Basketball - Sunday, February 7, 2010 14:42 - 0 Comments

LCI’s Strong Second Half Secures Trophy

Jonas Emilsson
www.KramMag.com

It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.

The old adage turned out to be true in the girl’s final of the Redmen Invitation Tournament between Lethbridge’s LCI Clippers and Edmonton’s Jasper Place Rebels.

After falling behind by as much as 13 points in the first quarter, the Clippers fought back to capture the tournament championship with a 73-67 victory.

Forward Cassidy Taal score 24 points to lead the Clippers as well as capturing the tournament MVP award.

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The Rebels were led by Laurissa Weigl and Madison Wilson, who each scored 21 and 17 points respectively.

Weigl played a huge role for the Rebels throughout the opening half.  The 5’9” guard scored 15 first-half points, many which came courtesy of her deadly accurate 3-point shot, including a bucket from at least three feet beyond the arch.

The Rebels led 25-12 at the end of first quarter.

The Rebels’ strong shooting performance continued through the second quarter, and when the shots didn’t fall, they got excellent offensive rebounding from their front-court which turned into easy buckets.

The half ended with a 41-29 Rebels lead.

But the second half was a completely Continue…