The Christian Academy of Knoxville’s Warriors held off Notre Dame’s Lady Irish in a Division II-A postseason elimination game Monday night, 42-39.
Energy was high in the gym as both teams made their way to the floor, as the crowd knew that this game was a “win or go home” situation.
Notre Dame sophomore Kenzie Campbell cruised in for an easy layup to give the home team the first lead, but that would be the easiest basket she got all night.
The Warriors quickly responded with a 16-1 run, burying the Lady Irish in a 13-point hole they wanted to climb out of quickly. They just couldn’t get shots to fall in the opening frame.
“We knew coming into it that there was a chance that one team could take off early. Shots didn’t fall for us and [CAK] was on fire, so we dug ourselves a pretty good hole,” Notre Dame coach Jason Hill said. “During one of our timeouts we just talked about the length of the basketball game. You don’t have a 13-point play – you’ve just got to take it one play at a time.”