It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Canterbury Crusaders can now relate to. They were dealt a 67-34 defeat at the hands of the Celtics on Wednesday. Canterbury was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-13.
Despite the loss, Canterbury still got an impressive performance from Zy'nasia Alhuzaifi, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Alhuzaifi has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'maria Long, who scored 12 points along with six steals.
Neumann was led to victory by Sophia McCartney and Mylee Van de wouw. McCartney scored 18 points along with five steals, while Van de wouw scored 16 points along with eight steals. Van de wouw has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last five times she's played. Sydney Martin was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with four steals.
Canterbury has not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for Neumann, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 23-3.
Canterbury does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Neumann, they will square off against Seacrest Country Day at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Seacrest Country Day is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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