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GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM 6-2 IN CONFERENCE PLAY
record. Despite the losing record, the Lady Rams did "very well within the Prep B
ronterence while giving many of the teams they lost to a close game," according to Coach Allen Everhart. d ' o '
Thev fought some tough battles at the WHAC (Wardlaw-Hartridge Athletic Cen- ter). This years team won the annual W-H tournament. The team, which was cap­ tained by senior point guard Tara Pate and senior forward Priya Sehgal, beat Morris­ town- ^ a r d (31-28) with a last minute comeback to advance them into the final round. The team then defeated Gill St. Bernard (34-27) to win the W-H Tourney ti- tie, a feat that has not been accomplished in over four years. Two players, Pate and
junior small-forward Naya Lyons, made it to the All-Tournament Team. Pate was also awarded the title of tournament MVP.
The team, according to assistant manager Umar Latif was a "powerhouse," ending the season with a 6-2 record in the conference. The only losses were to PDS and Rut­ gers Prep. "Perhaps the best and most emotional game was a 40-33 win agaiirst Saddle River Day School; there were fights on the court and an onslaught of clutch scor­ ing," claims head manager Kunal Grover.
Pate has put her name in the W-H record books with the all-time leading assist to­ tal at 180, as well as becoming the third leading female scorer in history with 503 points, while averaging 10,8 points per game this year. "I didiTt even know 1 was close to becoming: tnhe third all-time leader (scoring) until Mr. Everhart came up to me after a game telling me 1 had already done it (became third all-time)," explains Pate. Pale led the team in scoring this year while sophomore Michelle Parker led the team in rebounding.
"It's going to be tough to replace Tara, but we have a strong nucleus in juniors Naya Lyons, Roselyn Brown, Paige Thompson, while freshmen Aliya Latif and Nicole Everhart received valuable playing time as varsity players," says Coach Ever­ hart,
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Girls' Basketball: First row: Paige Thompson, Nicole Everhart, Roselyn Brown, Naya Lyons, Aliya Latif, Second row: Priya Sehgal, Coach Allen Everhart, Tara Pate, Randi Smith, Michelle Parker, Megan Mullins, Umar La­ tif, Kunal Grover.