Half: Modesto Christian 31-19

MC’s Brandi Hento gets her 3^rd foul on a reach during an inside shot and she’ll miss the final 2:39 of the first half … MD’s Danae Johnson shooting 2 and makes 2 to make it 27-19 at 2:39 … MC’s lost its grip without Henton, as Stefanio Agostini makes 2 sloppy passes in a row and MC loses both …

Danielle Thompson again from the right side from 12 feet and its’ 29-19 … MD still has no set offense to speak of … MD’s Danae Johnson picks up her 2^nd foul as she reaches in on Garza. Garza at the line for 1-and-1 and hits 1 for a 30-19 lead … MD’s Jazz is freelancing with mixed results, lots of crazy shots and few conversions. MC ball with :13.6 left and a 30-19 lead – another MD foul for grabbing and Garza to the line at 7.2. She hits 1 and the 2^nd is off and MC takes a 31-19 lead into the locker room …

Mater Dei didn’t score a FG in the final 5:52 of the first half. When Jazz hit that shot, MD was within 22-16, but it scores just 3 points on FTs the rest of the half … MD has 2 starters – 5-10 F Ebone Harris and 5-9 F Danae Johnson with 3 fouls, while MC’s Brandi Henton is the only Crusader with 3 fouls  …

At the half:

Brandi Henton has 13 points and soph Danielle Thompson has 10 points off the bench  … MC’s 6-1 Soulijah Evans has 8 points …

MD needs to come out in the second half with some sort of offense if it hopes to rally. MC’s bench could play a bigger role in the 2^nd half, as MD has a starting 5 and not much else … The key for MC is to make sure Henton is on the floor. MC did a good job in the final 2:39 of the half after Henton left with her 3^rd foul, turning a 27-17 lead into a 31-19 halftime lead …