Springfield ICS Girls Top Drury

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Alexa Davis scored 20 points Monday to lead the Springfield International Charter School girls basketball team to a 59-50 win over Drury.

 

Alicia Mitchell added 18 points for the Bulldogs, who edged Drury, 50-49, last year in the quarter-finals of the Division 5 State Tournament.

 

Three players finished in double figures for the Blue Devils.

 

Brooke Bishop led the way with 13 points. Hannah LaCasse and Morgan Sarkis finished with 12 and 10, respectively.

 

"Going into the game we were down two players, Lauren Davis, who is a starter, and Megan McGrath," Drury coach Ian Downey said. "On top of that Brooke Bishop wasn’t feeling well. As you can tell by the box score, Brooke had herself an incredible game."

 

Given that and the quality of the competition, Downey was pleased with the way his squad competed, especially after having trouble getting shots to fall early on.

 

"Any time you face adversity you are looking for someone to step up," Downey said. "Hannah LaCasse was one of those players. She hasn’t had a chance to play big varsity minutes yet, but she was up to the task tonight. She didn’t play scared and looked to attack their team all night, which isn’t easy when Mitchell is sitting in the paint.

 

"Morgan Sarkis also hit some huge shots for us to keep us in the game. Eva Moser who is only a freshman came in and played major minutes in the first half when Maddie Houghtaling got in foul trouble."

 

Houghtaling scored four points, and Alyssa Russell scored eight in the loss.

 

Drury (1-2) has a rematch with Monument Mountain on Friday.