ENDICOTT – The Lady Purple Tornado jumped out to a 23-5 lead after the first quarter and continued to roll as they topped Class AA Union-Endicott Saturday afternoon 59-30.

Norwich had Taylor Hansen and Triniti Myers scored five while teammate Abby Flynn lead the way with six in the first stanza.

The scoring for the Lady Tornado slowed down in the second and third quarters as the team tallied 17 over the 16 minute span. The Tigers chipped away at the lead but were only able to come as close as 19 points.

In the fourth, Norwich ended the game with a 19-9 run. In the stanza, Ashton Wenzel of the Tornado scored all seven of her points – including a 3-point bucket.

For the game, Halea Eaton tallied 11 to lead all scorers. She drained two 3-pointers in the second half, one in each quarter, for six of her points. Flynn finished with nine while Myers, Hansen, and Hailey Colabelli also scored seven, matching Wenzel’s total.

U-E was led by two scorers with six points and three who tallied five.

The Purple Tornado travel to Chenango Valley on Tuesday as they start their second half of the STAC divisional schedule. Game time is slated for 7:15 p.m.

Norwich 59, Union Endicott 30

Norwich 23 10 7 19 - 59

U-E 5 7 9 9  – 30