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Atlantic Trojan Girls basketball lose in Overtime

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December 19th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Lynnae Green’s 3 point shot in the final 5 seconds sent Shenandoah to a overtime win over Atlantic 56-47 on Tuesday night in Shenandoah. The Trojans led by as many as 12 points in the second quarter but the Fillies clawed their way back in the second half.

The Trojans led 27-15 at halftime and the Fillies trimmed the lead to 7 at 31-24 by the end of the third. Shenandoah kept it within 5 points throughout the latter half of the fourth quarter and finally tied it in the final seconds on a high arc three on the wing by Lynnae Green. Tied at 44 the Fillies came out strong in the extra session to start out with a 9-0 run. The Trojans would only score 3 in overtime and watched as Shenandoah celebrated the comeback victory.

Trojans head coach Dan Vargason was proud of the strong start his team had and the way they battled throughout the night.

Zoey Kirchoff led the Trojans with 18 points and Maddie Richter had 13 off of three triples in the first half. Coach Vargason noted that he was happy to see success offensively outside of just Paytn Harter and hopes his team can continue to improve with being locked in throughout the full 32 minutes.

With the loss the Trojans fall to 3-7 on the season. They get right back after it against St. Albert on Thursday evening. Shenandoah was led by 16 points from Lynnae Green and 12 from Chloe Denton. The Fillies improve to 6-4 and no have games remaining until after the break.