By Kyle Wannen
For DigitalSports.com
With her team leading by one point againt Holy Cross on Friday, #7 Good Counel’s Kelsey Murphy had been running in and out of the game as Falcons coach Tom Splaine took Murphy out for defense and then played her on offense.
Splaine put Murphy back in the game just in time as she hit a big three-pointer with two minutes remaining to secure Good COunsel’s 48-41 victory against Holy Cross (10-7).
“They called the play where I go to the corner to shoot,” Murphy said. “I was ready for it and I’m happy it went in.”
The Falcons (15-3) also got some clutch free throws from Katie Sheahin to end the game. Sheahin led the Falcons with 14 points after having a tough first half.
“I just kept my head up,” Sheahin said. “My teammates definitely were there for me. They said just keep shooting, it’s going to drop and I just knew that I had to play my game.”
Murphy finished the game with 10 and Gillian Abshire finished with nine points for the Falcons.
With just less than three minutes left in the third quarter, the Tartans went on an 12-0 run that cut the Falcon’s lead to three.
“They ride on a lot of emotion,” Splaine said. “They did a great job getting back in this game on emotion.”
The Tartans got 15 points off the bench from Lia Henry and 12 points off the bench from Stephanie Anya.
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