The New York School for the Deaf Golden Tornadoes couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by Marie Philip 50-15 on Friday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for New York School for the Deaf in their matchups with Marie Philip: they've now lost four in a row.
Marie Philip's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Stella Ciulla led the charge by scoring 16 points along with 4 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Ciulla has scored at least 25% of Marie Philip's points. Another player making a difference was Chloe Martin, who scored 6 points along with 8 rebounds and 4 steals.
New York School for the Deaf's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Marie Philip, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
New York School for the Deaf will head out on the road to face off against American School for the Deaf at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Marie Philip is on the road again on Saturday and play against Lexington School for the Deaf at 3:00 p.m. on December 2nd.
