Air ball for the HSMSE girls' basketball team

HSMSE girls' team vs the Institue for Collaborative Education
photo form Tom Henning

This season for the girls’ basketball team at the High School for Math Science and Engineering was their worst year ever, with a 1-15 record. The team now needs to step it up and earn back their pride and glory.

The main reason for the bad record is the inexperience of the players. Sophomore forward,  Mikaela Bloch, describes some of the inexperience problem as, “Not looking at the basket when making the shot.” As these fresh members move in, the experienced players graduate. Donna Fintzi, the team’s leading scorer, seems to have most of the pressure on her after five seniors graduated last year and four graduating this year.

However, there were signs of improvement as the season unfolded. For instance, their two games with  Manhattan Village Academy, the HSMSE girls lost by a score of 55-6. During their second game together, the HSMSE girls moved closer to a victory with a score of 45-16.

The second game against Manhattan Village Academy show large improvements made by their members. They showed improvement both offensively and defensively in the second game.

This season is too late for a comeback, but next season is uncertain. A frustrated Fintzi sees the team having difficulties next season with the loss of four players. However, from these steady improvements, the team may rise to one of the best in the B-division.