Aquinas nips Reds 54-53

The Lady Reds varsity basketball team lost a heartbreaker on Monday to the Aquinas Little Irish. The Irish took an early 15-11 first period lead and held a slim 24-22 lead at the half. April Allen had six first-half points with Nicole Milliman scoring five.

Newark came out firing in the third period, outscoring Aquinas 18-8 to take a 40-32 advantage heading into the final period.

In the fourth period the Reds went cold; Aquinas bounced back to tie the game at 42 all with 4:37 remaining. Late in the fourth, freshman Kadi Burgess hit three straight jumpers to give Newark a slim 48-45 lead with 2:22 left in the game.

The Reds' last lead of the game came with just 27 seconds remaining. Senior Colleen Johnson hit a 3-pointer, making it 53-52 Newark. Aquinas would not give up. Rachel Mance, a sophomore, took an offensive rebound and put it in the basket.

LaTanya Parker drove to the basket as time ran out but could not get a shot off. Parker led the Reds with 10 points, followed by Keya Collins, Allen and Burgess with eight points apiece.

The team is pictured here giving their attention to Coach Diane Avery.

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