The Offical Twitter Page for the Lady Lopes Basketball Program || 18x Section ๐ || 7x WPIAL ๐ฅโ76, โ79, โ92, โ93, โ94, โ05, โ23 || Head Coach: Nick Dizon
Our Lady Lopes are headed to the PETE this Friday after a 41-35 win against a great Shady Side Academy Team!
Greta OโBrien with 17pts
Becca Goetz 10pts
Incredible effort and energy from our entire TEAM!
Congratulations to this group of hardworking young ladies!
#US
#LopesUp
Our Lady Lopes are coming back to Josephโs Lane with the GOLD after a 48-40 Championship with over an incredible Laurel Team!!!
Could not be prouder of this TEAM โค๏ธ๐ค๐ค๐ผ
#US
#LopesUP
#HardworkALWAYSpaysoff
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1K Club Alert!!
Congratulations to our very own
@Becca_Goetz2
for reaching 1,000pts for her career!
A huge honor for such a deserving person! A testament to your consistent work ethic over the years. You EARNED this!! ๐ช๐ผ๐ค๐ป๐
#US
Our season comes to an end with a 39-23 loss to OLSH.
Despite this loss, we are very PROUD of our girls!
Good players, but great kids! The sky is the limit for what you can accomplish!
Thank you for an incredible first year at Avonworth Iโll always cherish.
- Coach Dizon
#US
Our Lady Lopes are moving on to the 2nd Round of the PIAA State Playoffs after a great TEAM win 40-34 over a very good Forest Hills Team!
Greta OโBrien 16pts
Becca Goetz 11pts
Thank you to ALL who came out and supported us tonight!!
#US
#Season3
#LadyLopesBasketball
Our girls defeated Valley 64-22 today to win the Deer Lakes Tourney!
Greta OโBrien led with 17pts and Mary Gannon w/10! 10 Lopes scored tonight!
Becca Goetz selected to the All Tourney team
Greta named Tourney MVP!
Congrats to these hard working ladies!
#Family
#RightNow
Our Lady Lopes get the Win against East Allegheny 57-23!
Bailey Onyshko Sparked the night off with 2 big points!
Mary Gannon 9pts
Mia Velisaris 8pts
Elise Loutzenhiser 6pts
Caroline Penrod 5pts
Kassie McGibbney 3pts
Happy Senior Night Ladies!
#US
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Our Lady Lopes are Semi Final Bound after a 43-25 win over OLSH in the Wpial Quarterfinals!
Becca Goetz 15pts
Greta OโBrien 10pts
Big time defense, rebounding and ENERGY from our Squad tonight!!!!
#US
Our girls win a war at Seton LaSalle 54-52 in OT!
Greta OโBrien 25pts
Becca Goetz 17pts
Anna Bradley w/ the GW layup with 17 sec left!!
So PROUD of our TEAM for the resilience shown tonight!
We finish the reg. Season 15-5 (9-1) and Section Champs!
#US
#ontotheplayoffs
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Our girls show some big GRIT with a comeback victory against a very tough OLSH Team 50-43!
Becca Goetz led with 24pts
Greta OโBrien 13pts
Late clutch buckets from Mary Gannon and Fiona Mahan!
Big time ENERGY and toughness shown by all of our Lady Lopes!!
#embraceTEAM
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A total TEAM EFFORT from our Lopes has us back at the PETE on FRIDAY after a 71-52 Win over Neshannock!
Greta OโBrien with 22 including her 1000th pt!
Fiona Mahan 13pts
Becca Goetz 12pts
Emma Obersteiner 11pts
So PROUD of these young ladies!!
#US
#NOW
#Family1st
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Our Lady Lopes with a big time road WIN against defending WPIAL Champion Bishop Canevin 46-42!
Greta OโBrien 15pts
Becca Goetz 12pts
Fiona Mahan 8pts including a big 3 to take the lead late and the game clinching Free Throw!!
TEAM win!
#family
#rightnow
#embraceTEAM
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A great day for baseballโฆa greater day for a Lopes WIN!! Big thanks to Coach
@JeffBywalski
and
@AvonworthBB
for honoring our team before their game! Congrats on the big win and big time toughness showed by you and your young men today!! Keep it rolling!!
#LopesAthleticFAMILY
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Good playersโฆbut GREATER kids! As successful as theyโve been athletically, itโs their CHARACTER that theyโll be remembered for!
Itโs a privilege to coach these girls!
