Benet's early lead too much for York

Updated: March 22, 2011 4:42PM

One of the Benet's goals is to build up a big lead

to

make sure that every member of the team gets into the game.

The host Redwings had one of those nights

Thursday as they built up a 20-plus lead in the third quarter and

eventually

went on to top York 57-40 on opening night of the Naperville North/Benet

Holiday

Tournament.

"At halftime we talk about how we can build up a lead and

get everyone to play," said Danielle Canulli, who led the Benet scoring with 14

points.

"In the first half we did our best to be patient on offense

and

we got the open look," said Sidney Prasse, who finished the game with 13

points

including three from beyond the arc.

Benet (8-4) controlled the game from the beginning, as it

build

up a 17-9 lead at the end of the first quarter, holding the Dukes to only two

field goals.

It got worse for the Dukes in the second quarter as Benet

made

it 35-16.

After the Redwings increased the lead to 23 in the third

quarter, coach Peter Paul put in a team of reserves and York immediately cut

into the lead with an 11-3 run.

But the Redwings righted the ship and finished off with a

comfortable margin.

"We have a lot of weapons," said Canulli, who led the team's

scoring with 14. "In the first half tonight it was Sidney who was hitting.

But

we took care of the ball tonight, and made a lot of good passes."

"We're very pleased with the effort," said Paul. "We had few

turnovers. We shot the ball well and we pressured them a little, forcing

them to

do some things that they didn't like to do."

Mary Colon led the Dukes with 15 points and Nicole Brown

scored

11.

"It didn't seem like we were ready to play tonight," said

York

coach Jason Reinecke. "We came out flat and they were hitting a lot of their

shots. We were tentative, timid, and you can't play like that against a good

team like Benet. I'm glad we fought back in the second half."

Friday, Benet faces Geneva who topped Wheaton Warrenville

South

50-46 on Thursday behind 18 points by Ashley Santos and 10 by Kat Yelle.

The Viking led 27-24 at the half and came out hot in the

third

quarter to build up a 35-24 cushion in the opening minutes.

But the Tigers stayed tough and battled their way back into

the

game.

Hannah Credille scored 10 for the Tigers.

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