Senior Quinn Arundel shines late as Mother McAuley knocks off Bloom

Mother McAuley senior guard Quinn Arundel was holding her forearm after drawing an offensive foul against Bloom.She looked to be in discomfort, grabbing at her arm for a couple of seconds after the play, but she shook it off and remained in the game. On the ensuing offensive possession, Arundel received a screen and drove to the basket, absorbing a bump in the air as she released her floater for an and-one.That two-play sequence sums up Arundel as a player.“She impacts the game in terms of winning more than any player we’ve ever had that I’ve coached,” coach Curtis Lewis said.Arundel was a difference-maker in McAuley’s 53-38 win over Bloom.To win on Saturday, McAuley had to lock in defensively and control the glass. They trailed 26-21 at halftime because of Bloom’s success on the glass and how they created second-chance points. Bloom senior guard Kamryn Turner was huge in the first half, scoring 15 points.Between the Mighty Mac’s cold shooting and the plethora of offensive rebounds from Bloom, the objective was clear for McAuley in the second half: Keep Bloom off the glass and be more disruptive defensively.“They were really aggressive in their ball pressure that we needed to get stops so they didn’t set up their defense,” said Arundel , who finished with 18 points.Bloom finished with 12 points in the second half. Junior Taji Alexa (20 points) and senior forward Lily Costello ( did a good job of boxing out and limiting Bloom to one shot on a…

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