Class LL Girls Final:
Lauralton Hall 68, South Windsor 53

March 23, 2014

Lauralton Hall's Maggie Salandra (3) drives to the basket.

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Lauralton Hall's Maureen Connolly (15) shoots as South Windsor's Alex Goslin watches.

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Lauralton Hall coach Amanda Forcucci led the Crusaders to their first state title.

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Lauralton Hall's Carly Fabbri goes up for a layup against South Windsor's Alex Goslin.

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South Windsor coach Don Leclerc's team was called for 27 fouls to Lauralton's 13.

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Lauralton Hall's Emma McCarthy, who led the Crusaders with 26 points, goes for the ball against South Windsor's Sara Jackson (30).

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Emma McCarthy had 26 points and 17 rebounds as Lauralton Hall got redemption for a heartbreaking 2013 loss to defeat South Windsor 68-53 in the CIAC Class LL girls basketball final March 22 at Mohegan Sun Arena. It was one of eight finals covered LIVE by CPTV Sports and will be replayed several times in upcoming days (check broadcast schedule).

Lauralton Hall, which lost to Mercy on a buzzer-beater in the 2013 final, dominated the boards (45-25) and made 24 of 31 second-half free throws. The Crusaders only led 23-20 at halftime, but scored the first five points of the second half and never looked back. Read the game story by the Connecticut Post’s Doug Bonjour here.