I had confidence we’d be able to do it again. “I had my hopes up because we’re an older team and I know what we’ve done in the past. “I’m not going to lie to you, I thought we could win it,” he said. We had a couple freshmen out there getting all bug-eyed, but they did what they could to help.”Įrik Williams wasn’t surprised that New Haven won the division title for the first time since it went undefeated in 2018-19. We’re very young and have no senior leadership on this team so they kind of rely on each other to make good things happen. When you get into uncomfortable situations and have your backs to the wall you want to see how people operate. We could have used (Mauney) today, but no excuses. “I had two freshmen that had to guard their big girl and that made things difficult for us. “We had our starting center with three fouls in the first half,” said Vikings coach Dakota Ogles. Mauney graduated early and is now on Olivet’s women’s team. The first time the teams played, Hazel Park had Megan Mauney’s inside presence to help neutralize New Haven’s inside game. It’s good to see her get some points on the board because she always hustles on defense. “Nola played great defense and got some big buckets. “Rylee Gurley hit a big bucket at the end of the first half that brought us to 17-15,” he said. The Rockets were missing a key player in senior Imari Williams. That’s when Hamilton stepped up again, scoring on a putback and on a layup off a steal to halt the Vikings’ rally.Įrik Williams praised the work of two other seniors, Rylee Gurley and Ashcraft. Essence Fields scored five points in a 7-0 run that cut the Rockets’ lead to 31-27 with 3:29 left in the game. The Rockets outscored the Vikings 12-3 in the third quarter and made the run 16-3 when Nola Ashcraft scored the first two baskets of the fourth quarter to stretch New Haven’s lead to 31-20. Hamilton opened the second half with a pair of baskets to give New Haven its first lead since late in the first quarter. She was a leader out there and got big buckets when we needed them.” “That’s what we ask of our seniors and she did exactly what she was supposed to do. She did an amazing job,” said Rockets coach Erik Williams Sr. Hamilton was one of several seniors who stepped up to avenge New Haven’s only league loss.
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