By Terry Boehmker

NKyTribune sports reporter

This is George Stoll’s first season as Notre Dame Academy girls basketball coach. He had never been involved with the team’s long-standing rivalry with Holy Cross until Wednesday when the Pandas pulled out a 43-41 win in overtime on their home court.

“Exhilarating is probably the right word,” Stoll said of the victory. “Both teams competed the entire time. A lot of mistakes were made, but I’m happy with our girls. We kept on moving on to the next play. I’m very happy with how we did that.”

Notre Dame committed 23 turnovers during the 35th District seeding game, but they offset that with a 27-13 advantage on the defensive boards. The Pandas also blocked five shots while limiting Holy Cross to 30.2 percent (16 of 53) shooting from the field.

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