Game Details - Girls Basketball

Northridge appeared to be on its way to another routine Region 5 victory Tuesday night, as it held a 16 point lead over Viewmont in the third quarter. But the Vikings stormed back in the closing minutes of the third quarter, scoring 14 unanswered points to--somewhat miraculously--get themselves back into the game. Viewmont eventually forced overtime, where Emma Muliatalo scored go-ahead points with 50 seconds remaining, giving Viewmont a 56-55 comeback victory. The Vikings had three players score in double figures in Mulitalo (15 points), Lissia Silva (11 points) and Kristina Gunnell (11 points). Northridge’s Kaylee Hess notched a game-high 19 points. Viewmont improved to its record to 10-10 (4-3 in Region 5) with the win, while it also gifted its crosstown rival, Bountiful, quite the favor, as the Redhawks now own a 2-game lead in Region 5 with the Northridge loss. “Northridge was the aggressor in the first half. They got all the loose balls and rebounds, but after chipping away in the third quarter, we committed to out hustle them the entire rest of the game. Because of that we were able to get some timely steals, blocks, and rebounds. Northridge is a great team and we have had two games that have been decided by a total of three points. It feels a lot better to come out on top. It was an all around team win, we had girls step up and make impact plays when we needed them,” Viewmont coach Cameron Gardner said.