The Genies opened the 2003 U11 tournament season with a fourth place finish at the Thunder Tip-Off Tournament held at Thunderbird High School. In their opening round game, the Genies used an overpowering full-court press to blitz the Phoenix Phenoms by a score of 47-11. Leading by nearly 30 points at the half, the Genies scaled back the pressure and cruised the rest of the way. In their second round game, the Genies fell to the Arizona Elite by a score of 26-18. The Genies fell behind quickly 6-0 and were never able to pull even with the Elite. In the third round, the Genies came back from a five-point deficit with six minutes left in the game, to escape with a 34-28 win against the Arizona Sting. Trailing for most of the game, the Genies used pressure defense and clutch shooting to pull out the victory. Then, in a game that could have sent the Genies into a semi-final rematch with the Elite, the girls dropped a heartbreaking 27-24 game to the host Arizona Thunder. The Thunder squeaked out the victory on the strength of a free throw and a follow-up basket with just 30 seconds left in the contest. Following is the tournament scoring breakdown for each of the Genies (1st game, 2nd game, 3rd game, 4th game, Total): Kelsey (13+9+0+8=30); Cara (5+0+10+10=25); Tara (9+4+9+0=22); Maylinn (9+3+3+3=18); Shannon (6+2+2+2=12); Cathryn (2+0+6+0=8); Kelsi (3+0+0+1=4); Brittany (0+0+4+0=4).
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2003 Tournament Results
