No. 2 Notre Dame Women Beat Marquette 91-85 in Overtime
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SECTION B VISIT SAMOA NEWS ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2017 CLASSIFIEDS • CARTOONS • ALOHA BRIEFS & MORE ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ No. 2 Notre Dame women beat Marquette C M Y K 91-85 in overtime SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) from the fl oor after starting — Coach Muffet McGraw often 30.4 percent and trailing 23-15 calls senior Kathryn Westbeld after the fi rst quarter. Notre “the glue” of No. 2 Notre Dame. Dame, which led 38-37 at half- On Wednesday, Westbeld held time, outrebounded Marquette the Irish together against upset- 51-44 and had 23 assists and minded Marquette. six blocked shots. The Golden Westbeld had 13 points and Eagles shot 40.5 percent for the 10 rebounds in Notre Dame’s game. 91-85 overtime victory. “They were the more com- “I thought Kat, in the last of posed team down the stretch and the fourth quarter and the over- credit them for that,” Marquette time was an All-American,” coach Carolyn Kieger said after McGraw said. “She was fabu- her team, ranked as high as 16th lous. She made so many big this season, fell to 6-5. “We plays.” took Tennessee to overtime and The biggest came with the we took Notre Dame to over- Irish trailing 73-70 in the fourth time. Now it’s time for us to quarter with the 6-foot-2 West- take the next step as a program, beld on the line for two free and what that means is tough- throws with 43 seconds left. ness and details.” She made the fi rst, missed the Marquette was plenty tough second, but hustled to get the throughout. Notre Dame scored rebound and scored with 40 sec- the fi rst six points of the extra onds remaining to tie it. session and had a seven-point “Just don’t quit on the lead three times, the last with play,” refl ected Westbeld, who 30 seconds left in overtime. But started the season slowly after the Golden Flash went on a 5-0 offseason ankle surgery. “My run before Ogunbowale sealed mindset is we can’t lose, we’re the victory with two free throws not about to lose this game, with 10 seconds remaining. so really just keep attacking. Allazia Blockton led Mar- Offensive rebounds are always quette with 20 points and had huge, especially at the end of 10 rebounds. Erika Davenport games that are that close.” had 19 points and 16 rebounds. Junior Arike Ogunbowale Danielle King, Natisha Hie- led Notre Dame (11-1) with deman and Isabelle Spingola 22 points — 17 after halftime. had 12 points each while Amani Jessica Shepard, a game after Wilborn fi nished with 10. scoring a career-high 39 points, BIG PICTURE had 13 points and 12 rebounds Marquette: The Golden on a gimpy ankle, while soph- Eagles, who were ranked No. omore Jackie Young had 10 16 in the second AP poll of the C M points and 10 rebounds playing season, came in with four road Y K with a mask to protect a broken losses — to New Mexico, Ten- nose. Marina Mabrey had 19 nessee (101-99 OT in Cancun, points. Mexico), Green Bay and “I felt we showed plenty Michigan. of poise when we got down,” Notre Dame: For the second McGraw said. “We had a lot of straight game, junior guard opportunities (to win the game), Arike Ogunbowale, a Mil- but some breakdowns defen- waukee native, struggled in sively that cost us and a lot of the fi rst half. She had just fi ve dumb fouls. We made some points on 1-of-8 shooting as the mistakes, but we didn’t fall Irish shot 16 of 41 (39 percent), apart.” including just 2 of 16 (12.5 per- Notre Dame survived 17 cent) from 3-point and beyond. turnovers, 10 in the second half UP NEXT under heavy pressure by the Marquette: Hosts St. John’s Golden Eagles during the game on Dec. 28 in its Big East that was tied fi ve times and had opener. eight lead changes. Each team Notre Dame: Hosts Syracuse had and lost eight-point leads on Dec. 28 in its Atlantic Coast during the game. Conference opener. The Irish shot 47.9 percent Page B2 samoa news, Thursday, December 21, 2017 Isaiah Thomas could be playing for Cavaliers next week INDEPENDENCE, Ohio The Cavs, who have won 18 of (AP) — Isaiah Thomas played 20, host Chicago on Thursday Santa Claus on Wednesday. and are expected to practice Soon, he’ll be playing point twice before their Christmas guard for the Cavaliers. Day matchup against the Thomas said he could be on Golden State Warriors, whom the floor in games as early as they’ve met in three straight next week for Cleveland after Finals. being sidelined with a hip injury Cleveland has games in Sac- that knocked him out of last ramento and Utah next week season’s playoffs. Thomas has before returning home on Jan. 2 progressed to the point where against Portland. The next day, he will be scrimmaging 5 on 5 the Cavs will play in Boston, in the next few days with the where Thomas spent more possibility of playing in games than two seasons and where with the Cavs before the year he hoped to play longer before ends.