Casey Dulin scored 28 points to lead Law to a 64-60 win over Hamden. Law clinched a first-round bye in the SCC tournament with the victory. Cara Deroy had 25 for Hamden.

Check back later tonight for complete SCC tournament pairings.

Last Friday’s meeting between Law and Sheehan was not only a matchup between a pair of Southern Connecticut Conference surprises, but also two potential Class M state title contenders.

Sheehan won Friday’s game 62-52, splitting the season series with the Eagles.

Law coach Heather Saucier looked at the loss as a positive one, which snapped a 10-game winning streak and consequently, Saucier hopes, will keep Law hungry.

Law posted an 11-11 mark last season and lost to Montville in the opening round of the Class M state tournament. Led by Casey Dulin and complemented by a solid, but young, supporting cast, the Eagles are now 14-5 and can be considered a legitimate challenger for a Class M title.

“I think we surprised some people,” Saucier said. “But these kids put an enormous amount of work in the offseason and I really think that hard work pays off.”

As for the Titans, senior Bre Butler highlights an experienced Sheehan squad that is 15-4. It’s been quite a turnaround considering the Titans finished 8-14 last season after being ousted by Berlin in the Class M state tournament’s opening round.

“I still think we have a lot to prove,” Sheehan coach Mike Busillo said. “I have a lot of respect for those South-West Conference and those Fairfield County Conference teams that are in Class M. I have respect for those Central Connecticut Conference teams in M. Sometimes it depends on what kind of draw you get. But I always tell my girls, there’s no one we can’t play with. There’s no one we’re afraid of.”

Last year’s Class M champion Bacon Academy has moved up to Class L, along with runner-up Berlin. A perennial powerhouse in Kolbe Cathedral may be the Class M favorite. Brookfield (15-3), along with Windham (the Whippets handed Bacon Academy its only loss this season), are contenders, too.

And now Sheehan and Law certainly deserve to be in the conversation among those teams.

“They’re a good team,” said Saucier of Sheehan. “This could be a Class M championship, potentially.”

The Connecticut Sun have named Law its girls' basketball high school team of the week for Jan. 25 through Jan. 31.

Winners now of nine straight, the Eagles upset Hillhouse 54-49, which was ranked No. 2 in the Register Top 10 poll at the time. Law followed with a 44-40 win over Sacred Heart Academy.

Casey Dulin is the type of player who can explode for a headline-worthy point total on any given night. So it’s hard to believe a cluster of quiet performances this season have come from a player that is capable of so much more. But it hasn’t been a matter of Dulin not playing up to her potential.

Nope, not at all.

Law is simply proving it doesn’t need Dulin to have a huge game in order for the Eagles to soar. Instead, second-year coach Heather Saucier’s system has created players eager and able to share the load with Dulin.

“She embraces it,” Saucier said about how Dulin has handled Law’s balanced attack. “Casey loves it. She’s really excited about how her supporting cast has gotten so much better. She knows she can’t have a really great season unless everyone is getting involved.”

And it seems to be a superb season in the making. The Eagles have won seven straight, and in the midst of the streak, they upset one of the state’s best in Hillhouse 54-49 Tuesday. They could potentially earn a share of the Southern Connecticut Conference Hammonasset Division title, and Academics coach Catrina Hawley-Stewart calls Law a contender for the Class M state title.

Sure, the ball will be in Dulin’s hands if the Eagles need a basket down the stretch. She came up with the winner in a victory over Hand two weeks ago. After all, she will be playing in college at Marist next season.

When needed, she can provide Law with a high-scoring game (28 points against Sheehan), and she did break the Law girls’ career scoring record (previously 1,453 points) during a 22-point effort Friday in a win over Sacred Heart Academy.

But with players like Kim Legen (9.3 ppg), Amanda Keator (12 points against Hillhouse) and Phoebe French (15 3-pointers), the Eagles are even tougher.

“It’s extremely important,” Saucier said of Law’s balance. “You can’t win a championship without it. I teach them to understand the game and that it doesn’t revolve around one player. All these kids really believe in themselves.”

Law senior Casey Dulin is just five points shy of breaking the school's all-time girls' scoring record of 1,354 points, which is currently held by Meghan Miller.

The Eagles travel to face Sacred Heart Academy tonight at 7 p.m.

All proceeds from Tuesday's Hillhouse-Law game went to the Kay Yow WBCA Cancer Fund. The Academics and Eagles joined together to raise over $1,000 for the breast cancer research foundation.

Wow.

Casey Dulin scored 17 points to lead the Law girls’ basketball team to a 54-49 upset win over Hillhouse tonight.


Hillhouse’s top scorer Bria Holmes was on the bench for most of the first half because of foul trouble. Holmes finished with just 10 points.

Kalinka DeRoched led the Academics (10-2), ranked No. 2 in the Register Top 10 poll, with 13 points and 10 rebounds. 

Amanda Keator added 12 points for the Eagles (10-5).

All proceeds from tonight's Hillhouse-Law game will go to the Kay Yow WBCA Cancer Fund.

The Academics will host the Eagles tonight at 7 p.m.

Foran will host Law tonight at 7 p.m. in the first meeting between the two Milford schools.

The Eagles may be the favorite, but don't count out the Lions.

Foran has won five of its last six and fell by just five points to Guilford Friday, a team that beat Law earlier this year.

The Lions will need a big game from their top scorer Annie Raucci (14.1 ppg) as well as Cristina LaPenna. LaPenna has shown glimpses of her talent (23 points against West Haven and 16 points against Guilford) and will need a similar performance if Foran has a shot.

As for Law, the Eagles have proved they can be a balanced team. But expect the Marist-bound Casey Dulin to try and take over in this one. She poured in 21 points in a win over Foran last season.

Law's Phoebe French and East Haven's Taylor Barone won't likely draw a lot of attention on the court tonight when the Easties host the Eagles. But what they overcame will certainly draw your interest. Read why, here.

It's may be early, but ready why Law's Casey Dulin will certainly be in the running for the Register's Ahtlete of the Year honor here. Dulin will play basketball at Marist next season and had a season-high 28 points in a win over Sheehan Thursday night.