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Girls’ basketball takes third in Marin Catholic Tournanent

Marin Catholic LadyCat Tournament

Third-place game: Menlo 59, Acalanes 45

12.4.2021 –The Menlo girls’ basketball team took third in the LadyCat Classic, defeating Acalanes 59-45 at Marin Catholic on Saturday. 

Menlo (2-1) was led in scoring by senior Sharon Nejad, who scored 14 points. freshman Karen Xin finished with 37 points for the tournament 

The Knights next plays Thursday night at 8:15pm against Terra Nova in the first round game of their annual Jim Soden Holiday Tournament.


Menlo        17  13  16  15  – 59
Acalanes     8    8   8   17 – 45
M – Chou. 1 0-0 2, Satuito 1 0-0 2, Liu. 4 1-2. 10, Jensen. 5 2-4 13, Xin 2 0-0 5, 
Brooks. 2 0-0 6, Chen 2 1-2 5, Kagan 1 0-0 2, Nejad 5 4-4 14. Three-point goals: Brooks 2, Xin, Liu, Jensen. Total: 13 4-12 35

Second-round game
Marin Catholic 62, Menlo 35

In the second round of the winners bracket of the Marin Catholic Tournament, Menlo (1-1) came out cold lost to host Marin Catholic 62-35.

For the second straight game, Menlo’s leading scorer was freshman Karen Xin who scored eight points after scoring 24 the night before.

Menlo School       11   6   6    12 – 35
Marin Catholic      22 14 15    11 – 62

Chou. 2. 1-2. 5, Liu. 1. 0-2. 2, Jensen. 2. 2-6. 7, Xin. 3 0-0 8, Satuito 1 0-0 2, Chen 2. 1-2 7, Kagan 2 0-0 4. Three-point goals: Xin, Chen 2, Jensen 1. Total: 13. 4-12. 35

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  • Sharon Nejad scored 14 in Menlo’s win over Acalanes at the Marin Catholic Tournament
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