“When that time comes to being traded. where I’ll be out there, I’m sure Since the deal, Thomas has everybody is going to know talked about being motivated and I’ll be out there playing the to show the Celtics they were In this Dec. 12, 2017, photo, a villager wearing a thick jacket to protect herself from the cold way I’ve always played,” said wrong to let him go. temperatures walks on the street in Pyeongchang, South Korea. After two straight balmy Olympics Thomas, who hosted a holiday Although he has not suited up where some might have wondered if it was even winter, let alone the world‚Äôs pre-eminent freeze- party for some area kids at the for the Cavs, Thomas has been dependent sporting event, athletes and visitors alike will finally experience a no-joke chill in their team’s training facility. “I’m embraced by the city’s fans. As bones in Pyeongchang. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) just trying to get as close as 100 a way of giving thanks for their percent as possible and to be support, he teamed with World out there to be special. Not just Vision — a humanitarian aid The cold returns for Winter Games to be out there and be another organization he has partnered body. However long that takes with for seven years — to host — it might be next week, it children from the Boys & Girls in mountainous Pyeongchang might be a week after that. We Clubs of Cleveland at the party. PYEONGCHANG, South gathers force as it barrels down meting out of the sky in an old don’t know and we’re really not “The biggest thing is just Korea (AP) — The cold is back out of Siberia and the Manchu- war movie. trying to put a date on it because putting smiles on these kids’ for the Winter Games. rian Plain and then across the Despite the cold, organizers it just depends on how my faces,” said Thomas, who After two straight balmy jagged granite peaks of North have done little to protect sta- recovery is.“I’m ramping up my played basketball and video Olympics where some might Korea. dium visitors. Spectators will workouts, but at the same time games. “You really don’t know have wondered if it was even It can be hard to get people have to sit exposed for as long it’s how I feel the next day, and what they’re going through or winter, let alone the world’s here to talk about, or even as five hours in the elements it’s getting lighter and lighter, what they don’t have. It’s about pre-eminent freeze-dependent acknowledge, the cold. It is during the nighttime ceremo- which is a good sign.” having fun today.” sporting event, athletes and visi- simply a fact of life, and sto- nies. There are no built-in Thomas is as close as ever to Thomas said he has been tors alike will finally experience icism is often the rule when heating systems for the seats making his debut with Cleve- touched by the warm welcome a serious chill in their bones confronted with outsiders’ and the corridors, and it’s too land, which acquired him last he’s gotten in Cleveland. during the games in moun- weather-related questions. late to build a roof and too summer in the blockbuster trade “It’s genuine,” he said. “I tainous Pyeongchang. “The only thing foreigners expensive to install central heat, that sent Kyrie Irving to Boston. just like giving back no matter How cold is it? can do is the same thing locals officials say. Since training camp opened, the where I am. That’s just who I So cold that tears spring to do: bundle up,” Nam Sun- Many of the concertgoers Cavs’ timeline for Thomas was am and that’s what I’ve always the eyes. So cold the ink in a woo, 60, a fishmonger in last month where six were for him to be playing games by been about, so I just try to reach pen grows sluggish and fades as Pyeongchang, says. “Not many treated for hypothermia report- the end of December.