Gilmour Holds Off Copley to Close 2021

Gilmour Holds Off Copley to Close 2021
  • The Gilmour Academy varsity girls basketball team claimed a come-from-behind 54-51 win over Copley High School inside Lancer Gymnasium this past week
  • Nicci Finazzo '24 led Gilmour with 16 points and also played great defense to help GA prevail down the stretch
  • Finazzo shot 6-of-8 from the floor and added four steals and three rebounds
  • Angelina Lonardo '22 had 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field, including 2-of-2 from downtown
  • Cooper Flowers '22 led Gilmour with nine rebounds and tallied eight points and three assists
  • Madeline Martino '22 led Gilmour in steals (5) and assists (4) and added four rebounds
  • Gilmour came out of the gates on fire, opening up an 11-0 lead just over two minutes in
  • Copley came storming back though and took its first lead early in the second quarter
  • Gilmour held a slim 31-30 lead at the half, but Copley had a 42-39 lead after three quarters
  • Copley had a 49-44 lead with under five minutes to play, but the Lancers closed the game on a 10-2 run
  • Finazzo's coast-to-coast driving layup gave Gilmour a 52-51 lead with just 54 seconds to play
  • Grace Terranova '22 hit two clutch free throws with nine seconds left to help seal the win
  • Gilmour's junior varsity team also came from behind to post a 46-42 victory over Copley
  • Maddie Minotas '24 led Gilmour with 19 points
  • Elaina Kline-Ruminski '25 had 12 points while Kelsey O'Toole '24 added seven
  • The Lancers trailed by 11 points in the final minute of the first half but rallied to claim the win
  • With its post-Christmas game postponed, Gilmour will resume action Jan. 5 at Lutheran High School East

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