The Menlo girls’ basketball team shifted its defense for a huge second-half comeback en route to a thrilling 46-44 win against Homestead at home on Saturday.

The Knights (9-2) erased an eight-point halftime deficit, pushed the Mustangs (9-4) to the perimeter and held on in the waning seconds.

Knights sophomore Anika Shah poured in a team-high 18 points, including four three-pointers. Lisi Mahe, also a sophomore, added nine points and junior Ava Allen seven more as seven Knights scored.

Katie Tal scored a game-high 19 points for Homestead.

Homestead 14 12 7 11 - 44

Menlo School 6 12 16 12 - 46

H: Barriger 2 -0 6, Tal 8 2-6 19, Palli 2 0-0 4, Yang 4 0-0 8, Sonn 1 3-4 5, Yin 1 0-0 2. Three-point goals: Barriger, Tal. Total: 18 5-10 44.

M: Longinidis 0 4-4 4, Allen 2 2-2 7, Shah 6 2-2 18, Mulloy 1 0-0 2, Mahe 4 1-4 9, Gaitonde 1 0-0 3, Wynn 1 1-1 3. Three-point goals: Shah 4, Allen, Gaitonde. Total 15 10-13 46.