St. Mary’s guards Kacey Barta (23) and Rachel Wilcox celebrate on the bench as the Pirates pull ahead early against Vanguard during the first half of the 3A girls quarterfinals Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Denver University in Denver. The Pirates won 54-24 to advance to the semifinals Friday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)
St. Mary’s Pirates defeat the Vanguard Coursers 54-24 to advance to the semifinals Friday at the University of Denver. Photos by Christian Murdock
St. Mary’s guards Kacey Barta (23) and Rachel Wilcox celebrate on the bench as the Pirates pull ahead early against Vanguard during the first half of the 3A girls quarterfinals Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Denver University in Denver. The Pirates won 54-24 to advance to the semifinals Friday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Vanguard guard Hailey Blanchard goes up for a shot against St. Mary’s forward Catherine Cummings (20) and guard Seneca Hackely during the first half of the 3A girls quarterfinals Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Denver University in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)St. Mary’s guard Brooklyn Valdez steals the ball from Vanguard forward Zoe Killmann during the first half of the 3A girls quarterfinals Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Denver University in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Vanguard forward Cortney Arrasmith goes up for a shot against St. Mary’s forward Catherine Cummings during the first half of the 3A girls quarterfinals Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Denver University in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Vanguard guard Rebecca Lewis (21) battles St. Mary’s forward Catherine Cummings (20) for a rebound during the first half of the 3A girls quarterfinals Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Denver University in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)St. Mary’s guard Ellie Hartman drives toward the basket against Vanguard forward Olivia Caton during the first half of the 3A girls quarterfinals Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Denver University in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Vanguard forward Cortney Arrasmith blocks a shot by St. Mary’s forward Catherine Cummings during the first half of the 3A girls quarterfinals Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Denver University in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Vanguard guard Hailey Blanchard drives toward the basket against St. Mary’s guard Seneca Hackley during the first half of the 3A girls quarterfinals Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Denver University in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)St. Mary’s guard Josephine Howery goes up for a shot against Vanguard forward Olivia Caton during a March 12 playoff game in Denver. Howery finished with a 21.2 points per game average as a senior. (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)St. Mary’s guard Seneca Hackley dribbles past Vanguard guard Rebecca Lewis during the second half of the 3A girls quarterfinals Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Denver University in Denver. St. Mary’s advanced the the semifinals Friday with a 54-24 win. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Vanguard guard Juliana Garcia ties up St. Mary’s guard Seneca Hackley for a jump ball during the second half of the 3A girls quarterfinals Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Denver University in Denver. St. Mary’s advanced the the semifinals Friday with a 54-24 win. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Vanguard guard Hailey Blanchard runs into the defense of St. Mary’s guard Josephine Howery during the second half of the 3A girls quarterfinals Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Denver University in Denver. St. Mary’s advanced the the semifinals Friday with a 54-24 win. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)St. Mary’sJosephine Howery, right, and Vanguard’sJuliana Garcia battle for a loose ball in the second half of St. Mary’s win in the 3A quarters Thursday at the University of Denver. (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)
