UNION 68, SHEFFIELD 48

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Feb. 23, 2010 - District 9 Class A Girls' First Round

RIMERSBURG – Union used a 23-7 run at the end of the first half and throughout the third quarter to dispatch of pesky Sheffield 68-48 in the opening round of the District 9 Class A girls’ basketball playoffs Tuesday night in Rimersburg.

Sheffield, the 12th seed, led 22-21 late in the opening half before fifth-seeded Union roared to a 28-24 halftime lead with a half-ending 7-2 run. The momentum carried into the third quarter with the Golden Damsels (15-7) outscoring the Lady Wolverines (7-15) 16-5 in the quarter to take a 44-29 lead after three.

Sierra Smith led Union with a game-high 22 points including 10 of 14 from the line, while Brooke Pollock chipped in 23 points including nine made baskets and Tina Lipps had 18.

Caryn Copley led Sheffield with 20 points despite major second-half foul trouble that saw her pick up her fourth early in the third quarter. Kristie Steffan chipped in with 10 points.

Union will play at Otto-Eldred in the quarterfinals Thursday.

NOTES – It marked just the second time this season Union has had two players each reach 20 points in the same game but the second time in the last three games … Union has now had a player reach 20 or more points nine times on the season including six times in the past four contests … It was Pollack’s fifth 20-point game of the year and her third in the last four games … It was a career night for Smith who came into the game averaging 5.4 ppg and had never even scored in double digits … Union was 18 of 25 from the line while Sheffield was 5 of 11.

UNION 68, SHEFFIELD 48

Score by Quarters

Sheffield 14 10 5 19 – 48

Union 17 11 16 24 – 68

Sheffield – 48

Abbey Berlin 1 3-6 5, Caryn Copley 9 1-3 20, Kristie Steffan 5 0-0 10, Kayla Steffan 4 0-0 8, Amber Morrison 2 1-2 5, Julie Ely 0 0-0 0, Hannah Vile 0 0-0 0, Ashley Davidson 0 0-0 0, Hanna Fitch 0 0-0 0, Sara Hoden 0 0-0 0, Brittany Summers 0 0-0 0, Sam Pollock 0 0-0 0, Totals: 21 5-11 48.

Union – 68

Lipps 7 4-5 18, Preister 1 0-0 2, Winchester 1 1-2 3, MacKinlay 1 0-0 2, Pollock 9 3-4 21, Smith 6 10-14 22, Totals: 25 18-25 68

Three-pointers – Sheffield 1 (Copley)