Shorewood girls finish Archbishop Murphy basketball tournament with loss and win

The Shorewood girls' basketball team defeated Roosevelt of Seattle 75-50, Saturday on the final day of the Archbishop Murphy holiday tournament in Mill Creek after the Thunderbirds lost Friday to Post Falls, Idaho, 57-39.

Shorewood had opened the tournament Thursday with a 68-49 victory over Anacortes.

In the victory over Roosevelt, the Thunderbirds led 17-8 after the first quarter, 36-25 at halftime and 53-38 after three quarters before expanding the final victory margin to 75-50. Senior center Masha Shtikel led Shorewood with 19 points; teammate Lily Gustafson scored 12.

In the loss to Post Falls, The T-birds trailed 17-13 after the first quarter, 37-23 at halftime and 47-31 after three quarters before Post Falls cruised to the 57-39 victory. Shtikel led Shorewood with 15 points.

The Thunderbirds take an 8-3 overall record (3-1 Wesco 3A) into their return to Western Conference play at Everett, Friday, Jan. 4, at 7:15 p.m.

Post Falls, Idaho, 57, Shorewood 39
At Archbishop Murphy Tournament, Friday, Dec. 28
Shorewood -------- 13 10   8   8 -- 39
Post Falls, Idaho - 17 20 10 10 -- 57

Shorewood Scoring	Points
Lily Gustafson	8
Kassie Rasmussen	6
Angel Tulee	4
Lauren Thompson	3
Masha Shtikel	15
Abby Gustafson	1
Gabby Hager	1
Salyna McDonald	1
Kayla Bradley	0
Karrin Leazer	0

Shorewood 75, Roosevelt 50
At Archbishop Murphy High School, Mill Creek, Saturday, Dec. 29
Roosevelt -----  8 17 13 12 -- 50
Shorewood –   17 19 17 22 -- 75

Shorewood Scoring	Points
Lauren Thompson	9
Abby Gustafson	7
Salyna McDonald	7
Angel Tulee	7
Kassie Rasmussen	6
Karrin Leazer	4
Gabby Hager	2
Jasmine Pollard	2
Masha Shtikel	19
Lily Gustafson	12
Kayla Bradley	0
Trisha Fernandez	0
Mariah Schultz	0