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On Wednesday December 6 at the high school, John Jay watched Rye score 13 straight points to open a ten point second quarter lead. Still, John Jay fought back and closed to 20-17, but ultimately, Rye was too much for the young Wolf team.
The Garnets went on a 21-4 third quarter run and easily walked away with a 50-26 win.
The game did start with promise, though. Sela Halaifonua grabbed a defensive rebound, John Jay passed around the perimeter, and Jane Brennan dropped a three to open the scoring.
Then Rye showed up on the inside and out. Annie Toulouse scored a lay up on Stella Maresca’s inbound, Paige Tepedino hit a short jumper, and after Meredith Kenny got a half court steal, Maresca converted the fast break layup.
A 6-3 game now, Maresca added a triple, and with the clock running down on the period, Piper Tenney stepped into a deuce at the top of the key. A very kind bounce, she made no apology when the ball dropped for an eight point lead.
The Garnets got two more when Tenney rolled to the hoop from down low, while nothing was falling for John Jay. That is until Brooke Habinowski found herself open in the corner. No hesitation, the senior let loose and started a mini run for the Wolves.
Facing a full court press, Halaifonua got the ball across to Habinowski and she immediately spotted Charlotte Omin for an open layup. Habinowski wasn’t done yet either.
First, she got the offensive rebound on Jamie Bartley-Cohen’s miss, fed to Halaifonua, and she swished a short baseline jumper. Then Halaifonua got the steal, ran the break and Habinowski scored one from the line on the fast break foul.
Down only two at 5:27, John Jay was unfortunately put back in their place by Molly Kennedy. She hit two straight threes and gave Rye a 19-11 lead.
John Jay kept at it nonetheless. Habinowski and Brennan each scored one from the line, and after Bartley-Cohen's rebound secured the last possession of the half, the Wolves got some heart stopping heroics.
Natalie Ellrodt took the inbound next to the scorers table with 2.8 seconds remaining, and Halaifonua got sprung on the pick from the backcourt. In the know, Ellrodt led Halaifonua, and she got the layup at the buzzer.
A 20-15 game at the half, John Jay continued the momentum. Halaifonua inbounded to Brennan, and she hit Ellrodt in the corner. Plenty of room, Ellrodt launched and nothing but net made it 20-17.
A turnover next for Rye, the rim was not as kind for Ellrodt on the change of possession. Another open jumper, the three and tie game looked true, but clanked off the back of the rim.
Rye wasn’t very forgiving either. Kathleen Denvir responded with a three, Phoebe Greto hit a pull up jumper and so did Maresca.
30-19, the Wolves did have one last gasp of great teamwork. From the back court, Ellrodt hit Bartley-Cohen on the run, and she made a perfect bounce pass to Amanda Riolo. Open for the layup, the lead was cut to 11.
Not nearly enough, Rye closed the quarter with nine straight points, and there was no overcoming the 20 point lead. John Jay is now 0-2 on the season.
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