Providence Hall's Lacey Gonzalez drives to the basket against Bishop Diego's Madison Ballard. (Presidio Sports)
Providence Hall’s girls basketball team locked up third place at the Bishop Diego Tournament on Saturday by beating back the host Cardinals 52-39.
Sydney Hedges and Lacey Gonzalez paced the Lions with 18 and 17 points, respectively. The duo spearheaded Providence Hall’s second half which saw the Lions turn a deficit into a 13-point victory.
Bishop owned a 20-19 lead at halftime but the Lions came out and outscored the Cardinals 18-7 in the third quarter. Hedges was a force in the third quarter and Gonzalez cleaned up in the fourth.
Greer Shull tallied a game-high 21 points for the Cardinals, who also got 10 points and eight rebounds from all-tournament selection Josie McCoy. Charlie Fling also grabbed eight rebounds for Bishop Diego, which is 4-4 on the season after dropping 3-of-4 games in its tournament.
“Providence did a good job of just running the floor,” said Cardinals head coach Jeff Burich.
Bishop Diego plays again on Monday, heading to Carpinteria for the rivals’ one clash of the season.
