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After the big storm the Raiders had to push the reset button once again. It was 7 days since their last game and only one practice in that time the Raiders hosted the Cavaliers from Bon Homme last Friday night in girls basketball action. Both teams would start out a bit sluggish with the ball bouncing around a bit. After the Raider would brush the rust off Wagner would open up a 20-11 first quarter lead. The Raiders would increase their lead after out scoring Bon Homme 24-4 in the second holding a 44-15 halftime lead. Wagner would out score the Cavaliers 23-13 in the second half winning the game 67-28. Wagner would shoot 52% from the floor converting on 28-54 shots while holding Bon Homme to 27%, 9-33 from the floor. Wagner would dominate the glass 34-7. The Raider would commit 12 turnovers compared to 21 from Bon Homme. The Raiders would dish out 23 assists. The Raiders would be led in scoring by Ashlyn Koupal with 23 points, 5 rebounds, a team high in both steals and assists with 6 apiece. Emma Yost would record another double-double with 18 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Shalayne Nagel would be the third Raider in double figures with 11 points, 3 boards, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Macy Koupal would finish with 7 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lydia Yost would net 6 points, grab 3 boards, and dish out 2 assists. Eve Zephier would round out the scoring with 2 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals. “I thought the girls responded well due the circumstances they were dealt with the weather. We aren’t in our game tip-top shape as fatigue showed. After having 10 first half turnover we did a much better job the second half of taking care of the basketball. Offensively we did a great job of executing and on the defensive end we did a nice job of taking away their screen and roll.”
Read moreThe Lady Raiders traveled to Avon last Saturday after their big win against #5 Sioux Falls Christian on Friday. Wagner started out the same way they would finish on Friday opening up a commanding first quarter lead 24-6. Avon did not go quietly, as they chipped away and cut the lead to 35-23 at the half. Wagner regrouped at halftime and clamped down on defense to hold Avon to just 9 points while scoring 33 of their own to take a 68-32 victory. Wagner hit 27-53 from the floor for 50% while holding the Pirates to just 27% shooting 12-45 from the floor. Wagner out rebounded Avon 35-26. The Raiders commited 11 turnovers compared to 20 from Avon. Ashlyn Koupal led all scorers with 24 points, 5 boards, 3 blocks, 2 steals and 2 assists. Emma Yost hit the 20 point barrier with 21 points and 8 boards. Shalayne Nagel netted 6 points, dished out a game high 10 assists, grabbed 6 boards, and came away with a game high 4 steals. Lydia Yost scored 6 points, grabbed 6 boards, dished out 4 assists and came away with 3 steals. Eve Zephier finished with 5 points and 4 assists. Macy Koupal added 3 points, grabbed 7 boards, dished out 2 assists and came away with 2 steals. Braxton Nedved rounded out the scoring with 3 points. “This was a good test for us emotionally coming off a big win the day before and then having to turn around and play the next day. We started off very quickly and then in the second fatigue got the better of our mind set. We hit the reset button at halftime and the girls stepped up to the challenge only allowing 9 points the second half. Now on to 2023. Happy New Year!
Read moreLast Thursday the Lady Raiders hosted the Chargers from Sioux Falls Christian in girls basketball action. “This was a highly anticipated with two state qualifiers from a year ago. It was also another 10 day break in between games.” The Raiders started off fast once again opening up a 20-6 first quarter lead. Wagner took a 31-15 lead into the half. Wagner clamped down on defense in the third allowing only 2 points taking a 45-17 lead into the 4th quarter. The Raiders would win the game 62-29. Wagner scorched the nets shooting 64% from the field while holding the Chargers to 23%. Wagner dominated the boards 34-15. The Raiders dished out 25 assists in the game. Leading all scorers was Shalayne Nagel with 18 points, 4 boards and 3 assists. Ashlyn Koupal recorded another double-double with 14 points, a game high 13 boards, 4 blocks and 3 assists. Macy Koupal was the third Raider in double figures with 10 points, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Emma Yost finished with 9 points, 10 boards and 5 assists. Eve Zephier finished with 7 points, dished out a game high 11 assists, and grabbed a team high 3 steals. Lydia Yost would finish the scoring with 4 points, 2 boards and 2 assists. “This was a all-around great game for our girls. We needed to control the glass and did an awesome job. We stuck to our keys on defense and forced them to their weaknesses the majority of the time which helped hold them to 23% shooting. A strength of SFC is offensive put backs and we didn’t allow them to score that way. Our transition offense was outstanding! We moved the basketball quickly and got easy looks on the offensive end. 25 assists nearly gets all of our 62 points. Very unselfish play from out girls.”
Read moreWAGNER RAIDERS DEFEAT AVON PIRATES 62-34
Read moreAvon hosted Wagner on Friday, December 30th a double- header.
Read moreAvonboystookthecourtfollowingthegirlsduring adouble-headerFridaynightathomeagainstWagner where they suffered the loss 34-62.
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