ELMIRA – On the final day of the three-day Josh Palmer tournament, hosted by Elmira, Norwich faced a familiar foe – the Seton Catholic Saints.

As the two teams saw each other just a week earlier in a regular season game with the Lady Tornado taking the victory, Seton out for revenge. However, Norwich spoiled their retalation hopes and claimed a 64-55 win over the Saints to finish fifth with a 2-1 in the tournament.

Led by the offensive attack of Taylor Hansen and Sydney Coggins and the effort on defense to stop Seton’s two top scorers – Marina Maerkl and Julia Hauer – the Tornado were able to overcome the the double figure lead that the Saints held in both halves of the game.

Norwich held a 19-17 advantage after the first quarter with 10 points coming from Hansen’s finishes at the rim, driving to the bucket when she saw the open lane.

The Saints responded in the second, out scoring the Tornado 14-12 to tie the score up at 31 as the two teams headed into the locker room for the halftime break.

Following the intermission, Seton Catholic once again went on a run to give them a double digit lead. Norwich, however, responded in the same stanza and closed to the early stretch deficit by the Saints as they pulled within a point before the final eight minutes of play.

That is when the Tornado stole the win.