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At Nationals
The Putnam Science Academy girls' basketball team at the nationals. Courtesy photo.
PSA girls go 2-1
in national
PSA 44
Crestwood 53
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Putnam Science Academy Lady Mustangs (20-9) traveled to Charlotte to play in the Girls Prep School National Championship tournament Feb. 23 as they faced off against higher seed Crestwood (Canada). The Lady Mustangs battled but couldn’t come away on top falling 53-44..
Kayla Robinson had a team-high 15 points along with 3 rebounds. Sharaya Haines ended up with 12 points and 4 rebounds. Also strong for the Lady Mustangs was sophomore guard Niya Fields as she added 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
PSA 77
West Toronto Prep 49
CHARLOTTE — Paula Barghout scored 17 points and added 8 rebounds as the Lady Mustangs beat West Toronto Prep in the losers bracket of the National Prep Tournament Feb. 24 77-49.
Fatima Lee scored 13 points and Kayla Robinson added 12 points and 2 assists for Putnam Science (21-9) in the win.
PSA 73
TPLS 61
CHARLOTTE — The Lady Mustang came out strong Feb. 25 and never looked back after knocking off TPLS 73-61 in the final game of the season in Charlotte.
PSA senior Aislinn Flynn had a big game with a team-high 15 points and 5 rebounds. Ari Koivisto added 8 rebounds and Niya Fields chipped in with 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals in the win.
The PSA Lady Mustangs finished with a 2-1 record at the National Tournament and finished with an overall record of 22-9 in their inaugural season.