She continued to try drawing fouls while driving the lane, but was denied the opportunity in most cases. Junior Gabby Sartori (11 points) was next to break up a scoring spurt, hitting her second 3-pointer of the game and two free throws. We tried to stay with that game plan as much as possible - sometimes it didn’t work the way we wanted to, but we definitely gave it everything we had.”Ĭergol broke up another Hauppauge scoring streak to start the third and cut the deficit to 10, but the Eagles were soon at it again. “Our strategy going in was to have a strong defensive position, get out on shooters and rebound. “Hitting those three free throws to get us back into the game felt amazing - it gave us hope, and we started playing more like how we usually play,” Cergol said. The Mustangs’ undefeated season came to an end in a 51-40 Class A county final loss to No. She went 3-for-4 from the free-throw line to end the first half, turning a 15-9 deficit into a one-possession game, but Mount Sinai couldn’t come any closer. With her Mount Sinai girls basketball team down from opening tipoff, the junior continued to let shots fly, scoring five of her team-high 13 points in the first half to try to keep her Mustangs in it. Brooke Cergol never counted her team out.
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