Archbishop Carroll (55)
Jen Carney 1 2-4 5; MaryKate McCann 0 0-0 0; Hollie Mershon 5 0-0 10; Kerri Shields 5 4-4 17; Kaitlin Cole 5 1-2 11; Erin Shields 4 0-0 10; Emily Fazzini 1 0-0 2; Rachel Pearson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 7-10 55.
Archbishop Wood (41)
Sam Greenfield 3 0-0 7; Steph Keyes 1 1-2 3; Ashley Robinson 1 9-12 11; Christine Verrelle 0 0-2 0; Cait McCartney 3 2-2 8; Jenelle Hudson 0 0-0 0; Tori Arnao 3 6-7 12. Totals: 11 18-25 41.
AC: 14-17-15-9--55
AW: 3-15-11-12--41
Three-point goals: Kerri Shields 3, Erin Shields 2, Carney (AC); Greenfield (AW).
SEVEN THINGS
1. Carroll (2-0 Philadelphia Catholic League) took a big lead early and led by 15 points, 18-3, early in the second quarter. Wood (2-1, 2-1 PCL) went on a 14-5 run in the second quarter and closed the deficit to six points, 23-17, with 1:46 to go in the first half. Carroll was up by 20 for most of the third quarter, but Wood got within 11, 48-37, in the fourth quarter.
2. Carroll was able to slow down Wood senior center Ashley Robinson for most of the game. Robinson finished with 11 points and eight rebounds. "I was triple-teamed and quadruple-teamed," Robinson said. Wood wasn't able to get the ball to Robinson a lot until the fourth quarter.
3. Four sophomores played quite a bit for Wood, which returned only one starter (Robinson) from last year. Sophomore forward Tori Arnao had 12 points and three steals, and sophomore forward Cati McCartney had eight points. Sophomore guards Christine Verrelle and Steph Keyes were also on the floor a lot.
4. Senior guard Kerri Shields scored 17 points for Carroll, senior forward Kaitlin Cole had 11 points and Erin Shields had 10 points. Carroll had six 3-pointers--five in the first half.
5. Carroll is probably the best Class AAA team in Pennsylvania. If it doesn't win the state championship, it will be a surprise. But Wood can play with most of the top Class AAA teams in the state.
6. This was a rematch of last year's PCL semifinal. Carroll jumped out to an early lead in that one, too, and won by eight.
7. Wood junior guard Sam Greenfield: "We've adjusted (after losing four starters). We brought some girls up from junior varsity. We are a young team, but we'll be fine."
