WAGNER TANGLES WITH THE RUSTLERS

The Lady Raider hosted the Ethan Rustlers this past Monday in girls basketball action. Wagner would jump out to an early 5-0 lead and scorch the nets the first half putting up 42 points and leading 42- 23 at the end of the first half. The score would remain the same the second half as both teams would score 27 points and the Raiders would be victorious 69-50. Ashlyn Koupal would flirt with a triple double with 18 points, 8 assists, and 8 boards. Eve Zephier would add another 15 points, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Shalayne Nagel and Emma Yost would each add 12 points. Emma would post another double-double with 13 boards and 3 assists. Shalayne would grab 6 boards, and dish out 4 assists. Macy Koupal would chip in 8 points, grab 3 boards and dish out 2 assists. Lydia Yost would add 2 points, grab 4 boards and dish out 3 assists. Sydney Cournoyer would finish also with 2 points. The Raiders would convert on 29-58 from the floor for 51%, while the Rustlers would go 18-56 for 32%. Wagner would own the glass with a 36-24 advantage. Wagner would commit 7 turnovers to 9 from Ethan. “Another great team effort. We need to bear down on defense in the second halves of games to limit a bit of our opponents scoring. Offensively we had balanced scoring, great ball movement and the ladies, did a great job of attacking the offensive boards. It’s been a while since we have been in the double figures and we got 12 tonight with a lot of put backs for points. These girls are workers and do what needs to get done!”