Veritas senior guard Tori Huslig puts up a shot against a host of Seabury defenders during their crosstown clash on Friday at Seabury.

With eight seniors, Veritas Christian’s girls basketball team showed its experience by never relenting on defense against crosstown rival Bishop Seabury.

During the second quarter, Veritas forced seven turnovers in eight possessions and quickly pulled away for a 70-33 victory at Seabury, which included a running clock in the fourth quarter.

The Eagles (5-1) bounced back from their first loss of the season earlier this week with 19-2 run in a five-minute stretch of the first half. Senior guard Tori Huslig, who has signed to play college softball at Central Oklahoma, led with 24 points and seven steals.

“We don’t have much size, but our quickness is something that we can really put on a team,” Veritas coach Kevin Shelton said. “If you’re not quick or can’t match that, then we have some success. So far it’s worked in our advantage this year.”

Veritas sprinted out to an eight-point lead in the first four minutes, before Seabury found some rhythm on offense. The Seahawks (1-4), looking more crisp than earlier this week, broke through full-court pressure defense and passed the ball into the paint for layups.

Seabury senior forward Kayleigh Boos had 19 points and eight rebounds while senior guard Celia Taylor-Puckett added 10 points and freshman guard Emily Heinz scored four.

“Offensively we were pretty solid,” Seabury coach Nick Taylor. “I think what has hurt us a little bit is rebounding and defense.”

Eventually the Eagles wore down Seabury’s guards, forcing 25 turnovers by jumping into passing lanes or simply wrestling to ball away. Veritas senior Alyssa Krestan had four steals while Alex Avila and Holly Scott both added two.

“Holly, as a senior, is really stepping forward,” Shelton said of Scott, who added nine points and four rebounds. “A lot of teams know Tori. We’ve been talking about everybody else needs to step up one level.”

During the second half, the Eagles had a stretch where they scored on six of eight possessions, mostly helped by their ability to grab steals and sprint into their transition offense. Chloe Holland scored 13 points while Titi Shepherd had 12.

“Tori has been a special player for our program,” Shelton said. “It’s nice to see we have other girls stepping up as well.”

VERITAS (70)

Alyssa Kresten 2-3 0-0 4, Maria Stieben 0-1 0-0 0, Merav Edmondson 3-5 0-0 6, Alex Avila 0-5 0-0 0, Tori Huslig 10-20 4-6 24, Titi Shepherd 6-10 0-0 12, Holly Scott 4-8 0-0 9, Delaeny Shelton 1-2 0-0 2, Katie Hammer 0-1 0-0 0, Chloe Holland 6-12 0-0 13, Tari Shepherd 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-67 4-6 70.

SEABURY (33)

Celia Taylor-Puckett 4-13 2-3 10, Emily Heinz 2-6 0-1 4, Hilary Griggs 0-0 0-0 0, Allison Eckert 0-0 0-0 0, Kayleigh Boos 6-13 6-6 19, Maria Ruiz 0-0 0-0 0, Camryn Mathis 0-0 0-0 0, Sami Dennon 0-0 0-0 0, Kathryn Smyrha-Monroe 0-0 0-0 0, Xenia Bae 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-32 8-10 33.

Veritas 17 23 20 10 — 70

Seabury 10 11 10 2 — 33

Three-point goals: Veritas 2-12 (Scott, Holland); Seabury 1-5 (Boos). Turnovers: Veritas 9, Seabury 25.