Chris Ferrick-Manley
Staff Reporter
Becky Martin and her team backed up her “cautiously optimistic” prediction that the Green Terror would defeat Dickinson in the Centennial Tournament’s 1st Round game, defeating the Red Devils 59-58. The team however, was defeated by Muhlenberg 67-51 in the Semifinals.
According to Martin, the parity among teams in the Centennial Conference has never been higher than. This year, five teams finished tied at 11-7 in conference play. The Green Terror were still able to earn their eighth straight trip to the Centennial tournament however.
“It says a lot about the program and the kids to keep the tradition alive,” said Martin, “the goal for any coach and program is to excel and always get to the postseason.”
Martin also stressed how fortunate any team is to still be playing after the regular season has been completed.
“At this stage of the game, over 50 percent of schools in the country are finished and we’re still playing,” said Martin.
Junior guard Sally Grace was spot on in her prediction of the Dickinson first round game as well.
“I don’t think we’ll come in and beat them by 20 like we did last time, I think it will be a good game,” said Grace.
To beat Dickinson, the Green Terror needed to score a 2-point bucket from Ali Moreland with eight seconds left to go, and then prevent the Red Devils from scoring.
“They’re scrappy,” said Grace.
According to Moreland, the Terror were successful in the later part of the second half when they stopped just reacting to Dickinson, and attempted to play their own game. Many of the Dickinson players were visibly upset after suffering the heartbreaking loss.
“90 percent of their team was crying, which is a good feeling because it could have been the other way around,” said Moreland, “you can’t feel guilty about it because they won’t.”
The loss to Muhlenberg was the final game for Green Terror seniors Lauren Wyble, Danny Fraider, and Kim Staub.