For 32 minutes Saturday, Joliet couldn’t seize control of its first-round game against No. 16 Glenbard West in the Benet/Naperville North tournament.
In fact, Joliet’s first lead in the game didn’t come until the buzzer sounded. That’s when Brandi Teamer, a sophomore, gave Joliet a 55-53 triumph in Naperville when she scored the game-winning basket off a rebound.
“I think they made a mistake of not coming out on us at the end,” said Joliet coach Gerald Edwards, who instructed his team to spread the offense. “We wanted (Lori) Shelby to get fouled and make the free throw, but it worked out well anyway.”
With 3 seconds left, Shelby missed a three-pointer, which Teamer rebounded for her game-winning shot. Glenbard West (8-3) had led by 11 points with 5:34 left but did not score the rest of the game.
Glenbard’s Kristi Faulkner, who scored 20 first-half points, was held to seven in the second half.
“We went into the locker room and we knew we had to go box-and-one and stay on (Faulkner), because she was killing me,” Edwards said.
Shelby led Joliet (8-5) with 19 points. Mary McNair and Tiffany Cornelius each added 12, and Teamer totaled 10 points and 12 rebounds.
In action at Benet, No. 5 Wheaton-Warrenville South (11-1) trailed at the half but regrouped for a 71-37 rout of East Aurora. East Aurora had only six players as recent injuries and disciplinary problems have decimated the team. But behind Teresa Reynolds’ 20 first-half points, East Aurora (3-8) led 28-24 at the half.
“It was time to concentrate on (Reynolds and Nakisha Shaw) a little more,” Wheaton South coach Jim Allured said of his team’s second-half comeback. “Maybe I should have recognized it sooner.”
Reynolds and Shaw scored all of East Aurora’s first-half points. Reynolds, who hit four three-pointers in that half, was scoreless in the second; Shaw finished with 14.
The victors were led by Charliss Ridley’s 21 points, Kristen Miller’s 16 and Ali Klaas’ 13.
In other games, Benet (10-1) knocked off St. Charles’ junior-varsity squad 62-21. Vanessa Lichon and Natalie Desmaretz each scored 10 for No. 11 Benet. . . . Providence (7-6) edged Naperville North 33-30 as Amanda Murphy scored eight points. Shannon Sweeney scored 10 in defeat for the Huskies (2-11).
Fenwick 72, St. Viator 43: No. 3 Fenwick (9-1, 3-0) rolled in the East Suburban Catholic behind Claudette Towers’ 15 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds. Katie O’Grady added 13 points, six steals and six assists.
Buffalo Grove 51, Willowbrook 44: Christy Compobasso’s 14 points led No. 13 Buffalo Grove (10-1) to its fifth straight victory. The Bison took its first lead at 35-34 with 1:49 left in the third on a pair of free throws by Piper Mead.
Buffalo Grove made just two of 17 shots and turned the ball over 15 times in the first half, but free-throw shooting kept the Bison in the game. Buffalo Grove went to the free-throw line 18 times and converted 13. The Warriors (6-5) shot just eight and made five.
Chicago Latin 52, Deerfield 42: Latin (9-1) was paced by Santia Jackson’s 19 points and 16 rebounds.
Barrington 62, York 41: Ann Sturtevant scored 15 points and freshman Nicki Eason grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Barrington (2-9). Amy Dowiarz and Antoinette Fadera each scored 10 for York (5-5).
Illiana Christian 60, Marian Catholic 50: Caryn Boer (20 points, 11 rebounds) and Lisa Brinkmann (17 points) powered Illiana (10-2). Leslie Boyle had 12 for Marian (5-6).
Lyons Township 79, Proviso West 43: Katie Meyers scored 18 points to spark Lyons (9-2, 4-1) to a West Suburban Silver victory. Katie Maley added 17 points and Amanda Papuga, a transfer from Fenwick who played in her second game since becoming eligible this week, scored 13. Simona Stafford had 17 for Proviso West (5-6, 2-4).
Montini tournament: Megan Borkman scored 12 points as Glenbard South downed Immaculate Conception 48-36. Katie Callaghan’s 17 points paced I.C. . . . Glenbard East held on for a 47-45 victory over Lemont behind Lisa Sporer’s 19 points. Nikole Hoster led all scorers with 22 for Lemont. . . . Kellie Carwell scored 16 points and Rachel Boerema added 14 as Timothy Christian knocked off Minooka 54-41.
Mother Guerin tournament: Good Counsel (10-1) routed Notre Dame 63-33 behind Bridget Carlson’s 21 points. Vilmary Morales scored 13 for Notre Dame. . . . Curie (9-4) topped Lourdes 56-36 as Rachel Porter tallied 18 points and nine assists. Jill Tremble totaled 13 points and 11 rebounds for Lourdes. . . . Vicky Potter’s 14 points led four in double figures as Luther North (7-4) downed St. Scholastica 74-42. Jennifer Beltran’s 17 paced St. Scholastica . . . Mother Guerin (8-5) eased past Elmwood Park 68-46 behind Kristen Egerton (13 points) and Eileen Gallagly (13).
Oswego tournament: Megan Hook’s 20 points helped Batavia roll past Rosary 57-27.
Resurrection 41, Regina 26: In the GCAC Red, Resurrection (8-5, 1-2) overcame a 13-4 first-quarter deficit by outscoring Regina 37-13 the rest of the way. Michelle Basili (13 points) paced the Bandits.
Wauconda tournament: Jackie Gibson’s 13 points led Woodlands (2-0) to a 45-41 victory over Wauconda (1-1). Krissy Schulze scored 14 in defeat. . . . Lauren Jiggets scored 14 points for Stevenson’s jayvees in a 52-34 victory over Huntley. Stevenson improved to 1-1 in the tournament, while Huntley fell to 0-2.
West Chicago 48, Wheaton North 46 (OT): Leslie Harlson scored 24 points, including the winning basket, to lead West Chicago (5-4, 2-1) in the DuPage Valley. Emily Nihill had 13 for Wheaton North (0-11, 0-3).
Wheaton Academy 67, Luther South 28: Jennifer Clum’s 18 points helped Wheaton (5-7, 3-3) cruise in the Private School League. Valencia Fleming had 12 for Luther South.
Woodstock tournament: Streamwood (7-5) broke open a close game by scoring 15 of the final 18 points of the game en route to a 49-33 victory over Crystal Lake South (1-11). Rita Castens led the the Sabres with 20 points. . . . Kathy Kaminski scored 14 points as host Woodstock (6-5) prevailed over Round Lake 50-37. Round Lake (4-9) was led by Kristy Nichols’ 16 points.
