Page 8 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, FEbrUAry 17, 2023 Saugus girls take unbeaten Tanners to OT By Greg Phipps R iding the momentum of an eight-game winning streak, the Saugus High School girls’ basketball team came close to knocking off the Peabody Tanners on the road Tuesday night. Peabody is unbeaten in Northeastern Conference (NEC) play and was able to escape with a 7362 overtime victory over the Sachems. Saugus owned a 15-13 lead after one quarter with the help of two baskets by Madi Femino and a three-pointer by Ashleen Escobar at the buzzer to end the period. The host Tanners raced out to an early 11-2 lead before the Sachems rebounded to tally 13 of the next 15 points in the opening quarter. Ahead by five at halftime, Saugus held on to the advantage through the third quarter and entered the final quarter up by a 43-42 count. Both teams had opportunities to win the game in the final minute of the fourth quarter, but neither team could muster the winning points. Saugus’s Jessica Bremberg made a huge defensive play that helped force the extra session. Peabody took control in the OT period and pulled away for the win. “We ultimately ran out of steam in the overtime,” said Saugus Head Coach Mark Schruender. “It was a great contest from start to finish, but unfortunately we just couldn’t get over the hump.” Guard Peyton DiBiasio scored 19 points to lead Saugus’s offensive attack. Taylor Deleidi tallied a career-high 12 points on four three-pointers. The loss left the Sachems at 13-5 on the season with two games against Lynn Classical – on Thursday night on the road and next Wednesday at home – to end the regular season. Playoff-bound Saugus finished tied with Winthrop for first place in the NEC’s South Division with a 9-4 league record. Last Thursday at home, the Sachems rolled to a 60-27 win over Danvers. It was the 100th career coaching victory for Schruender. The Sachems possessed a commanding 22-2 lead after one quarter and pretty much cruised from Saugus’s Taylor Deleidi finished with a career-high 12 points in Tuesday’s overtime loss at Peabody. there. DiBiasio was once again the team’s top scorer with 18 points, followed by Juliana Powers with eight and Ashleigh Moore with six. All told, the Sachems knocked down 12 three-pointers in the contest. Local resident named to Dean’s List for Fall 2022 Semester M ANCHESTER, N.H.– Saint Anselm College has released the Dean’s List of high academic achievers for the first semester of the 2022-2023 school year. To be eligible for this honor, a student must have achieved a grade point average of 3.4 or better in the semester with at least 12 credits of study which award a letter grade. A total of 471 students representing 21 states and six countries received this honor. Mark W. Cronin, Dean of the College, announced that the following student has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2022 semester at Saint Anselm College: Julia Azzari of Saugus, Class of 2023, Biology major About Saint Anselm College: Founded in 1889, Saint Anselm College is a four-year liberal arts college providing a 21st-century education in the Catholic, Benedictine tradition. Located in southern New Hampshire near Boston and the seacoast, Saint Anselm is well known for its strong liberal arts curriculum, the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, a highly successful nursing program, a legacy of community service and a commitment to the arts.
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