THE RUNDOWN
The Providence Academy Lady Patriots Basketball Team (7-1) spent the week in Lavaca, AR, returning to the Golden Arrow Classic for the sixth time in seven years. Entering the tournament as the #2 seed, the team's road to the championship game included a thirty-six-point victory against County Line (0-8) and a forty-four-point win versus Pea Ridge (7-4).
The Championship game saw the Lady Patriots matched up against the Lavaca Lady Indians (7-4). Providence got off to a slow start in what was an incredibly physical game, but eventually stretched out to a 35-23 lead at halftime. Lavaca fought their way back to make it a five-point game with 1:50 to play, but hustle plays by
Lola Kiraga and
Anna Imbo helped stretch the lead back to double digits with just under a minute to go. As the clock hit 0.0, the scoreboard showed 64-57 and the Lady Patriots celebrated the program's second Golden Arrow Classic tournament win and the team's fifth consecutive victory this season.
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The Providence Academy Lady Patriots improve to 4-0 against Lavaca all time.
- PCCA forced 18 turnovers, leading to 21 points for the team.
- This was the third game in a row that the Lady Patriots had fewer than 10 turnovers.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- 91.7% - PCCA recorded a free throw percentage of 91.7% in the Championship game.
- 16 – The Lady Patriots recorded 15 assists, led by Junior Ava Maner's 8.
- 60 – Sophomore Lola Kiraga recorded her season high point total against Pea Ridge (32) in the semifinals, and then followed it up with another strong performance against Lavaca (28).
UP NEXT
- The Patriots are in action at home for their next game. They will play host to Founders Classical Academy on Monday night at 6:00PM.
