| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triton | 9 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 63 |
| Essex Tech | 18 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 60 |
Trailing by as much as 15 in the first quarter, the Triton girls basketball team never surrendered.
Sophomore Kendall Leibert was fantastic with 28 points, and the Vikings clawed all of the way back to earn a 63-60 win over Essex Tech in double overtime Wednesday night.
"The girls just worked their butts off and never gave up," said Triton coach Bryan Shields. "We were down 15 in the first quarter and just battled all night."
Trailing by two in the closing seconds of the first overtime period, Leibert came away with a steal and drove the entire length of the court for a game-tying layup with 4.5 seconds left. Then in the second overtime period, the sophomore made all eight of her free throws to help the Vikings (3-1) close out the victory.
Senior Molly Kimball drained three 3s and had 14 points, and both Caitlin Frary and Lia Hatheway made a pair of 3s as well.
Triton (63): Kimball 4-2-14, Frary 3-0-8, Heffernan 0-2-2, Leibert 8-12-28, Kiriscoples 1-1-3, Basile 0-0-0, Welch 1-0-2, Hatheway 2-0-6, Renda 0-0-0. Totals 19-16-63
3-pointers: Kimball 3, Frary 2, Hatheway 2
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