Horace Mann is a victory away from a championship at its host tournament.
Maddie Gordon had 21 points, eight steals and six assists to lead Mann to a 64-33 win over Columbia Prep in the semifinals of the Peg Duggan girls basketball tournament Thursday in The Bronx. The Lions face Loyola, which beat Marymount, at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the final.
Rachel Lander had 17 points and five rebounds and Kaitlyn Puglia had 12 points for Horace Mann (2-0). Penny Savryn led Columbia Prep (4-1) with 13 points.
Loyola 37, Marymount 21: Shannon McNamee had nine points, Jess Luszczyk had seven points and Christina DiTolla had six points on two 3-pointers to lead Loyola (5-1) in the semifinals of the Peg Duggan tournament. Loyola, which meets Horace Mann in the final Saturday, went on a 17-2 run over the second and third quarters after trailing 11-7 at the end of the first.
NON-LEAGUE
McKee/Staten Island Tech 61, St. Joseph Hill 40: Kaitlyn Astel had 25 points and Kelin Walsh had 21 for MSIT (4-0). Kelsey Carey had 23 points for Hill (0-2).
Tottenville 62, Notre Dame Academy 42: Brittany Chadwick had 18 points, Cheryl Lopez had 15 points and Kayla Eason added 10 for Tottenville (4-2). Nicole Netrosio had 17 points and Alyssa Carlsen had 10 points for NDA (0-3.
PSAL CLASS A
Hillcrest 47, Van Buren 37: Danielle Pearce had 17 points to lead Hillcrest (4-1 Queens A East). Van Buren is 1-4.
Forest Hills 55, Queens HS of Teaching 46: Jodi Ann Humphrey had 19 points, Imani Frances had 16 points and Kate Gerodias added 10 for Forest Hills (4-1 Queens A East). QHST is 1-3.
Long Island City 45, Newtown 23: Stephanie Escala had 12 points for LIC (1-2 Queens A West). Newtown is 0-5.
Clara Barton 46, Jefferson 18: Brianna Traverso and Fortune Ekwuruke each had 10 points for Clara Barton (3-1 Brooklyn A East). Jefferson is 2-2.
PSAL CLASS B
Scholars Academy 47, Campus Magnet 17: Jessica Glaz had 17 points, Kayla Nolan had 13 points and Taylor Gallagher added 10 for Scholars (3-1 Queens B East). Campus Magnet is 2-1.
Queens Vocational Tech 58, Baccalaureate 18: Shakirra Smith had 26 points and Eliana Moronta had 16 points for Queens Vo (4-0 Queens B West). Baccalaureate is 1-4.
Adams 44, Beach Channel 24: Shantana Kanhoye had 32 points to lead Adams (3-1 Queens A East). Beach Channel is 0-4.
Springfield Gardens 46, RFK 30: Davionne Moore and Desiree Knox each had 12 points and Nyasia Goddard added 11 for Springfield (3-1 Queens B East). RFK is 2-2.
Brooklyn Law and Tech 48, EBC/Bushwick Leaders 37: Derricka Hughes had 18 points and Iveliz Taveras had 17 points for Law and Tech (2-2 Brooklyn B2 East). EBC/Bushwick is 2-2.
Pace 42, Institute for Collaborate Education 12: Tiana Jones had 13 points for Pace (4-0 Manhattan B South). ICE is 2-2.
Grady 65, Brooklyn Studio 10: Travina Beaton had 19 points and Kristal Anthony had 18 points for Grady (3-0 Brooklyn B South). Ariel Guillame added 10. Brooklyn Studio is 0-2.
Robert F. Wagner 35, Newcomers 22: Alexia Benjamin had 19 points and Leanne Magnaye added 13 points for Wagner (1-3 Queens B West). Newcomers is 0-3.
OTHER SCORES
Brooklyn Tech 45, Lane 18
