Briarcrest girls fall in title game

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Brentwood Academy's India Hall, center, grabs a rebound in front of Briarcrest Christian's Tatianna Love (10) and Morgan Hunt (30) in the first half of the Tennessee Division II AA girls high school basketball championship game Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. 

Brentwood Academy took control of the game early and went on to defeat cold-shooting Briarcrest, 63-41 Saturday in the BlueCross Division 2-AA girls state championship game at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena.

The Eagles used a 10-0 run late in the first quarter to built a double-digit lead and extended their advantage to 32-16 at halftime. The Saints, meanwhile, were struggling from the field, shooting just 28 percent in the first two quarters.

Brentwood Academy finishes 29-1 and will take a 27-game winning streak into next season. Briarcrest, which was making its fourth straight appearance in the final four, ends the year 23-7.

Briarcrest (41) — Brynn Holden 10, Elise Holden 11, Morgan Hunt 2, Tatiana Love 4, Kathryn Newman 4, Savanna Owens 6, Alyiah Wells 4.
Brentwood Aca. (63) — S. Harvey 17, C. Mallory 3, K. Stockhoff 6, M. Wilson 10, L. McAvoy 19, A. Billington 6, M. Bussard 2.
Briarcrest 6 10 10 15—41
Brentwood 18 14 14 17—63
Records — Briarcrest 22-7, Brentwood Aca. 29-1.