Liberty teams can’t stick with Mercer Island | Basketball

By Adam McFadden • January 27, 2011 4:01 pm
Liberty's Halie Ericksen goes up for a shot against Mercer Island Jan. 26.
Liberty's Halie Ericksen goes up for a shot against Mercer Island Jan. 26.

The Liberty girls basketball team lost its second straight game 60-55 to Mercer Island Wednesday.

For the Patriots (11-6 overall, 7-4 KingCo 3A/2A) it is just the second multiple-game losing streak this season. Liberty is now tied with Lake Washington for third place in the KingCo.

The Islanders carried an 11-point lead into the fourth quarter. Liberty made a late run, outscoring Mercer Island 16-10 in that final period, but couldn’t come all the way back.

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Aspen Winegar scored 17 to lead Liberty. Halie Ericksen and Danni Sjolander each scored eight points.

Liberty has three games left in the regular season, Jan. 28 against Interlake, Feb. 1 against Lake Washington and Feb. 3 at Mount Si.

Mercer Island 68, Liberty 42

Liberty couldn’t stay with Mercer Island and fell to Mercer Island 68-42 Wednesday.

The Patriots (5-11, 3-8) sit in sixth place in the KingCo, three games behind Sammamish in fifth.

Chandler Jenkins scored 11 points to lead Liberty. Robbie Thomas added eight.