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The second half of the Cadette Women's final saw the JRW Gladiators answer St Mirren's 8-0 run to end the first half half with a 6-0 run of their own. This brought the score back to 35-33. The Saints finally stemmed the bleeding with their first basket coming 4 minutes into the half, and a 3pt basket from the left corner at 5 minutes left opened the lead back up to 7.
Action was back and forth, but the Gladiators pulled back with a basket by Diane Currie with 11 seconds left in the third quarter to pull to within two at 45-43. St Mirren's pressure finally started to wear on the Gladiators and the Saints pulled to a 57-45 lead with 2:39 remaining. A late three by Gladiators captain Erin McGarrachan cut the lead to 9, but that was as close as they would come. The Saints went on to claim the Cadette Women's Scottish Cup 63-52.
Captain, Emma Black, led the charge for the Saints bringing in 16 points. Lauren McKinlay chipped in 10.
The Gladiators top scorers were Erin McGarrachan with 21 and Melissa Bell with 8.
