DaSilveira, White, Moran combine for 47 points as Huskies clobber East 53-39
Lily DaSilveira scored 17 points and Elsa White and Emily Moran each scored 15 points as Mt. Hope clobbered Cranston East 53-39 in a Division II home game on Thursday night. The win boosts Mt. …
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DaSilveira, White, Moran combine for 47 points as Huskies clobber East 53-39
Lily DaSilveira scored 17 points and Elsa White and Emily Moran each scored 15 points as Mt. Hope clobbered Cranston East 53-39 in a Division II home game on Thursday night. The win boosts Mt. Hope’s record to 5-6.
“Lily had a strong first half for us,” said head coach Katie Kline.
DaSilveira kept the Huskies afloat, scoring 10 of her 17 points in the first half. Mt. Hope held a 9-8 edge after the first quarter. But East evened the score 17-17 at halftime.
“Lily can score from everywhere. She is hard to guard,” Coach Kline said.
DaSilveira, a sophomore, moved from guard to forward this season and the move has paid off for her and the Huskies.
“Her confidence is way up this season,” said Coach Kline. “She is getting more looks closer to the basket. She sees that she can do it and she just keeps doing it.”
Moran takes over in the third quarter, White sinks four 3s in the fourth
Mt. Hope nearly equaled their first half score by putting up 16 points in the third quarter to take a 33-26 lead. Moran, the Huskies junior center was on target, netting 11 of her 15 points.
“Cranston’s best player, Mya Jimenez, was guarding Lily in the third quarter,” said Coach Kline. “So we put Emily on the inside and she got a lot of good looks.”
The junior captain capitalized and took control of the boards. She drove the lane, put back rebounds and hit jumpers. White sank one of her 3-pointers in the quarter. Then caught fire in the fourth. The senior guard, drained four more 3-pointers, Maddy Butterworth scored 5 points and Sofia Haberman knocked down a foul shot as the Huskies put up 20 points on the Thunderbolts in the fourth quarter.
“Elsa has been hot,” said Coach Kline. “We had three games last week and she scored five 3’s in every game. She is really finding her groove.”
And if the Huskies trio can keep scoring, it could help them earn a spot in the playoffs.
“We should be very competitive in our next few games,” said Coach Kline. “As long as we show up and play.”
Notes:
Butterworth has been playing well defensively, said Coach Kline. And Sofia Haberman as filled in nicely for injured Hailey Ferreira.
Next up: Mt. Hope travels to Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and hosts Cumberland on Thursday at 5 p.m.
