Lafayette Girls Overwhelmed by St. Joe's in Season-Ending Loss
Lafayette loses, 65-47, to St. Joseph's Academy at UMSL in the Class 5 sectionals.
St. Joseph's Academy guard Sam Stirmlinger had mixed emotions after her team defeated Lafayette, 65-47, on Wednesday night in the Class 5 sectionals at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The first emotion obviously was one of joy as the Angels are just one game away from an appearance in the Class 5 final four. But Stirmlinger also felt for some of the Lancers. She played with Lafayette as a sophomore. "I'm very close with a lot of them," Stirmlinger said. "It was weird playing old teammates, but at the same time it was a lot of fun. I was pumped up and they are an awesome team. Defense is what wins at this time of the season and I felt we did a good job. We knew we had to slow down their guards." The Lafayette backcourt of Jordynn …
Chase Castle
8:11 pm on Friday, March 11, 2011
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