CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – Mac Oribello (San Diego, Calif./Westview) hit a career-high seven 3-pointers to help the Keystone women's basketball team power past Wilson, 82-76, Monday night in Colonial States Athletic Conference play at the Gannett Field House.
Wilson opened the fourth period on a 9-0 run, but the Giants quickly countered with a seven-point swing as the two teams battled to two additional ties in the period until Oribello splashed her final 3-pointer at the two-minute mark to give Keystone its final lead for the win.
Abby Ritz (Tunkhannock, Pa./Tunkhannock Area) followed with four more points and Bella Lamonea (Glendora, Calif./South Hills) added a cherry 3-pointer on top to reach the final score of 82-76.
With the win, Keystone improved to 10-4 in the CSAC (12-7 overall) and clinched a spot in the six-team CSAC Championships at the end of February. Currently, the Giants hold the No. 2 spot in the standings.
Wilson fell to 9-4 CSAC, 10-9 overall and slid to the No. 3 spot.
WBB | With tonight's win over Wilson, Keystone has clinched a spot in the playoffs and earned the coveted asterisk - *.
— CSAC (@CSACsports) February 8, 2022
Outstanding Performers
- Oribello poured in 27 points on 10 of 18 shooting with five rebounds, four assists and two steals. The senior currently ranks in the NCAA Division III top 10 of 3-pointers made per game (3.50). Oribello is also 11 points away from reaching 1,000 points scored as a Keystone Giant. Her seven 3-pointers Monday night is tied for fourth-best in a single game in program history.
- Lee Gordon (Philadelphia, Pa./Penn Wood) followed with 20 points with four 3-pointers, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals. The senior is now No. 3 in career steals (255) in Keystone program history — surpassing Kerry Fallon's 254 (2004-08).
- Ritz tallied her third consecutive double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
- Bella Lamonea (Glendora, Calif./South Hills) nearly had a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds along with five assists. The senior is now seven points away from reaching the 1,000-career scoring mark.
- Tioleaoauli Posiulai finished with a double-double for the Phoenix on 17 points and 19 rebounds.
- Naomi Hanton led Wilson with 21 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
Inside The Box Score
- As a team, Keystone shot 15 of 39 (38.5 percent) from beyond the arc while Wilson went 2 of 16 (12.5 percent) from three-point range. The Phoenix went 0 for 6 in the final quarter.
- Through the first three quarters, no team held a lead bigger than five points at any point. There were 12 total ties.
- After a tied 72-72 ballgame, Keystone went 3 of 3 from the field while Wilson shot 1 for 7.
What's Next
- Keystone will have its final road conference game Wednesday, Feb. 9 at Cairn (6-8 CSAC, 8-13 overall) for a 6 p.m. tip-off.
- Wilson will play at Notre Dame of Maryland (9-5 CSAC, 9-9 overall).
- The Giants and Phoenix will play again Saturday, Feb. 19 at the Gambal Athletic Center in both team's regular season finale.
.@macoribelloo hit her SEVENTH and final 3-pointer at the two-minute mark to give Keystone its final lead for the win over Wilson #d3hoops pic.twitter.com/mwQiW97ADb
— Keystone Athletics (@KCGiants) February 8, 2022
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— Keystone Athletics (@KCGiants) February 8, 2022