On Friday December 12th, the Darien Girls Basketball team took on Norwalk in their first home game of the season. The game was truly a battle until the end, coming down to the last few seconds for the Blue Wave.
Darien dominated through most of the first half, holding the lead and going into halftime with a score of 27-21. At the start of the second half, junior Emily Coyle came out strong with a three pointer to keep the wave rolling.
In the fourth quarter, Norwalk was able to catch up to Darien, tightening the score and making every basket count. With 25 seconds left on the clock and the Blue Wave leading with a score of 53-52, senior Kendra Fitzpatrick was sent to the free throw line. She made one of two shots, giving Darien a slightly more comfortable lead of 54-52. The girls played hard defense for the remaining seconds of the game and held Norwalk to a final score of 54-52.
“I think that it was really important to win our home opener to set the stage for the rest of the season and prove that even though we might be the under dogs in a lot of our games, we are certainly not a team to take lightly,” said junior Kaeleigh Morrill.
Come support the girls in their next home game at DHS on Wednesday December 17th at 5:30 against Westhill!
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| Senior Kate Richter dribbles the ball in a 2013 season game. (DAF) |
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