For the second 12 months in a row, Montverde Academy has confirmed itself as the most effective ladies basketball workforce within the nation. On Saturday, the Eagles took down Lengthy Island Lutheran 60-54 to win the GEICO Nationals championship.
With the win, the Eagles end their season with a document of 26-1, dismantling virtually each opponent of their path.
This recreation was not a type of during which Montverde led wire-to-wire. The Eagles trailed by 16 factors within the third quarter, needing an enormous comeback to get forward.
That comeback was led by Sahnya Jah, who had 15 factors within the second half alone to complete with a game-high 20. The College of South Carolina commit, ranked No. 40 on ESPN’s prime 100 record, was a bully within the submit throughout the comeback, and topped it off by choosing up the offensive rebound, placing it again up, and getting fouled because the layup dropped:
South Carolina commit Sahnya Jah had a game-high 20 factors together with the essential offensive rebound and-1 within the finals seconds 🔥🔥 @jah_sahnya @MVAGBB pic.twitter.com/5U07u4NLJC
— SportsCenter NEXT (@SCNext) April 1, 2023
Cori Allen contributed 15 factors throughout the recreation, making three 3-pointers.
The Montverde protection additionally picked up within the second half, permitting Lengthy Island Lutheran to make simply six subject targets within the closing two quarters, based on SportbookLive. LuHi missed all 9 3-point makes an attempt they took within the second half.
With the victory, Montverde caps off a wildly profitable run led by their three gamers on ESPN’s prime 100 record: Jah, Baylor commit Letycia Vasconcelos and Mississippi State commit Mjracle Sheppard. Simply because these three are heading off to Division I basketball doesn’t imply the Eagles’ cabinet is empty — led by 2024 four-star Vivian Iwuchukwu, Montverde will intention to be proper again on the GEICOs subsequent 12 months.