02/14/14 Negaunee, Michigan– Carl Leander Johnson the voice of the Negaunee Miners, along with Becky Rotter & Jake Forchini, were in Negaunee, Michigan tonight to bring you an exciting play by play basketball action as the Negaunee Miners Girls Basketball vs Westwood Patriots on Sunny.FM.
The Negaunee Miners won the tip off to start the first quarter against the Westwood Patriots, however the Westwood Patriots were first to score to lead 2-0 against the Negaunee Miners early in the game. The Negaunee Miners turned the ball over 5 times in the first 3 minutes of the game and the trailed the Westwood Patriots 4-0. The Negaunee Miners put their first points on the board with 5 minutes left in the game to trail 4-2. With 2 minutes left in the quarter the Westwood Patriots maintained their lead against the Negaunee Miners 8-4. The Westwood Patriots maintained the lead at the end of the quarter 11-6 against the Negaunee Miners on Sunny.FM.
The Westwood Patriots were first to score in the second quarter with a free throw to lead 12-6 against the Negaunee Miners in
Negaunee, Michigan. The Negaunee Miners a bit of a scoring run and narrowed the Westwood Patriots lead to 14-12 halfway through the second quarter. The Westwood Patriots returned the scoring run and regained a 6 point lead 20-14 against the Negaunee Miners with 2 minutes left in the first half. The Negaunee Miners Girls Basketball team ended the second quarter trailing the Westwood Patriots 20-17 on Sunny.FM.
The Negaunee Miners scored a 3 point shot in the first few seconds of the third quarter and tied the score 20-20 against the Westwood Patriots. Halfway through the quarter and the Negaunee Miners trailed 24-22 against the Westwood Patriots. With 2 minutes left in the quarter the Westwood Patriots had a 6 point lead against the Negaunee Miners 28-22. The third quarter ended with the Negaunee Miners trailing the Westwood Patriots by 8 points 35-27 in Negaunee, Michigan.
The Negaunee Miners were first to score in the fourth quarter and narrowed the Westwood Patriots lead to 35-29. The Negaunee Miners were able to bring the Westwood Patriots lead to within 4 points with 41/2 minutes left in the game 36-32. The Negaunee Miners were able to tighten the score towards the end of the quarter to trail the Westwood Patriots 41-38. The Negaunee Miners Girls Basketball team did fall to the Westwood Patriots 46-43.
The Westwood Patriots defeat the Negaunee Miners 46-43 in Negaunee, Michigan.
Leading the way for Negaunee tonight was freshman point guard Aleda Johnson (13pts, 3reb), sophomore guard Courtney Finnila (8pts, 4reb, 2assts, 3stls, blk), and junior Courtney Clickner (7pts, 2reb, 2stls, asst). Leading the way for the Westwood Patriots was senior forward Elizabeth Dauphinais-VanBuren (20pts, 4reb, 4stls, asst), Amber Salo (8pts, 4reb), and Katie Rankinen (7pts, 3reb, 2assts, 2stls).
Join Dennis Harold and Glenn Andrews Tuesday February 18th, 2014 as they bring you Neganuee Miners Hockey vs Marquette Redmen. Pre-game will start around 6:45pm on Sunny.FM.
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