Cardinal O’Hara junior Molly Rullo scored her 1,000th point in the first quarter Friday night against Archbishop Wood. (PETE BANNAN-DAILY TIMES)
By Matt Smith
Cardinal O’Hara junior Molly Rullo only wishes that her special night Friday would have led to a better outcome.
Rullo was fouled in the process of hitting a shot late in the first quarter of a Catholic League clash with Archbishop Wood. The Drexel commit stepped to the line and calmly swished the free throw for her 1,000th career point, becoming the 23rd player in school history accomplish the feat.
Rullo briefly celebrated with teammates, then went back to work. But this wouldn’t be the Lions’ night.
Wood outplayed O’Hara in all facets en route to a 42-30 victory. It marked the first loss of the season for the Lions’ (11-1).
“It’s a great individual goal, but ultimately we wanted the win tonight and we didn’t get it,” said Rullo, who finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and two steals. “It’s a great honor, but definitely didn’t end the night like I wanted. This was a big game, and coming into it just knowing that we wanted to play hard and do everything we needed to do in order to win. And to not be able to do that is upsetting.”
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