Sparks Sweep

“I was pretty happy with the way the girls played today” shared Coach Turner. “Our new offense gave us good scoring opportunities, both inside and out... our only problem was we did have people running their own versions of the offense... when you need a basket in a close game its critical that the five players on the court are working together to get the job done... this will be the only way we will succeed at Penn State... together”

After a fairly quiet Saturday afternoon, the 2-0 Sparks took the court on Sunday morning to face the Finger Lake Fury and the Lady Sizzlers from Waverly. Both teams were talented and would offer the Sparks all they could handle.

The Fury game was one of those edge of your seat affairs, a low scoring, defensive battle that would make any fan of basketball sit and take notice. The Sparks held a steady five point lead through much of the first half, but with 4:15 remaining the Fury took advantage of a few poorly time turnovers and took a one point lead with three seconds left on the game clock. After that basket, the ball was quickly inbounded to Ashley McCaughan who calmly took aim at a target about 65’ away from her... you know, one of those last second shots that players heave up in the air with hopes of it snapping the net, if you’ve seen it once you seen it a hundred time... well, you rarely see this... the 5’2” guard took her shot and snapped the net from 65’ giving the Sparks a two point half time lead .

Shaker's Mallory Dickson drains a three pointer against the Hunterdon United during ompetition at the USA Invitational at Penn State University.