โฆ
@AvonworthA
โฉ โฆ
@AGSLopes
โฉ โฆ
@softball_AHS_
โฉ โฆ
@PJCTraining
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๐จLADY LOPES PLAYOFF BASKETBALL๐จ
WPIAL 3A Championship
Our Lady Lopes take on Laurel today with the 3A Title on the lineโผ๏ธ
๐ Laurel
๐ Peterson Events Center
โ๏ธ 3:00pm
Letโs
#PACKTHEPETE
for our Lady Lopes as we attempt to bring the gold back to Josephโs Laneโผ๏ธ
#US
#LopesUP
Big TEAM Win for our Lady Lopes on the road against OLSH 50-39!
Becca Goetz 24pts
Greta OโBrien 15pts
Mia Velisaris 10pts
Huge contributions from our entire TEAM tonight!
#embraceTEAM
#US
#NextPlay
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Officially put a cap on the 2022-2023 season. A season full of many memories!! Huge thanks to the parents and boosters for putting this together for our girls. Thank you to our Seniors who helped elevate this program and set us up for future success!
#LadyLopesBasketball
#US
Congratulations to our Lady Lopes who were recognized by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette!!
@GretaOBrien0
: All Section & All WPIAL 3A
@Becca_Goetz2
: All Section
Very much deserved ladies!! ๐ช๐ผ๐ค๐ผ๐
#LadyLopesBasketball
We were very fortunate to have Lady Lope Great Julie Tullar talk to our girls!
Julie is one of the greats to ever put on an Antelope Uniform. It was a privilege to hear and learn from you today!!
Thank you so much for your time!๐ช๐ผ๐ค๐ผ
#US
#AvonworthBasketball
#LadyLopesFamily
Our Girls Conclude the regular season with a 54-42 Section Win over Seton LaSalle!
Becca Goetz 14pts
Greta OโBrien 14pts
Great TEAM DEFENSE tonight!!!
Our girls finish the regular season 19-1 (10-0 section record)
#Lopes
#US
#NOW
#Limitless
#Season2Loading
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Our Lady Lopes advance to the Quarterfinals with a 48-30 win against a gritty McGuffey team!
Becca Goetz 14pts
Greta OโBrien 14pts
Mia Velisaris 10pts
Big time contributions from our entire TEAM today!
Keep it going ladies!
#US
Our Lopes are moving on to the Sweet 16 after a 54-40 win over a Gritty Wilmington Team!!
Greta OโBrien w/ 25pts
Rebecca Goetz 13pts
Big time contributions and toughness from ALL of our Lopes tonight!!
Details for 2nd Round Game TBA
#Lopes
#US
#NOW
#Season3
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It was a great afternoon at the Life Skills Prom today with some of our Lady Lopes! An incredibly fun event that was awesome to be apart of! โค๏ธ๐ค
A little inspiration from our Avonworth Athletic Family
@AGSLopes
Lock Down Defense: Syd Savatt and Fiona Mahan
โOwn the Boards!โ: Fiona Mahan
Energizer Bunny: Eden Schleis
๐จSATURDAYโผ๏ธ๐จ
The WPIAL 3a Semi Finals are set!
Our Lady Lopes take on Shady Side Academy at 2:00pm at Montour High School!
Letโs pack the gym for these girls!!! ๐ค๐ผ๐ช๐ผ
#US
Lady Lopes beat Brashear 57-19 in our Home Opener!
Greta OโBrien led with 21 (4 Three pointers)
Becca Goetz had 14 (10-12 FT)
The Lady Lopes are back at it Monday as we take on Pine Richland in a big non section game!
#Family
#Rightnow
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Big time congratulations in store for
@Becca_Goetz2
!! Becca was a strong player in her Junior season for usโฆ but has taken it to another level senior year! Very much deserved!
@TheRockWBB
is getting a GREAT ONE! ๐ช๐ผ๐๐๐ค๐ป๐ชจ
Congratulations to our Class of 2023 Graduates! You all have left an impact on our program and EARNED the right to forever have your names on the wall in the gym! Best of luck as you take your next big step โค๏ธ๐ค๐ค๐ผ
#ForeverLadyLopes
Huge Congratulations this morning to
@Becca_Goetz2
for officially signing her NLI to continue her Academic and Athletic Career at
@SRUWBB
!! A very much deserved honor and opportunity for Becca. The Rock is getting a GREAT one!!
#AvonworthPROUD
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Our Lopes get a big road win over 6A Pine Richland 47-44!
Greta OโBrien 17
Becca Goetz 15pts
Emma Obersteiner w/ 9 including some Clutch FTโs!
Incredible TEAM Effort and Energy from all of our Lopes!!
#US
#NOW
#RoadWarriors
#TOGETHER
We didn't forget. Hard to forget a 13-point, nine-rebound outing that leads your team to a championship.
