Sissies fall to Glen Rose, 35-27

Posted on 13. Feb, 2012 by Richard Greene in Basketball (Girls), Bridgeport Sissies

By Richard Greene
The Bridgeport Sissies willed themselves into the playoffs on the strength of their defense.
But the Sissies’ usual strong defense could not overcome a rough offensive night Monday in a 35-27 loss to Glen Rose in the bi-district round of the Class 3A Region I playoffs at Aledo.
The Sissies shot just 22 percent (10-for-44) and committed 28 turnovers.
“It was a real tough night. We just couldn’t hit anything,” said Bridgeport sophomore guard Lauren Hart, who led the Sissies with 15 points. “We shot good shots, but nothing would fall. I don’t know what was going on. We didn’t execute like we can.”
Glen Rose moves to play top-ranked Abilene Wylie later this week in the area round.
The loss ends the Sissies’ season, their first under coach Dallas Taylor, at 17-13.
“Our kids did a great job coming together, learning quick, and becoming competitors as a group,” Taylor said.
Hart added: “We surprised a lot of people. No one thought we’d make the playoffs or win as many games as we did.”
The Sissies’ offensive woes made adding a playoff win too tall of a task.
They went a five-minute stretch between from late in the second quarter to the five-minute mark of the third without a point.
Glen Rose opened up an 11-point lead, 21-10, with three minutes left in the third quarter.
Glen Rose built the lead back to 11, 29-18, on Kelsey Potter’s layup-and-one with 5:23 remaining.
But despite all their offensive struggles, the Sissies had one run in them. Starting with Audra Hart’s jumper, Bridgeport went on a 9-1 spurt. The Sissies pulled within three, 30-27, on her three-pointer with 1:24 remaining.
Audra Hart had seven points in her final game.
After forcing a turnover, Bridgeport had chance to draw within a point, but Leah Guinn missed both free throws.
The Sissies finished 3-for-11 from the line.

Glen Rose hit five of their final seven free-throw attempts to close out the win.
Bridgeport scored the game’s first four points and held Glen Rose off the scoreboard the first 4:50 of the game.
The Sissies scored just four more points before halftime. Glen Rose went on a 15-4 run over the final 12:36 of the first half.
Bridgeport’s second leading scorer and top rebounder Sabrina Garza picked up a third foul with 4:57 left in the second quarter. She sat the remainder of the half and played only 1:30 of the third quarter.
Garza finished with two points and nine rebounds in limited minutes.
“When you have a bad shooting night and your second best scorer is on the bench half the night, it makes it tough,” Taylor said.