Girls Basketball: St. Paul stretches win streak over Bishop Amat to three games, wins, 40-33

Varsity basketball action between the Bishop Amat Lady Lancer and the St. Paul Swordsmen at St. Paul Thursday January 14, 2016. (Correspondent photo by Chris Burt/Sports)

Varsity basketball action between the Bishop Amat Lady Lancer and the St. Paul Swordsmen at St. Paul Thursday January 14, 2016. (Correspondent photo by Chris Burt/Sports)

GIRLS BASKETBALL
ST. PAUL 40, BISHOP AMAT 33

SANTA FE SPRINGS — After years of being dominated by Bishop Amat High School, the St. Paul girls basketball team is slowly turning the tables on the Lancers.Dating back to the 2004-05 season, Amat holds an 11-3 advantage over the Swordsmen.But the Swordsmen won their third consecutive game over the visiting Lancers, dating back to last season, with a 40-33, victory Thursday night in a Del Rey League game.
Bishop Amat had won the previous three meetings before being swept last season.
Leading the way for St. Paul (13-8, 1-1) was sophomore forward Valerie Godinez and junior forward Na’lon Smith with 11 points each.
The Lancers (5-12, 0-2) were led by sophomore guard Casie Santos (11 points) and junior forward Natalie Rodriguez (10 points).
St. Paul went on a 7-2 run to start the quarter and held a 22-13 lead at the half.
St. Paul built up its biggest lead of the game, 29-17, in the third quarter on a three-pointer by senior forward Adriana Gonzalez with 2:50 remaining.
St. Paul coach Robert Miller: “I’m not going to lie, but to win three in a row is nice. It’s a great rivalry no matter what, even when they had the better talent. They didn’t feel comfortable coming here to play. This is a very tough league and we’re happy to get the victory. We lost three in a row, so it was a nice win.”
St. Paul’s Valerie Godinez: “It feels great, actually, to beat them. This is a big win for us in league. We played hard (early), but kind of slacked off a bit, but started playing hard at the end of the quarter.”
Bishop Amat coach Antoine Adkins: “We come out scrappy, that’s how we are and we’ll give it everything we got. Our defense is what is keeping us in games, but our offense and we’re always in the lab trying to find something new.”
— John Sherrard

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