CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Monday, Dec. 2, the winter sports season opened and the girls basketball team got the call. Tappan Zee crossing the bridge, the Wolves saw the Dutchmen come out flying, and in the end, the visitors definitely stuck the landing.
After a 9-6 start, Tappan Zee proceeded to go on a 24-1 run and went home with an easy 54-31 victory.
The game began with miscues and missed shots, but Tappan Zee was the first to pick it up. Kristen Phelan nailed a three and then her steal led Adelyn Zayac on the break.
A 5-0 lead on the layup, John Jay did keep up momentarily. Sela Halaifonua went cross court to Jane Brennan for the Wolves’ first points, and after Zayac muscled a putback, Halaifonua went coast to coast for a 7-4 game.
Unfazed, Phelan answered with another steal. She went the distance for two more, and Jane Brennan only briefly paused the onslaught with her swing through the paint that netted a 9-6 game.
The proximity ending for good, Phelan began by going the distance. Twice she crashed through the paint for a double deuce and let fly above the arc for a 16-6 lead.
Unfortunately, Phelan was far from done. Her offensive rebound set up Kate Mulvihill for a layup and she then added a pair of triples to extend the lead to 19.
Another drive meant two more and the run finally ended when Jordan Kauftheil got a putback to close the half at 33-9.
The lead would grow to 43-10 in the third, but the Wolves still showed some flashes. Jaime Bartley-Cohen spotted Brennan on the cut for an easy layup, Kauftheil drove hard for two and Kauftheil and Charlotte Omin fought for a pair of rebounds that set Brennan up for a jumper.
Still 29 points away, the bench contributed some good minutes in the fourth also. Omin nailed a three at the outset, Abby Armour dropped a beautiful floater on the baseline and then pulled down a pair of offensive rebounds that set Omin up for another triple.
Good signs for sure, the girls have something to build off and have the chance again on Thursday versus Nyack.
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