MDI Girls Outlast Orono 41-38 [PHOTOS]
The MDI Girls bounced back from their first loss to Ellsworth since 2004,on Thursday, January 10th, outlasting a determined Orono Red Riot Team 41-38 at Bernard Parady Gymnasium on Monday, January 14th.
MDI took a 13-10 lead at the end of the 1st Quarter as Julia Watras hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Watras had 7 points for MDI, Maddy Canadage 4 points and Hannah Chamberlain was 2-2 from the free throw line for MDI. Ellie Sockabasin had 7 points for Orono and Izzy Baker had a 3-pointer.
MDI led 23-22 at the end of the 1st Half, with Hannah Chamberlain putting MDI ahead with a 3-pointer with 9 seconds left in the 1st Half. Olivia Gray also had a 3-pointer and Candage adn Rachelle Swanson each had 2 points for MDI. For Orono Sockabasin had 4 points, Camryn Brown a 3-pointer, Lauren Melanson 3 points and Baker 2 points.
MDI led 37-34 at the end of the 3rd Quarter. Watras, Alexis Clarito, and Candage each had 4 points for MDI while Swanson had 2 points for the Trojans. For Orono Sockabasin had 3 more points. Melanson and Baker each had a 3-pointer and Mary Kate Smith 2 points.
In the 4th Quarter each team scored just 4 points as both played very deliberately. Clarito and Chamberlain each had 2 points for MDI while Melanson scored all of Orono's 4 points.
MDI was led by Julia Watras with 11 points and Maddy Candage with 10 points. The Trojans were 2-2 from the free throw line.
Orono was led by Ellie Sockabasin with a game high 15 points and Lauren Melanson ahd 10 points. The Red Riots were 2-5 from the free throw line.
MDI is now 9-1 and will play at Hermon on Thursday, January 17th at 7PM.
Orono is 3-8 and plays at Caribou on Saturday, January 19th at 1:30PM
Thanks to Walter Churchill for the pictures
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orono Girls | 10 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 38 |
| MDI Girls | 13 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 41 |
Box Score
Orono
| # | Name | G | PTS | FGM | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PF |
| 5 | Alyssa LaBelle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Brynn Kenney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ellie Pierce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Mary Kate Smith | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Lauryn Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Molly McCluskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Izzy Baker | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Chloe LaBree | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Audrey Pike | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Camryn Brown | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Lauren Melanson | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Ellie Sockabasin | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 1 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
MDI
| # | Name | G | PTS | FGM | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PF |
| 3 | Lindsey McEachern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Julia Watras | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Julia Perconti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Alexis Clarito | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Lexi Rich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Leah Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Maddy Candage | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Olivia Gray | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Rachelle Swanson | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Cassie Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Hannah Chamberlain | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Elizabeth Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Zoe Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 1 | 41 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |