Weston Falls to Pentucket in Tourney Quarterfinals

It was a tough finish to an otherwise outstanding season for the Weston girls’ basketball team, which dropped a 52-34 decision to host Pentucket in the Division 3 North quarterfinals last night.  

“Pentucket had a very strong and aggressive team that crashed the boards well, “Weston head coach Linda Martindale said. "[They] rebounded very well, which didn’t give us any second chances, [and] they also out-rebounded us on the defensive end.”

Nicole Viselli canned four three-pointers and totaled 17 points to lead the Sachems (19-4), while Sarah Higgins and Tess Noegueira added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

A few too many miscues for the Wildcats (14-8) in the first half also didn’t help the Weston cause.

“We struggled early on with 16 turnovers in the first half and got into foul trouble, which forced us to adjust our game plan,” Martindale said. “Pentucket ran the floor well and played very tight defense, which forced us out of our usual set offense.”

Weston sophomore star forward Saliah Serrette poured in 15 points and grabbed six rebounds, before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Serrette closes a terrific campaign in which she earned Dual County League Co-MVP honors this winter with Wayland’s Jen Berkowitz.

Senior standout Allyson Pemberton also fouled out for the Wildcats, with five points, two boards, and a pair of steals, while sophomore Bianca Brueckner had a team-high 10 rebounds to go along with five points.

Martindale also lauded the play of junior Sami Gosman, who “did a nice job coming off the bench and played strong defense,” the coach said.

Weston doesn’t go home empty-handed, after winning its second consecutive DCL Small Division crown, and defeating archrival Wayland in the first round of the state tourney.

“We ended the season 14-8 with back to back DCL Small titles, [and] we are very proud of our seniors as they set a very high standard of work ethic and tenacity this year,” Martindale said.