Girls' Basketball

Susquehanna Valley 65, Norwich 55

NORWICH – Susquehanna Valley held Norwich scoreless for over four minutes in the fourth quarter, and in that time scored 15 straight points to rally past the Purple Tornado Wednesday night.

Norwich led by 13 after one half, but quickly saw that advantage melt away. SV turned Norwich over three times within a 20-second stretch of the third quarter, and turned all three NHS miscues into buckets.

Caitlyn Knapp had eight points in the third for the Sabers as they trimmed the margin to 48-43.

After a driving layup by Hannah Haskell cut Norwich's lead to 49-48 with 5:31 remaining in the game, Norwich's Caitlyn Brown answered with a three in the right corner at the 4:46 mark that caromed off the backboard before falling through twine.

Norwich didn't score again until the final 30 seconds when a Shelby Benjamin free throw halted SV's 15-point uprising.

"We just struggled with their pressure," said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. "Then we started doing better against their press, and the game got into a pace that didn't benefit us, and benefited their game."

Norwich jumped out to a 34-21 halftime advantage behind 10 points from Meghan Komendarek and nine from Savannah Williams. Williams led Norwich with 14 points before fouling out with 1:36 to play, and Komendarek posted a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Norwich's JV team improved to 13-1 defeating SV, 45-41. Caroline Stewart led Norwich with 14 points.