The Lady Raiders traveled to Avon last Friday night to take on the Pirates in LMVC conference action. Wagner would hold the edge 15-9 after the first and then increase their lead to 33-17 at the end of the first half. Wagner would outscore Avon by 3 in the third, taking a 48-29 lead into the 4th. Avon would close the gap as close as to 13 but the Raiders would come away with a 58-43 victory. Wagner would connect on 22-47 from the field for 47% while the Pirates would be held to just 37% shooting while converting on 19-51 attempts. Wagner would convert on 9-12 from the charity stripe while Avon would be just 1-2. Wagner would win the battle of the boards 27-23 while turning it over 16 times compared to 23 from the Pirates. Ashlyn Koupal would lead all scorers with 26 points and stuff the stat sheet with 7 boards, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. Lydia Yost would also have herself a night with 14 points, a game high 5 steals, and dish out 4 assists. Braxton Nedved would finish with 9 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Hayden Knudsen would finish with 6 points, 2 boards, and 2 assists. Ravyn Medricky rounded out the scoring with 3 points while grabbing 10 boards. “Defensively, we did a great job the first half of limiting them to one and dones. The second half we lost our tenacity and kind of let them do what they wanted. Offensively, we executed a bunch of sets and did a great job of moving the basketball. 20 assists on 22 makes so we love to share the ball. We need make sure we are ready from the go as we missed some easy opportunities early and then some chances to put the ball on the floor to the rim late. Great job ladies.”

JV Girls Defeated in Avon

The JV was defeated 27-43. Wagner was led in scoring by a trio of players. Mateya Bruguier, Mila Hopkins, and Braelyn Scott with 6 apiece. Clarah Soukup added 3 points while Olivia Podzimek and Steph Atencio each added 2 points. TyShay Medicine Bear and Peytyn Weichman each added a point.

JV-C TEAM GOES 1-1 AT IRENE-WAKONDA INVITE

In the first game Wagner lost a hard fought battle to Genlen Catholic out of Iowa 21-24. Peytyn Weichman led Wagner in the game with 5 points. Camry Link, TyShay Medicine Bear, and Olivia Podzimek each finished with 4 points. Clarah Soukup and Braelyn Scott each ended with 2 points. “We found ourselves down 12-21 at the half and then battled back to get within 3 points. Free throws was the name of the game as we were only 7-15 from the line. They also hit a buzzer beater at the end of the first half for a 3 so we had our chances to flip the script on this game.”

The second game we battled the Sioux Falls Lutheran Eagles. We would jump out to a 21-11 first half lead and stretch the lead to 25 late in the second half coming away with a 45-27 victory. Clarah Soukup would lead all scorers with 15 points. TyShay Medicine Bear would finish with 11 points. Mateya Bruguier and Olivia Podzimek would each finish with 5 points. Peytyn Weichman and Braelyn Scott would each finish with 4, while Mila Hopkins would finish with 2. “This game was a mental game. They played different zones and we had to change offenses on the go. We did a great job of adapting and we got great experience from all 16 girls that traveled. Going to be a great group in the future! Have to keep putting in the time and working hard!'