When the dust settles and people talk about this Mount Sinai girl's basketball team, they will remember this amazing defensive effort as the defense clamped down to give them the win and the Suffolk Class A title.
Mount Sinai defeated Islip 47-40 this weekend to take home the crown, and it was led by outstanding defense, especially late in the game.
With the Mustangs down 26-19 at the half the #2 seed came out with a shutdown mentality and did just that in the second half. This defense held Islip to a mere 14 second half points and what is even more impressive was that they still entered the 4th quarter trailing in the game. They stepped up their defense even more in the final stanza holding Islip to a mere 5 points to claim the championship.
Mount Sinai didn't lead in the game until Alexa Cergol hit a three-pointer with just over 3 minutes to play. Cergol ended the day with 6 points. Mia Betancourt led the scoring with a game high 26 points, 18 of which came in the second half. Kyla Orlando had 8 crucial points, Sophia Caruso and Ava Demarco had 3 points each, and Bella Falco added a bucket.
Mount Sinai will now play for the school's first ever Long Island Championship on Saturday.