Preston, England – A poor 4th quarter defensively proved costly as Myerscough slipped to defeat at home to 2nd placed St Helens Saints on Sunday afternoon, 77-86.
Myerscough would come out of the gates with the hot hand as they connected on seven three-points and despite trailing throughout the quarter, built themselves an early lead, 27-22.
Both teams continued to trade scores and cancel each other out during the second quarter as the home side managed to maintain their lead.
St Helens would steal momentum to start the second half as a 13-1 catapulted them into a 51-44 lead forcing Myerscough into a timeout. A response was triggered as St Helens were limited to just 8 points for the remainder of the quarter as Myerscough pushed to tie the game going into the final quarter, 59-59.
Myerscough took an early 3-point lead in the fourth quarter before St Helens Saints put together an 11-0 run across a 4-minute stretch that created the first double-digit lead of the game and ultimately became too much for Myerscough to recover from.
Euan Birch had 16 points to lead Myerscough College whilst Denilson Caschili added 14 of his own. Peter Asante filled the stat sheet with a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double to go with 6 assists whilst brother Stephen, had 13 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
Connor Murtagh had a game-high 39 points (9/13 3PT), 6 rebounds and 3 assists to lead St Helens Saints. Disraeli Lufadeju offered support with 24 points of his own to go along with 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals.
Despite Myerscough outrebounding their opponents 51-40, St Helens were able to turn 19 Myerscough turnovers into 25 points whilst shooting an efficient 15/32 (46%) from three-point range.
Myerscough (6-11) take a weekend off from NBL competition as they travel to Tallinn, Estonia for Stage III of the EYBL (European Youth Basketball League) on Wednesday. They return on the road in an evening rematch against St. Helens Saints (12-2) on Thursday 2nd March, 7:30pm.
Other weekend results:
Saturday 18th February 2023
U18 Conference v Mersey Mavericks – 31-62 W
Top Scorers
Ruben Forde – 16 points
Vadim Creanga – 14 points
Adam Hughes – 8 points
U18 Premier v Manchester Magic – 77-73 L
Dayvantia Campbell-Deeble – 22 points
Jayden Baldie – 15 points
Lewis Smith – 9 points
Robbie Gilmour – 9 points
Sunday 19th February 2023
U18 Conference v Stockport Falcons – 96-32 W
Top Scorers
Ruben Forde – 26 points
Wiktor Chwastek – 13 points
Vadim Creanga – 12 points
U18 Premier v Charnwood College Riders – 61-59 W
Top Scorers
Lewis Smith – 14 points
Daniel Nwauzu – 11 points
Emmanuel Hezekiel – 8 points
Kamarni Steadman – 8 points
D3 Men v Cheshire Wire – 66-73 W
Top Scorers
Robbie Gilmour – 27 points
Mandre Costa – 17 points
Andre Ryan – 12 points
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