Varsity B-ball scores thrilling win vs. Steiner

The basketball team's victory on Tuesday was one of the most exciting in recent memory. Rudolf Steiner quickly went ahead 6-0 within the first three minutes, and lead 14-3 near the end of the first quarter before Emerson began its comeback. They finished the first quarter on a 4-0 run to pull within seven, and played a solid second period to send the game into halftime down just 18-24. Emerson started the third with 5 straight points, but Steiner responded with a couple baskets of their own. Control of the game continued to seesaw back and forth, and with one quarter left the eagles trailed by four. Emerson came out for the fourth in the "press" defense, which pressures the ball-handler down the entire court as opposed to the normal defense which is less relentless, only defending the dribbler in the half-court. The "press" wreaked havoc, creating easy fast-break layups off of multiple steals. Emerson finally took the lead in the last two minutes, 37-35. After a basket and a steal on defense, Steiner had two free throws with the score knotted up at 37. They converted 1 out of 2, and were up 38-37 with 56 seconds left. But Emerson came through with a score to regain the lead, 39-38. Another Eagles foul on defense gave Steiner two more free throws, but they missed both! With twenty seconds left, Emerson tried to run out the clock, but steiner stole the ball. In a frenzy, Steiner missed two shots, and Emerson secured the rebound to seal the win. Rahul was named the player of the game as Emerson improved their record to 2-0 in dramatic fashion.