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Albany slipped past Bethlehem 46-34 in a Class AA quarter-final sectional match up. The Falcons turned up the defensive pressure in the second half holding the Eagles to thirteen total points after the break. They advance to the semi-final round where they'll play Shaker on March 3 at HVCC.
Albany held a small 2-point lead heading into the second quarter.
Albany held a small 2-point lead heading into the second quarter.
The two squads struggled to grab a foothold as the teams went to the first half break with Albany gaining the upper hand.
The Falcons were in control at all period ending horn by margins of 2, 5, 8, & 12.
Shonyae Edmonds sparked the offense for the Falcons with 15 points. Cassidy Foley poured in 9 points. MeChalle Cancer connected on 8 points.
Albany made 4 hoops from behind the arc.
Cassidy Foley made 3 three-pointers.
Caroline Davis led the Eagles with 10 points. Kaitlyn Robbins registered 7 points. Eleanor Cerf accounted for 5 points. Maren Louridas totaled 5 points. Lidia Boucher knocked down 4 points.
The Falcons were in control at all period ending horn by margins of 2, 5, 8, & 12.
Shonyae Edmonds sparked the offense for the Falcons with 15 points. Cassidy Foley poured in 9 points. MeChalle Cancer connected on 8 points.
Albany made 4 hoops from behind the arc.
Cassidy Foley made 3 three-pointers.
Caroline Davis led the Eagles with 10 points. Kaitlyn Robbins registered 7 points. Eleanor Cerf accounted for 5 points. Maren Louridas totaled 5 points. Lidia Boucher knocked down 4 points.
FULL GAME VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
Game flow chart:
By Ed Bemiss
| SCORE BY QUARTER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | FINAL |
| Bethlehem | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Albany | 12 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 46 |
| Bethlehem | Albany | |||||
| FGM - | 13 | 19 | ||||
| FTM - | 7 | 6 | ||||
| FTA - | 12 | 15 | ||||
| FT% - | 58.3% | 40.0% | ||||
| 3PtM - | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Bethlehem | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Ella Gentile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elizabeth Mullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Caroline Davis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Anna Walston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Eleanor Cerf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Christine Schrempf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kaitlyn Robbins | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
| Maren Louridas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Kelsey vonWedel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Lidia Boucher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Paige Davenport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albany | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Bunique Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Braxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MeChalle Cancer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| Shonyae Edmonds | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | |
| Cassidy Foley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Azera Gates | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Weedon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
