SJIBT Championship Sunday Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 17th annual South Jersey Invitational Girls Basketball Tournament is officially complete. See below for all you need to know about what happened on championship Sunday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Showcase Results</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Williamstown 48, Collingswood 28</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two days after setting the SJIBT scoring record, [player_tooltip player_id='414394' first='Alivia' last='Mauz'] continued her stellar senior season with a 13-point performance en route to a 48-28 victory for Williamstown over Collingswood. Mia Pezzato and Rylee Fair combined for 12 points in the victory for the Braves. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='865704' first='Tatum' last='Hinson'] scored a game-high 14 points for Collingswood.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Eastern 66, Timber Creek 37</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eastern improved its winning streak to six games with a 66-37 showcase victory over visiting Timber Creek. [player_tooltip player_id='674949' first='Marlee' last='Praesel'], a junior, paced Eastern (13-7) with 12 points on three three-pointers. [player_tooltip player_id='835918' first='Leah' last='Scheunemann'] and Kaitlyn Roscioli each added 11 points for the Vikings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Manasquan 42, Wildwood Catholic 33</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In a battle between the Shore Conference and CAL, Manasquan used a balanced attack in a 42-33 win over Wildwood Catholic. [player_tooltip player_id='333317' first='Olivia' last='Shaughnessy'] recorded eight points and five rebounds, [player_tooltip player_id='564267' first='Shannon' last='Looney'] added eight points, and [player_tooltip player_id='559069' first='Jordyn' last='Hollawell'] posted 13 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/thesjibt/status/1888631954750251236?s=46">https://twitter.com/thesjibt/status/1888631954750251236</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Third Place Game</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>No. 2 Lenape 47, No. 4 Cherry Hill West 37</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='835906' first='El-Anita' last='Joe-Samuel'] tallied 17 points as second-seeded Lenape defeated fourth-seeded Cherry Hill West, 47-37 in the third-place game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Championship Game</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the 17th annual SJIBT championship game, Paul VI cruised to a 45-26 win over Gloucester Catholic in a battle of the top two teams in the region. Only a sophomore, [player_tooltip player_id='789189' first='Brooke' last='Stagliano'] paced PVI with 21 points and five three-pointers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"It's the best feeling, it really is," she said of winning a second consecutive SJIBT title. "Doing it with our team, it's really awesome."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Throughout the season, Stagliano has been considered one of the best shooters in South Jersey, and her play in the final against one of the most gritty defensive teams around further proved that.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"I do believe I am, but I'm going to stay humble," she chuckled when asked if she thought she was one of the top shooters in the region. "It's really cool, it's a great feeling."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Three-point Contest Results</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Williamstown senior [player_tooltip player_id='414394' first='Alivia' last='Mauz'] captured her second SJIBT three-point contest title, edging Bishop Eustace senior [player_tooltip player_id='414236' first='Giavanna' last='Rogers'] in the final. She also won the contest as a sophomore in 2023. She is the second player to win two three-point contests. Mauz also made the <em>'All SJIBT Tournament Team'</em> for the fourth time in her career, becoming just the second player in history to accomplish that feat.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://x.com/thesjibt/status/1888732800909545594?s=46">https://x.com/thesjibt/status/1888732800909545594</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->