The Hunter Wolverines and the Olympus Titans squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Hunter Wolverines had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 40-37. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Hunter has suffered since January 5th.
Hunter lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Grace Gallagher, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. Gallagher hasn't dropped below two blocks for 13 straight games. Another player making a difference was Kalysa Ng, who scored 15 points along with three steals.
Olympus' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keily Trabanino, who scored 13 points along with seven steals. Trabanino has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joss Baker, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Hunter dropped their record down to 10-14 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Olympus, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-11.
Hunter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Olympus, they will square off against Alta at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Utah (Alta is ranked 26th, while Olympus is ranked 46th).
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