The Lady Raiders stopped on their 5th consecutive road trip in Plankinton to take on the MVP Titans in girls basketball action last Tuesday night. The game would be a see-saw battle in the first 5 minutes, until Wagner would take a bit of control late in the first quarter. The Titans would hit a three at the end of the period to cut the lead to 16-13 in favor of Wagner. The game would be decided in the second quarter as the Raiders would explode for 27 points while giving up 13. Both teams would stay dead even in the third, each scoring 13 and the Raiders would out score the Titans 18-16 in the 4th to claim the victory 74-55. Wagner would get back to scorching the nets shooting 52% from the floor 29-56 while holding the Titans to 33% 20-60. Wagner would commit a season low 6 turnovers while forcing 11 to the Titans. Wagner would grab one more board than the Titans collecting 32 to their 31. Unselfish play once again by the Raiders dishing out 25 assists. Ashlyn Koupal would lead all scorers with 36 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Emma Yost the double-double machine would score 16 points, grab 12 boards, dish out a team high 7 assists, and have 2 blocks. Lydia Yost would finish with 8 points, 5 assists, and 2 steals. Macy Koupal would add 7 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists. Shalayne Nagel would net 4 points, grab 6 boards, dish out 3 assists, and get a team high 4 steals. Eve Zephier would round out the scoring with 3 points, and dish out 5 assists. “This was a very good game offensively for us. We executed out of a lot of different offensive sets. We shot 50% from beyond the arc, converting 11-22. We did not dominate on the glass. They were very aggressive on the offensive boards collecting 13 and would convert on those opportunities at a high rate even though they didn’t shoot well from the field. We have to play every game knowing our opponents are going to give us their best game.”

The JV team was defeated 19-27. Cadence Bernie led Wagner with 9 points, Hayden Fischer added 7 and Braxton Nedved 3.

The C team was also defeated 20-36. Hannah Holzbauer led Wagner with 8 points. Eva Kjeldgaard added 6, Olivia Podzimek 3, Mara Wright 2 and Jazlyn Lhotak 1.