With 4:20 to go in the half, Pelletier made a layup, but freshman Anna Goodman set up Lizotte for a short jumper to tie the game again, 14-14. With 5:32 left, Fitzpatrick was whistled for her second foul and had to sit and Oxford Hills had a chance to open it up, but instead, Lizotte hit a leaner and after Derenburger hit a 3 for her first points, snapping a 6 minute, 51 second scoring drought and a span of 7:51 without a field goal, Lizotte tied the score with a free throw. With 6:48 to go, Boles sank a 3 to snap a 5 minute, 13 second scoring drought for Cheverus. My girls did a great job, but we just didn’t finish it the way we wanted to.” “Give Carson and Oxford Hills credit, they did. “A lot of things we practice we just didn’t execute,” lamented Stags coach Billy Goodman. From the beginning of the season, it’s what we came here to do.” “It’s an overflow of emotions, but they’re very good ones,” said Carson, who will play at Dartmouth College next year. One four-minute OT didn’t settle matters either, as Fitzpatrick tied the game again with two free throws and after junior Tristen Derenburger (remember that name) missed a 3 just before the horn, a second extra session was necessitated with the score tied, 57-57.įitzpatrick and Lizotte each hit a free throw to start double-overtime, then Fitzpatrick added a layup, but the game turned when Derenburger hit a 3 to tie it, then with 1:03 to go, Derenburger took a pass from Carson and drained another 3-ball to finally put Oxford Hills ahead to stay.Ĭarson hit four free throws down the stretch and the Vikings were able to exult and exhale, 68-63.Ĭarson led the way with 29 points, with 24 coming in the fourth quarter and two overtimes, as Oxford Hills improved to 20-1, advanced to battle Gorham (12-9) in the Class AA Final Saturday at 7:05 p.m., at the Cross Insurance Arena and in the process, ended Cheverus’ fine season at 18-3. ![]() There, a Fitzpatrick layup with 6:23 to play gave Cheverus a seemingly safe 41-29 advantage, but Carson and her teammates dug deep and quickly got back in the game.Ĭarson scored seven quick points to make things interesting, then she fed Tibbetts for a 3-pointer before converting an old-fashioned three-point play with 1:23 on the clock to put her team in front, 49-47.įitzpatrick wasn’t about to go home, however, and tied the game with a putback and after a couple late misses from Carson, then contest went to overtime. Or what was expected to be the final stanza. The Stags then appeared to seize control in the third period, as it went on a 9-0 run, highlighted by 3-pointers from freshman Jenna Jensen and junior Megan Dearborn, to lead, 35-29, heading for the final stanza.
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