It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Anne's-Belfield can now relate to. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 71-53 to the Bishop Ireton Cardinals. The Saints were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
Harmony Williams
| 02/28/25 vs Bishop Ireton | 36 |
| 02/26/25 vs Potomac School | 20 |
| 02/21/25 vs Trinity Episcopal | 24 |
| 02/18/25 vs Saint Gertrude | 16 |
| 02/14/25 vs Virginia Episcopal School | 19 |
Despite the defeat, St. Anne's-Belfield saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Harmony Williams dropped a double-double with 36 points and ten boards. The match was Williams' fifth in a row with at least 16 points. Keegan Morris was another key player, putting up five points.
Bishop Ireton had a senior duo take command as Amirah Anderson went 6-for-10 from beyond the arc to rack up 23 points in addition to seven assists and seven rebounds and Nyla Brooks shot 4-for-6 from long range and dropped a double-double with 18 points and 11 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Anderson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Theresa Hagans JR, who shot 46% from the field en route to 13 points.
With the loss, St. Anne's-Belfield broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 21-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points over those games. As for Bishop Ireton, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season.
St. Anne's-Belfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bishop Ireton, they have already played their next game, a 58-51 win against Paul VI on the 1st.
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