Girls Basketball Kicks Off Second Half of Season with Big Victory
The Dalton Girls Basketball team defeated Trinity by a score of 63-23 in their first game from Winter Recess.
The Tigers stormed out to a 36-4 lead in the first half against their cross-town rivals. Dalton clamped down on defense allowing just one field goal to their opponent in the first half.
Dalton was led in scoring by sophomore Susannah Zimmerman '24 and junior Mary Ashley Groot '23 with 23 and 21 points, respectively. Groot, a nationally ranked forward who is currently averaging 23 points and over 8 rebounds hit a milestone in scoring the 1500th point of her career.
The victory improved Dalton's record to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the league. On Monday, Dalton returns to action in a non-league game at home against Rye Country Day.