Saints Bring Basketball Championship Back To U.P.
EAST LANSING, Mich.---The hardware is coming back across the Mackinac Bridge, even if it's only returning to the Upper Peninsula by a mile or two. The St. Ignace Saints had a big fourth quarter Saturday and outlasted Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, 59-44, at Michigan State University's Breslin Center. The Saints outrscored the Lakers, 21-6, in the fourth quarter to break open what had been a tie game. The Lakers were the three-time defending Class D state champions before the Saints took them down on Saturday. St. Ignace, meanwhile, won its fourth state championship in the last 14 years, all of them under the direction of Coach Doreen Ingalls.
Sarah Cullip had 16 points. (MHSAA photo)
St. Ignace led, 15-12, after the first quarter. But the Lakers outscored the Saints, 16-8, in the second quarter. So Ingalls and the girls were behind, 28-23, at halftime. "We talked at halftime about that we needed to go out there and play St. Ignace basketball," Ingalls said. "We had to do it through our defense. We did that (in the second half). We got in the passing lanes, got some deflections, got some turnovers." The Saints outscored the Lakers, 36-16, in the second half. They allowed just ten points in the third quarter and six points in the fourth quarter. Emily Hinsman finished with 20 points for St. Ignace, with Sarah Cullip adding 16 and grabbing nine rebounds and Kelley Wright scoring 10 and dishing five assists. |
Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Record |
12/19 |
7:30 PM |
Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils
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78 - 43 (W)
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1/9 |
7:00 PM |
Charlevoix Rayders
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74 - 24 (W)
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2/4 |
7:30 PM |
Manistique Emeralds
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60 - 19 (W)
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3/5 |
6:00 PM |
Pickford Panthers
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67 - 23 (W)
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3/7 |
7:00 PM |
Posen Vikings
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74 - 68 (W)
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3/12 |
7:00 PM |
at Forest Park Trojans
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70 - 54 (W)
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3/14 |
2:50 PM |
Climax-Scotts Panthers
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42 - 36 (W)
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3/16 |
10:00 AM |
Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes
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59 - 44 (W)
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27-0
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