BINGHAMTON – Norwich was a tad too charitable in giving the ball up to Maine-Endwell Thursday night, and a big third-quarter run by the Spartans created much-needed breathing room in a 55-50 win for M-E in the Section IV Class A championship game at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

It was the third straight Section IV title for Maine-Endwell under head coach Sonny Spera. Freshman Victoria Dean went 5-for-6 from the foul line in the last 27 seconds to help secure the M-E win, and when the Tornado were on the cusp of overtaking the Spartans, senior Lauren Kozlowski buried a pair of clutch three-pointers.

“Those were big-time shots from a great player,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett of Kozlowski’s threes. “The first one we were probably a step or two late getting to her, but the second one we were right there. She made those shots at a time of the game when it’s not easy.”

Norwich found itself down by 11 points in the third quarter after M-E strung together 10 straight points to lead 36-25. Dean had a steal and layup, Kozlowski put back an offensive rebound, and Kozlowski assisted Cara Cawley on a layup to highlight the spurt.