representing four of the five schools of this level of play, competed in the Country Financial 3-point shoot with the top 4 shooters advancing to the Willows sectional. From the HT regional moving on were: Maggie Martunsen, Latin School with 7 made; Jade Edwards, Latin School (7); Cecely Gasildo, Holy Trinity (6); & Kathryn Stender, Latin School (6).

OTHERS who shot and just missed advancing were: Nifime Olugbemiga, Holy Trinity; Loriel Walker, Uplift; Kayla Bogan, Uplift; Tatiana Serrato, Uplift; Kurteshia Singleton, Holy Trinity; Alicja Vogele, Wells; Alexis Stevenson, Latin School; Khalia Wade, Wells; & Ysenia Beal, Wells.

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LATIN DROPS WELLS 62-24 FOR REGIONAL TITLE.

It was close thru one quarter of play, with the Latin School leading Wells Academy by just one point at 12-11 in last Friday’s (Feb. 12) regional title contest @ Holy Trinity.

However after that tight first quarter, Latin exploded to a 31-13 halftime margin and then put the game away from there en route to a 62-24 victory and the regional championship in this 2A IHSA contest. Latin moves on to the Willows sectional next week.

Latin featured Kathryn Stender who had 16 points and Alexix Stevenson how added 15.

Wells was led by Tinuola Olarinde who had 10 points.

LATIN 12 - 19 - 23 - 8 = 62

Wells 11 - 2 - 2 - 9 = 24

LATIN: Anabel Mendoza 1 0-0 2; Maggie Martunson 1 0-0 2; Keegan Darone 0 0-0 0; Alexis Stevenson 6 3-4 15; Jade Edwards 4 0-0 9; Alex Rickett 0 0-0 0; Jane Agler 1 0-0 2; Sophie Norris 1 0-0 2; Michelle Perez 0 0-0 0; Kathryn Stender 4 5-6 16; Danielle Martin 4 0-0 8; Lauren Salzman 3 0-0 6; TOTALS: 25 8-10 62; 3fgm: Edwards (1) & Stender (3).

WELLS: Yesenia Beal 0 0-0 0; Kaylyn Jones 1 2-6 7; Tinuola Oladinde 3 4-6 10; Tia Poole 0 0-0 0; Alicja Vogele 1 0-0 2; Khaliah Wade 1 3-5 5; Jacentris Wiley 0 0-1 0; TOTALS: 7 9-18 24; 3fgm: Jones 1.

NEXT UP @ Holy Trinity: Boys IHSA 2A regionals -- Feb. 22nd thru Feb. 26. A schedule will be posted shortly.

HT Athletics posted here at 11:23am.