@Becca_Goetz2
is the Class 3A Girls Championship MVP for
@AGBB_LadyLopes
!
#HSSN
For the first time since 2010, Our Lady Lopes are heading to the PIAA Qtr Finals after a 59-44 Win Over Forest Hills!
Senior Eden Schleis led the way with a career high 17pts on 5 Threes!
Greta OโBrien 17
Becca Goetz 11
Big Time TEAM EFFORT!!
#Lopes
#US
#NOW
#Season3
#InternationalWomensDay
Whether itโs athletics, academics, musical, band, theatre etc, these girls continue to thrive and set the bar high in EVERYTHING they do. The sky is the limit for what they can achieve in life.
We have some great young women here at Avonworth! ๐ช๐ผ๐ค๐ผโค๏ธ๐ค
๐จLADY LOPES PLAYOFF BASKETBALL๐จ
WPIAL 3A Quarterfinals
Our girls square off with the OLSH Chargers for a 3rd time with a Semi-Final berth on the line!
๐ OLSH
๐ North Allegheny
โ๏ธ 6:00pm
Come out and support these hard working young ladies! We hope to see you there!
#US
3A Stars get the win tonight! It was an honor to be a part of this event and to coach a very talented group of great kids! Congratulations to all of the participants!
Special congrats to our very own
@MiaVelisaris
for capping a career defined by work ethic!
#ForeverALadyLope
Congratulations to all of these young ladies especially our Lady Lopes:
@GretaOBrien0
- 1st Team & POY
@Becca_Goetz2
- 1st Team
@MiaVelisaris
- 2nd Team
A testament to your work ethic! Very much deserved ladies โค๏ธ๐ค๐ช๐ผ๐ค๐ผ
#US
#LopesUP
Congrats to these ladies for being named to the Fab14 All section team for 3A!
This Conference is loaded with talent across all four sections. Congrats to these ladies for leading their teams all season!
Lady Lopes pick up their first win of the year over Ambridge 58-11. Total TEAM effort for our girls with 12 different Lopes entering the scorebook!
Sophomore Syd Savatt led the way with 10pts!
Back at it at 4:30 tomorrow!
#Family
#bAllin
#RightNow
Our Lopes are on to the Quarter Finals after a first round win over Apollo Ridge 64-13!
Rebecca Goetz w/ 21pts
Greta OโBrien 16pts
Emma Obersteiner 14pts (Four 3 pointers)
Great TEAM DEFENSE & ENERGY TODAY!!
Big minutes from our Depth as well!
#Lopes
#US
#NOW
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LETS GO LOPES!! A much deserved
#Back2Back
WPIAL Title for our Softball Team! Congratulations to all Players and Coaches, especially our very own
@sydneysavatt
, Emma Obersteiner and Reese Long!! Keep it up ladies!! ๐ค๐ฅ๐ช๐ผ๐ค๐ผ๐ฅ
A post practice Team Brunch is the perfect way to spend a Saturday morning! Thank you to our Boosters, parents and Team Bonding committee for organizing this for our team today. You are a huge part of this program and we appreciate you!
#Family
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PIAA 1st Round Playoffs!
Come cheer on your Lady Lopes as they host Forest Hills High School on Friday at North Hills Middle School! Game time 7:30pm
Link to purchase tickets below:
We hope to see you there!!
#US
#LadyLopesBasketball
Our Lady Lopes earn a tough win against a strong Burgettstown team 47-34 on Youth Night!
Greta OโBrien with 21
Becca Goetz with 11
Great DEFENSE from our entire TEAM today!!
Thanks to all of our Little Lopes who came and brought great ENERGY!
#embracePROGRAM
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We drop our PIAA Qtr Finals game to MercyHurst Prep 54-41:
Our girls showed big time GRIT and played until the last second.
Our girls conclude the season 24-3 and have a ton to be proud of!
Win or lose, I am PROUD to coach these girls and will go to war with them any day!โค๏ธ๐ค
GAME DAY!!
PIAA 3A ELITE 8!
๐ Mercyhurst Prep
โ๏ธ 6:00pm
๐ Slippery Rock University
We hope to see you there!!!
#Lopes
#US
#NOW
#Season3
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We are very happy to officially announce the addition of former Lady Lope Julie Tullar to our coaching staff!! Julie is one of the most accomplished individuals in Lady Lope history and it is a blessing to have her back on the sideline. Welcome back Coach!
