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Spartans hold the line3/24/2023 In response, the Athenian politician and general Themistocles proposed that the allied Greeks block the advance of the Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae while simultaneously blocking the Persian navy at the Straits of Artemisium.Īround the start of the invasion, a Greek force of approximately 7,000 men led by Leonidas marched north to block the pass of Thermopylae. By 480 BC, a decade after the Persian defeat at Marathon, Xerxes had amassed a massive land and naval force, and subsequently set out to conquer all of Greece. The second Persian invasion under Xerxes I was a delayed response to the failure of the first Persian invasion, which had been initiated by Darius I and ended in 490 BC by an Athenian-led Greek victory at the Battle of Marathon. The engagement at Thermopylae occurred simultaneously with the Battle of Artemisium: between July and September 480 BC. Lasting over the course of three days, it was one of the most prominent battles of both the second Persian invasion of Greece and the wider Greco-Persian Wars. We’re going to come back definitely.The Battle of Thermopylae ( / θ ər ˈ m ɒ p ɪ l iː/ thər- MOP-i-lee Greek: Μάχη τῶν Θερμοπυλῶν, Máchē tōn Thermopylōn) was fought in 480 BC between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes I and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I. “Just seeing how teams of the past did, we see that and try to build off of it,” said Green. Webb graduates three senior starters in Berry, Hirsh and Knowles.īut with Green and college prospect Madelyn Ladd (five points, 10 rebounds) back as building blocks for 2022-23, don’t count out a return trip to state for Webb. I’ve got more people on the bench injured than I’ve ever had, who would have contributed and who had a good summer for us.” ![]() We’ve talked it and preached it every day. ![]() “And this team has gotten it back this year. Then some people came into the program who didn’t understand the program and the culture of the program. We had one year when we didn’t have any seniors. “There’s a period of time the last couple of years where I feel like we lost our culture a little bit,” she said. Longtime head coach Collier attributed the success to getting the culture back within the program. Webb ascended from Division II-A to Division II-AA this season and reached the final four when some pundits likely didn’t give them a chance. And then Lipscomb responded on the other end with a score and the Lady Spartans’ next two possessions ended in a turnover and missed layup, respectively. She started the third quarter with eight quick points to give Webb a 26-22 lead by the midpoint of the third.īut by the time she pumped in a 3 with 2:26 left in the fourth, that only cut Lipscomb’s lead to 41-34. The Lady Mustangs pulled ahead, 41-31, with 2:52 to play.Įighth-grader Meeyah Green scored a game-high 18 points for Webb. Lipscomb outscored Webb 13-8 in the third quarter to take a 31-26 lead into the fourth quarter. We prepared more for the man stuff, and the zone stuff - we got shots in the paint and they just weren’t falling.” I’ve known her (Lipscomb’s coach) for a long time. I didn’t think this team would play zone. “All they’ve run all year is man, where they switch everything. “Before the half, they switched to the zone, which slowed our playcalling down,” said Collier. And Sheelove Knowles’ layup with 5 minutes, 19 seconds left in the first quarter made for the 10-2 advantage.īut then Webb went on a 7:33 scoring drought, allowing Lipscomb to get back in it and tie the game by the break. Lily Hirsh and Shae Berry made 3s in the opening spurt for Webb. And for whatever reason, we didn’t get to get there.” ![]() It just seems like they were there an awful lot.”Īdded Collier: “I thought we had some opportunities to get to the line. We’re fouling and they’re going to the free-throw line - and that’s the difference in the game is the foul line. And they (Lipscomb) are shooting free throws. Then we just started taking shots we didn’t need. “I thought they (Webb players) did a great job of executing. We knew what we were going to do, going into the game,” said Webb coach Shelley Collier. Lipscomb Academy made 21 of 27 free throws while Webb made three of four. It stormed to a 10-2 lead in the first quarter but its first state-tournament appearance since 2018 fell victim to a huge discrepancy at the foul line. To begin realizing your financial future with resources that fit both you and your values, click on the Thrivent logo above.īut Webb School of Knoxville (19-12) appeared early on to be ready to advance to a title game.
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