Senior Abby Penjuke and Freshman Nicole Timko combined for 25 points as the Lady Warriors clinched the the No. 3 seed in the upcoming PAC Final 6 playoffs with the hard-earned Liberty Division victory Thursday night 41-35 over Owen J Roberts.

Trailing by 6 at the half, the Lady Warriors used a 22-2 run over the first 13 minutes of the second half to take a 14 points lead with 3 minutes remaining.  They then had to withstand a final OJR push over those last three minutes to seal the victory an move to 17-4 on the season.

Avenging a 46-35 loss in early January, Methacton (7-3 Liberty, 12-3 PAC) used a 13-2 third-quarter edge to reverse a 22-16 halftime deficit and held on down the stretch behind strong work off the glass from Juniors Sydney Tornetta (6 points, 9 rebounds), Caroline Pellicano (3 points, 8 rebounds) and Sydney Hargrove (4 points, 7 rebounds). 

The Lady Warriors honored Seniors Abby Penjuke, Sara Markley and Frankie Lucchesi prior to the game.  The team closes out the regular season Monday 2/4 with a PAC crossover contest at Upper Merion.  Then its on to the PAC Final 6 playoffs and a first round game on Thursday 2/7 vs Phoenixvile at SpringFord.

OJR (35) – Clay 4 0-0 9, Avello-Largo 0 0-0 0, White 1 0-1 2, LeClaire 4 0-0 8, Greenawald 0 2-4 2, Koury 3 0-1 6, Rantz 3 0-0 8, Cahill 0 0-0 0, Totals 15 2-6 35.

Methacton (41) – Lucchesi 0 0-0 0, Markley 0 0-0 0, Tornetta 2 2-5 6, Pellicano 0 3-4 3, Hargrove 2 0-0 4, Timko 5 2-3 12, Bockrath 1 0-0 3, Penjuke 2 7-10 13. Totals 12 14-22 41.

OJ Roberts           8  14  2 11 – 35

Methacton            8   8 13 12 – 41

3-point goals: Rantz 2, Clay; Penjuke 2, Bockrath