#US
#LadyLopeBasketball
We are very happy to announce the addition of former Lady Lope Anna Joyce to our Coaching Staff for the 2022-2023 season! ๐ช๐ผ๐๐๐ฆ
#LockIN
#LopesLead
๐จGAME DAY! ๐จ
Itโs a big night at Avonworth featuring some double header Boys/Girls Hoops!
Our girls play at 6:00pm against Keystone Oaks! JV will follow at 7:30!
@avonworth_bball
will take on QV at 7:30pm! Letโs get a crowd for our athletes tonight!
#us
#NextPlay
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Itโs SENIOR NIGHT for our Lopes!!
Our girls take on OLSH in a key section matchup!
JV 6pm
V 730pm
Itโs also YOUTH REC NIGHT!
Becca and Eden are leaving a legacy at Avonworth that wonโt be forgotten! Join us as we celebrate these incredible young ladies!
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#US
#NOW
We leave the Butler Tourney with a gritty win over a tough Butler team 56-49!
Rebecca Goetz w/ 25pts (11-12 FT)
Greta OโBrien 16pts
HUGE MINUTES from all of our Lopes! DEPTH was BIG TIME 2day!
We enter 2024 7-1 w/ section play starting Tues!
#Lopes
#US
#TEAM
#Challengers
Our Lady Lopes get the
#4
seed and will host
#13
McGuffey this Saturday at Noon. Game will be at HOME! Letโs pack the gym for our hard working young ladies!
#US
Capped a GREAT year with some GREATER People last night! Huge thanks to our boosters, families, staff & players for making this another successful and memorable season! Weโre blessed to have some amazing people in our program!
The Journey Continues ๐ค๐ป
#US
#LadyLopesBasketball
Itโs a GAME DAY in MAY!
Lady Lope Sr.
@MiaVelisaris
will take the floor with the WPIAL 3A All-Stars as they take on the 1A/2A All-Stars in the prestigious Roundball Classic tonight at Geneva College! Game time 8pm.
This game is LOADED with talent! We hope to see you there! ๐
Our girls earn a tough section win against Seton La Salle 54-35!
Becca Goetz led the way with 20
Greta OโBrien 19
Another solid TEAM win!
Our girls are back in action Thursday for a non section game with Burgettstown.
It will also be LIttle Lope night!
#embraceTEAM
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Greta OโBrien had a strong Soph year! A versatile guard who can score at 3 levels, active on defense and tireless work ethic! Check out her 2nd Half Reg. Season Highlights!
Be on the lookout for more Lady Lope Highlights coming soon!
@GretaOBrien0
Our first Champion of the week was crowned today! Congratulations to Yoanna for winning the Hot Shot Competition! More pics and Champions to come!
#LadyLopesBasketball
#NextUp
Our Lopes pick up a section win over EA!
Greta OโBrien 18pts (Four 3โs)
Becca Goetz & Emma Obersteiner 7pts each
Great minutes from ALL of our Lopes 2nite!
With the Win, Our Lopes have officially clinched their 3rd section title in a row!
#US
#NOW
#Limitless
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The Lopes open up the night with a gritty win against a very tough Keystone Oaks team 53-44 to improve to 13-5 (7-1)
Becca Goetz with 16pts
Greta OโBrien 13pts
Anna Bradley with 6 big points in the 2nd quarter.
Some ๐ minutes and great ENERGY from our bench today!!!
#US
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Lady Lope Versatile Forward
@Becca_Goetz2
put her talents on display en route to a strong playoff run that included being named the
@TribLiveHSSN
3A WPIAL Championship MVP!! Strong & Skilled with a motor! Check out her playoff highlights below โฌ๏ธ ๐ช๐ผ
In honor of Holiday Bacon and Ham, we held our 1st Annual P.I.G competition before the Winter Break!
In the end, it was Senior Mary Gannon who pulled out the W!
The trophy will be passed on and signed yearly by the new winner! Congrats Mary!!
#buildingtraditions
Itโs a GAME DAY!!
We open up Section Play tonight in a BOYS/GIRLS DOUBLE HEADER against South Allegheny!
Varsity Girls 6pm
JV Girls 730pm
JV Boys 6pm
Varsity Boys 730pm
Exciting night of hoops ahead! We hope to see you there!! ๐ช๐ผ๐ค๐ป
#US
#NOW
A great morning of practice capped with a great night together off of the court (well, kinda) at the Womenโs City Game! This is a great group of girls right here and I am excited to start our journey!
#LadyLopes
#bALLin
#Family
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Our Lopes improve to 2-0 after a 37-23 win over Gateway at the Play 4 Mae Tournament!
Greta OโBrien w/ 16 pts
Sydney Savatt w/ 10pts
Big TEAM contributions on the boards and big minutes from our bench today!!
