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PUTNAM – The buildup and anticipation was a whole lot for Ines Goryanova to deal with last week. After all, her PSA girls’ basketball team had to wait nearly two weeks to play since their last game. And this one was the home opener.
“We knew everyone was going to be pumped, there was going to be a good crowd,” Goryanova said last Thursday. “The home opener is always like that.”
The Mustangs came out and played off that emotion early, then coasted to a 110-53 win over CCRI. Goryanova was one of six Mustangs to score in double figures, finishing with 15 points, five rebounds, 4 assists, and four steals as PSA improved to 3-1 on the young season.
KC Cedano added 19 points, seven steals and five rebounds, while Jada Mills had 18 points and seven assists. Genevive Wedemeyer recorded 15 points and five rebounds, Janeya Grant chipped in with 15 points, five boards, four steals, and three assists, Astou Ndiaye added 10 points for PSA, which led 72-34 at the half behind a barrage of 3-pointers.
“Some people were off, but most of us – Gen, Jada, Mani (Lopez, nine points on three 3s) – were knocking shots down and were hot the whole game,” Goryanova said.
The Mustangs had 28 steals and forced CCRI into countless other turnovers and bad shots.
“We played good defense in the first half; we got a lot of open shots and made our shots,” Wedemeyer said. “It was our first home game, so we were really excited and had a lot of energy.”
Added Goryanova: “The first half was way better. We were getting all the traps, steals, deflections. The second half wasn’t as good. We could have been a lot more active on the ball, off the ball. Sometimes it is (hard to maintain intensity with a big lead), but we have to hold ourselves accountable to it.”
Stephen Nalbandian
Sports Information Director
Putnam Science Academy
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