Game Summaries & Headlines.
USC Girls Basketball Comeback Falls Just Short in WPIAL Quarterfinals
9.0 months ago @ 8:22PM
- Game Date
- Feb 22, 2024
- Score
- PANTHERSUpper St. Clair High School: 41
NORTH ALLEGHENY HIGH SCHOOL: 44
The Upper St. Clair Girls Basketball team faced a familiar postseason foe in North Allegheny in the WPIAL Quarterfinals tonight. The Panthers, who were seeded #6 in class 6A, fell behind early as the Tigers jumped out to an 11-0 lead late into the first quarter, but started to fight back in the second quarter and eventually took a 2 point lead at halftime, 22-20. The game would go back and forth in the second half, remaining close throughout, but in the end North Allegheny came away with a 44-41 win. Meredith Huzjak led the Panthers in the scoring department with 17 points and Olivia Terlecki followed her with 11. Upper St. Clair finishes the season with an overall record of 12-11 and will return a strong core of players for the 2024-2025 season.