Fourth time not a charm: BI takes down B-Mac 

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In any sport the rule is it's hard to beat a team multiple times let alone four times.This is what Bishop Ireton was facing versus their conference foes from the WCAC. Already falling to a nationally ranked Bishop McNamara three times this season BI rolled into the The Throne semifinal as the underdog in this fourth matchup of the season between these two teams!<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bi got off to a fast start to the game shooting 41 percent from the field and 3-4 from three point land two from Amriah Anderson BI looked like a well oiled machine out the gate. Although they didn't shoot the ball well B-Mac still was able to manufacture points in the quarter. In a frame where it looked like BI was going to run away with the quarter but after a layup at the buzzer from [player_tooltip player_id='239453' first='Zhen' last='Craft'] it was only a 15-13 game after one. <br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the second quarter BI missed an opportunity to completely take the game over although they scored 13 points they only shot 33% from the field. B-mac struggled in the quarter they only made three field goals in the frame only shooting 3-15 for 20%. BI was able to control the boards [player_tooltip player_id='302530' first='Nyla' last='Brooks'] had seven of her game high 17 rebounds in the frame. Despite a 8 point quarter B-mac was only down 28-21 at halftime.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Start of the third quarter was plagued with foul call as the refs started to call the game tight that really killed the pace of the game. At the 5:52 mark BI had its biggest lead of the game and had another chance to put some real pressure on B-mac to score but BI just went completely cold. They shot a stunning 1-15 from the field but was able to go 6-6 from the free throw line as [player_tooltip player_id='897837' first='Geornae' last='Davis'] who was the unsung hero for BI did not miss any free throws the entire game. B-mac started to heat up in the quarter scoring its game high 14 point in the frame that to pull with in 1 point of BI.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The fourth quarter the lid was on the rim for both teams! The two teams shot a combine 3 for 23 from the field amd this game turned into a rock fight! The game was played out in the last two minutes of the game. BI was down by two [player_tooltip player_id='443362' first='Londyn' last='Ferguson'] made BI's only field goal of the quarter with was probably the biggest three point shot in her early career from the top of the key to give BI and one point lead. After a B-mac 2 pointer B-mac actually had the lead up one with the ball with a difference of 10 second on the game and shot clock! [player_tooltip player_id='455387' first='Theresa' last='Hagans'] got a big time steal and was foul made two free throws to put BI by one. After a timeout B-mac was able to get a drive to the basket but Virginia Gatorade player of the year [player_tooltip player_id='302530' first='Nyla' last='Brooks'] sealed the game with block shot at the end and BI was able to prevent the 4 peat and move on to the champion chip game!       </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three Key Takeaway from the game:<br>BI was a perfect 14-14 from the line<br>B-Mac shot 16% in the 4th quarter<br>Each team two quarters where they score only single digits&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->