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Fremont participant Avary Put up (10) shoots over the protection of Northridge's Megan Sargent (15) Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Layton.

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Northridge's Lilly Gilbert (44) shoots towards the protection of Fremont's Lily Corridor (30) Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Layton.

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Fremont's Lily Corridor (30) scans the ground whereas being guarded by Northridge's Megan Sargent Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Layton.

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Northridge's Mae Stevenson (41) loses the ball to the problem of Fremont Avary Put up (10) Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Layton.

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Northridge participant Megan Sargent, proper, passes Fremont Daphnie Moyes (5) on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Layton.

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Fremont's Lily Corridor, left, and Northridge's Lilly Gilbert contest the leap ball to begin a sport Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Layton.

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Fremont's Olivia Surrage (32) rises to shoot towards Northridge on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Layton.

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A Northridge participant challenges Fremont's Sophie Valdez (11) throughout a sport Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Layton.

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Fremont's Lily Corridor, left, goes as much as shoot as Northridge's Karlee Mayfield challenges Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Layton.

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Northridge Excessive head ladies basketball coach Chris Smith pulls up a layup throughout a sport towards Fremont, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Layton.

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Fremont's Olivia Surrage goes for a unfastened ball in a sport towards Northridge, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Layton.

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Northridge participant Lilly Gilbert (44) shoots towards Fremont's Avary Put up contest Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Layton.

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Fremont Excessive ladies basketball gamers kneel for a pregame routine earlier than a sport towards Northridge, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Layton.

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An honor guard leaves the courtroom after the nationwide anthem earlier than a ladies basketball sport between Fremont and Northridge, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Layton.

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LAYTON — The Fremont Excessive ladies basketball crew wanted a mindset change after Tuesday's first half at Northridge.

That change got here, and as soon as it did, the Silver Wolves couldn't be slowed down.

Fremont went on a 15-1 run within the third quarter, a part of a broader 27-7 surge, and overcame a 10-point deficit to beat Northridge 58-44.

“We have been on our heels within the first half for some cause and performed very passively, and within the second half, I felt like everybody performed much more aggressively and appeared to attain after they received the ball as an alternative of passing it. ” Silverwolves coach Lisa Dalebout stated. “And I actually, actually, I feel that was the key distinction.”

Sophie Valdez and Ava Put up, the crew's solely two seniors, have been instrumental in getting Fremont up and operating.

Valdez, who completed with eight factors, scored within the second half with a layup that was fouled arduous on the ground and proceeded to knock down the following free throw. Put up scored 9 of her 14 whole factors within the third quarter because the Silverwolves scored extra factors within the interval (23) than they did in the complete first half (19).

Abby Christensen led the best way with 18 factors for Fremont, whereas Olivia Surrage chipped in with 11.

The Silverwolves received on the board first with a Valdez Three, however the Knights shortly asserted themselves with a 12-Zero run. Mae Stevenson fueled the momentum for Northridge with a pair of 3s.

“I feel they're younger, to be sincere,” Dalebout stated of her crew. “I feel typically they don't come out the best manner and when a crew begins making photographs, they don't reply proper for the time being. I feel it's simply inexperience as a gaggle. So, I imply, I don't know all of the options — clearly I’d have modified them — however I feel that has quite a bit to do with it.”

Northridge led 14-7 late within the first quarter and took a 19-9 lead with 5:41 left within the second. Fremont scored 5 straight factors to chop the deficit in half after which scored the ultimate 4 factors of the half to go inside 23-19.

Valdez's Three-pointer minimize the Knights' result in only one, and the Silverwolves finally tied the sport at 27-27 after a Surrage Three. Moments later, with 5:21 left within the third quarter, Christensen knocked down a Three to provide to Fremont. first lead in 17 minutes, 50 seconds of sport motion.

Christensen's Three began a 15-1 run to provide the Silverwolves a 42-32 lead heading into the ultimate interval.

Northridge received no nearer than eight the remainder of the best way.

“I feel we simply wished to show to ourselves and our coach that we might do it, particularly understanding that we're extra aggressive than that and we will do it,” Valdez stated. “So we needed to outrun their runs and go on our personal.”

Northridge coach Chris Smith stated Fremont has been one of the best crew his ladies have confronted to this point this season and his crew is as much as the problem, however now they simply need to preserve at it.

“I instructed the women it's not simple to win. It's robust,” Smith stated. “Once you're drained, you simply need to be mentally robust. And I feel that's what occurred at this time. Once we received drained, we weren't mentally robust.”

Karlee Mayfield led the Knights with 16 factors, all coming after the primary quarter, whereas Morgan Hale added 11.

Contact Normal-Examiner Editor Ryan Comer at rcomer@normal.internet.