Aquinas Academy extended their postseason success on Wednesday against Geibel Catholic. They walked away with a 65-56 victory over the Geibel Catholic Gators. The score was all tied up 36-36 at the break, but the Crusaders were the better team in the second half.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Aquinas Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tess Duer, who went 9-for-19 to rack up 23 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Duer has scored at least a third of Aquinas Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carly Bezila, who posted 12 points and five steals.
Aquinas Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They are 15-3 when they've passed the ball that well.
Despite the loss, Geibel Catholic still got an impressive performance from Emma Larkin, who scored 33 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Larkin's big performance that evening made it 14 games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. Mallory Clemmer was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and 11 boards.
Crusaders
| 02/26/25 @ Geibel Catholic | 65-56 |
| 02/20/25 @ Serra Catholic | 64-45 |
| 02/05/25 @ Leechburg | 57-19 |
| 02/03/25 @ Eden Christian Academy | 51-31 |
Aquinas Academy pushed their record up to 16-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points over those games. As for Geibel Catholic, their defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 22-3.
As of now, neither Aquinas Academy nor Geibel Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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