Mercy leads Branford 24-12 at the half.

The Tigers outscored Branford 10-2 in the second quarter. Courtney Schissler scored Branford's only basket of the period with 1:16 left to play in the half.

Amber Bepko leads the Tigers with 11 points. Sadie Edwards also has seven.

The Tigers are only shooting 30 percent, but are getting the job done defensively. Branford turned the ball over 14 times in the first half and shot just 25 percent.
Schissler leads the Hornets with eight points.