It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the New Covenant Gryphons can now relate to. They fell 42-35 to the Celtics on Wednesday. New Covenant was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Roanoke Catholic apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on February 6th.
New Covenant's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Charlotte Libbey, who scored eight points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Olivia Kidd, who scored ten points.
New Covenant's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8. As for Roanoke Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-12.
New Covenant does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Roanoke Catholic will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against St. Margaret's at 7:15 p.m. on March 1st.
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