Next game on the road at Pine (Mon 12/11)
#Lopes
#US
#NOW
๐จLADY LOPES PLAYOFF BASKETBALL๐จ
PIAA 2nd Round
Our Lady Lopes take on OLSH in what will be the 4th and final showdown of 2023.
๐ OLSH
๐ North Hills MS
โ๏ธ 6:00pm
Letโs show some support for our hard working young ladies!
We hope to see you thereโผ๏ธ
#US
#LopesUP
#season3
Our Lopes open Section Play w/ a 55-14 Victory over South Allegheny!
Greta OโBrien 12pts
Becca Goetz 10pts
Eden Schleis 9pts
Anna Bradley 8pts
Fiona Mahan 7pts
Great TEAM Defense and Ball Movement tonight! ๐ช๐ผ๐ค๐ป๐
#Lopes
#US
#NOW
#HockeyAssist
Our girls open section play with a 52 - 12 road win over South Allegheny
Greta OโBrien led with 18
Becca Goetz with 15
Big time defensive effort from Mary Gannon and all around play from Mia Velisaris.
Great TEAM effort on both ends from all Lady Lopes!
#embraceTEAM
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1st Annual Little Lope Day in the books! It was a lot of fun getting in the gym this morning as we near the tip-off for both of our seasons! We look forward to working with our Little Lopes through the season and beyond!
#embraceteam
#embraceculture
#bALLin
Lopes open the Season with a 42-37 win over Shaler at the Play 4 Mae Tournament! Big time Team effort with clutch shots, big steals and high ENERGY!
Greta OโBrien & Fiona Mahan w/ 13 pts each
Our girls are back in action against Gateway tomorrow at 10am ๐ช๐ผ๐ค๐ป
#LopesUP
#US
#NOW
Our girls grind out a Huge Section Win at Home against a strong Keystone Oaks Team 57-38!
Rebecca Goetz w/ 21pts
Greta OโBrien 20pts
Our TEAM showed some big time TOUGHNESS tonight!
Our girls are right back at it tomorrow in a non section matchup at Freedom!
#Lopes
#US
#NOW
Itโs Round 4 as Our Lady Lopes will take on OLSH in the PIAA 2nd Round at North Hills Middle School on Tuesday, March 14th at 6pm.
Ticket Link will be shared once we receive it!
Letโs show these hard working ladies the support they deserve!
We hope to see you there!
#US
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Avonworth Junior Guard
@GretaOBrien0
had another strong season and was a big piece of our success this year! An extremely coachable 3 level scorer who is a tenacious defender with a nonstop motor! Check out some of her playoff highlights! ๐ช๐ผ๐ค๐ป
A great start to the day participating in the Annual Walk for Apraxia with some of our Lady Lopes. This is a wonderful event that supports a great cause and some great people! Looking forward to making this an annual event for our program!
#KalynnsKrew
@pcoffin10
๐จLADY LOPES PLAYOFF BASKETBALL๐จ
WPIAL 3A Semi Finals
Our girls square off with Shady Side Academy this afternoon with a Championship berth on the line!
๐ SSA
๐ Montour
โ๏ธ 2:00pm
Letโs show these Lady Lopes the support they deserve! We hope to see you there โผ๏ธ
#US
Lady Lopes lose to Lakeview 32-27 in the first round of the PIAA playoffs. These girls were in a word Inspiring and look forward to building on this season success!!! Congrats to Maggie Goetz on Fantastic Career, You will be missed on and off the court !
@AvonworthA
๐จSENIOR NIGHT๐จ
The Lady Lopes take the floor for a SENIOR NIGHT Section Match-up against East Allegheny with playoff and section title implications at stake!
๐ EA
โ๏ธ7:00pm (Senior night to begin at 6:30)
๐Avonworth
We hope to see you there!!
#US
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๐จLADY LOPES PLAYOFF BASKETBALL๐จ
PIAA 1st Round
Our Lady Lopes open up the PIAA State Tournament against Forest Hills (D6)
๐ Forest Hills
๐ North Hills MS
โ๏ธ 7:30pm
Letโs show some support for our hard working young ladies!
We hope to see you thereโผ๏ธ
#US
#LopesUP
#season3
Sending a big Thank You to local Good Loven Cookies for their generous donation before our Championship Game on Friday! We really appreciate it! Good Loven does a great job and are a great choice for any events, parties, meetings etc! Check them out!
A Team Pasta Dinner is a great way to unwind after a long day of school and practice! Thank you to our boosters for putting this together and hosting our team this evening! ๐๐ ๐ค๐ผ