The 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!

The JV team bounced back and defeated the Pirates 40-23. Braxton Nedved led all scorers with 15 points, Cadence Bernie followed that with 9, Hayden Fischer and Aniyah Bruguier-Fields finished with 4. Aubrey Medricky, Hazel Jensen, Ravyn Medricky and Mara Wright each finished with 2 points.