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Ursuline Academy defeated ED White High School 61-26 in the first day of the ED White Cardinal Classic.  Jenna Deemer led all scorers with 28 points. Samantha Adams was the team’s second leading scorer with nine points, and third leading scorer was Maya Scott with eight points. Other scorers for the Lions included Irianne Nicholas and Cassidy Eymard with six points each, and Kris Hugel with four points.  Ursuline Academy plays South Lafourche on Friday, December 2, at 7:30pm, in the second day of the Cardinal Classic.

Ursuline Academy defeated St.  Thomas Aquinas in the first home game of the season 73 to 57.  Jenna Deemer led all scores with 30 points.  Maya Scott was the team’s second leading scorer with 14 points, and third leading scorer was Irianne Nicholas with 11 points.  Other scorers for the Lions included Samantha Adams with 10 points, Cassidy Eymard and Kris Hugel each had 4 points.  Cassidy Eymard was team’s leading rebounder with a total of 9 rebounds.  Eymard also led the team in steals with a total of 8.  Ursuline Academy is now 3-1 and will compete in the ED White Cardinal Classic on December 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

Ursuline Academy’s Basketball Team competed in the Dominican Thanksgiving Classic on November 21st -23rd and  won 2 out of 3 games in the tournament. On November 21st, Ursuline defeated South Lafourche 54 to 45. Jenna Deemer was the leader scorer with 28 points, and the second leading scorer was Irianne Nicholas with 15 points. Other scores for the Lions included Cassidy Eymard with 7 points, Maya Scott with 2 points, Kris Hugel and Samantha Adams each had 1 point.

On November 22nd, Ursuline Academy lost to Helen Cox 49 to 45.  Jenna Deemer was the leader scorer with 23 points, Cassidy Eymard was second with 9 points. Other scores for the Lions included Irianne Nicholas with 5 points, Kris Hugel and Samantha Adams each had 4 points.

On the last day of the Dominican Tournament Ursuline Academy defeated Dominican High School 60 to 56.  Jenna Deemer was the leading scorer with 22 points, and the second leading scorer was Irianne Nicholas with 15 points. Third leading score was Cassidy Eymard with 14 points. Other scores for the Lions included Samantha Adams with 6 points and Maya Scott with 3 points. The team’s record is now 2-1.

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Scoreboard

Ursuline                13    /   18     /  13    /   10            =   54pts   

St. Michael’s        15    /   12    /   17   /    19           =    63pts

Congratulations to Coach Griffin and the Ursuline Academy Basketball program for another successful season, a first place finish in district, a playoff victory, and an appearance in the Regional Round of Playoffs 2011. Things look very bright for 2011-2012. Great Job, Ladies.

Congratulations to the Ursuline Academy basketball team who defeated Woodlawn 56-44 last night in round 1, the bi-district round of the playoffs.

Click here to read The Times-Picayune’s coverage of the game.

Coach Lanie Griffin would like to thank all of the fans for coming out and supporting the team, the students for being supportive and wearing their white playoff t-shirts, and especially the faculty who attended for the first “Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night.”

The team plays again on Monday, Feb. 21 at St. Michael’s in Baton Rouge at 6 p.m. This will be round 2, the regional round of the playoffs.

Thank You - Danielle, Morgan, Sky, and Brennan

On Tuesday, February 8th, the Ursuline Academy basketball program played host to district rival Pearl River inside of our MBO Athletic Center. The Lions entered tonight’s game two games shy of completing its fifthconsecutive undefeated district season. With much attention being placed on Friday’s game against SalmenHigh School, which will decided the district championship, we had to take a moment and remember that tonight’s game was equipped withall the makings of a truly special evening. On this evening, the basketball program, in association with the Ursuline Academy Athletic Department, honored the four senior members of the 2010-2011 team. Tonight, we the fans of Ursuline Academy Athletics, officially say goodbye to Danielle Dixon ‘11, Morgan Lagrue ‘11, Brennan Ferguson ‘11, and Schyler Morton ‘11. Though the team has two games remaining prior to what we hope  will be a long run in the upcoming playoffs, tonight is the night known as Senior Night.

The Class of 2011's Legacy

At the end of the 2005-2006 regular season, members of Ursuline Academy Varsity Basketball stood on the court watching its long-time district rival celebrate a district playoff, tie-breaker victory.  In the years prior to that season, Ursuline Academy struggled to produce a team that could remain competitive with the local talent. Frankly, there were many games where Ursuline ended up on the wrong side of victory by as much as 50-60pts. Some spectators would routinely respond, “We are not a basketball school. That is just the way it is”. What exactly did that mean? Your guess is as good as ours. Followers of Ursuline Academy believed if we could add a few talented players to the that year’s eighth grade class (Class of 2010), the once struggling program could be a state-powerhouse. Reflecting on that February evening in 2006, we recall players fighting back tears and coaches realizing that the team was “at the brink” of breaking through. It was on that night, I still clearly recall, that as a cohesive element, the team stood side by side, shoulder to shoulder, and a voice was overheard. The words remain clear, “Next year we win it (district championship) and we never give it back”.

Fast forward to September of 2006. The key players from the 2005-2006 team had returned to the court but there were new faces. The Class of 2011 had arrived. Who were these players? No one knew their names nor knew anything about them. However, by year’s end, it was clear that the Class of 2010 would play a key role in the success of Ursuline Basketball. The 2006-2007 season ended with Ursuline Basketball capturing its first district title since 1994. One of the players turned to us and said, “They better make some room up on that wall. This is not the only banner we are going to put up there“. Sure enough, this Class of 2011 would help to add three additional banners to the victory wall inside of the MBO Athletic Center. This year’s seniors have one game left and with a win on Friday, will complete a clean sweep and place its fifth banner on the wall. Amazing, two years prior to their arrival, the basketball program was ineffective. Months prior to the Class of 2011’s arrival, the team said, “Never again” and vowed to never hand over the district title. On Friday night, the team will have the opportunity to add validity to that once optimistic statement.

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Nicholas '12 Providing New Threat for 2011 Team

Hello Ursuline!

Congratulations to Coach Griffin and the Ursuline Academy Varsity Basketball program for their most recent victory during district play. The team has now won sixteen (16) straight games. With Tuesday’s win over Franklinton High School within the MBO Athletic Center, our Lions remain undefeated in district play and in sole possession of  first play. The team’s undefeated district play streak is now over four yeasr long. If the team came pick up victories over Cabrini High School and Salmen High School, the team will raise its fifth consecutive district banner high on the walls of the MBO.

Here are some pictures from Tuesday’s win: (please note that the pcitures were taken in ‘portrait’ style and not in ‘landscape’. Therefore, if you wish to save a copy of the picture to your home computer, you will need to rotate the picture clockwise.)

Deemer '14 is the Leading Scorer During Ursuline's 15 game Win-streak

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We are happy to announce that another member of Ursuline Athletics was recently honored for her exceptional play on the hardwood courts. Freshman Jenna Deemer ‘14 was named the Metro Player of the Week for Large Schools for the week of January 24th. Congratulations to Jenna, her family, and Coach Griffin for this special acknowledgement.

Here is the write-up from the Times-Picayune:

JENNA DEEMER, Ursuline