Waterloo Hangs On and Moves On to the State Semifinals
By: Thad Brown
Updated: March 8, 2013
The Waterloo girls could not have started their Class B State
Quarterfinal with Olean any colder, but after a 4-2 opening quarter at
Buffalo State, Waterloo rallied back to take the lead and the game
41-37.
Waterloo's first field goal didn't even take place until the first minute of the second quarter when Lindsay Johnson scored on a layup. Waterloo broke out of the cold snap in a hurry, with 18 points in the second quarter to take a 20-19 lead into halftime.
The game stayed within 5 points for the entire second half. With a one-point lead and under 90 seconds to go, Olean had a three-pointer rim out that would have given the Huskies a two point lead. Waterloo grabbed the rebound and Johnson finished the fastbreak with a layup to put Waterloo in front by three.
Waterloo hit their free-throws down the stretch to win it. Johnson ended the night with a game-high 15 points. Waterloo forward Lauren Deming finished with 12 points. On the other side, Olean's Sara Ziegler had a team-high 11 points with Kaylee Pearl right behind her with 10.
Waterloo will take on the winner of Region 2 in the Class B state semifinals next Friday at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. It's the first time in the state semi's for Waterloo since 2005.
Waterloo's first field goal didn't even take place until the first minute of the second quarter when Lindsay Johnson scored on a layup. Waterloo broke out of the cold snap in a hurry, with 18 points in the second quarter to take a 20-19 lead into halftime.
The game stayed within 5 points for the entire second half. With a one-point lead and under 90 seconds to go, Olean had a three-pointer rim out that would have given the Huskies a two point lead. Waterloo grabbed the rebound and Johnson finished the fastbreak with a layup to put Waterloo in front by three.
Waterloo hit their free-throws down the stretch to win it. Johnson ended the night with a game-high 15 points. Waterloo forward Lauren Deming finished with 12 points. On the other side, Olean's Sara Ziegler had a team-high 11 points with Kaylee Pearl right behind her with 10.
Waterloo will take on the winner of Region 2 in the Class B state semifinals next Friday at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. It's the first time in the state semi's for Waterloo since 2005.
