Binghamton Red Wins Close One Over Seton

The Binghamton Red team got a 33-28 win Monday night over Seton Catholic. The game was played at Keeler Gym.

Red 33, SCC 28
Stats (supplied by Coach DiRado):
* Ettore DiRado: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals
* Connor Alapeck: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
* Joshua Duggins: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
* Alex Creagh: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
* Francis McDonald: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Keshawn Lee: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
* Caroline Turner: 5 rebounds
* Christie Sherman: 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Gabriel Sabatino: 1 rebound
* Victor Snyder: 1 rebounds

SV Girls: A Busy, Successful Weekend

The Susquehanna Valley Girls Travel team(s) played several games over the weekend, with good success. In the biggest game of the weekend, the top SV squad faced Seton Catholic, known to be another of the area's top travel teams, and the Sabers came away with a 46-44 win.

SV led early by double-digits, but SCC came back strong in the third, eventually taking the lead. The game was tied 44-44 with seconds remaining, when an SV shot was off the mark. Gracie Jensen (a favorite of this blog site) grabbed a rebound on the right side and banked it in to secure the victory for the Sabers.

SV had great scoring distribution, with three players scoring 10 points apiece.

Sunday at Seton High School
SV 46, SCC 44

Stats:
* Mikayla Haskell: 10 pts, 9 rebs, 3 steals, 2 assists (2-6 FT)
* Hannah Haskell: 10 pts, 6 rebs, 4 assists, (0-1 FT)
* Hillary Morgan: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Gracie Jensen: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals (2-2 FT)
* Holly Manchester: 6 pts, 7 assists, 3 steals, 1 reb (0-4 FT)
* Jessie Steinbrecher: 2 pts, 6 rebs, 1 steal, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 6-for-15

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Saturday, Game 1
SV 28, Elmira 26
Elmira -- 6 - 8 - 2 - 10 -- 26
Sabers -- 4 - 4 - 8 - 12 -- 28

Stats:
* Hannah Haskell: 8 pts, 6 rebs, 4 steals, 2 assists (2-4 FT)
* Holly Manchester: 6 pts, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 reb, 1 block
* Mikayla Haskell: 6 pts, 3 rebs, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
* Hillary Morgan: 4 points, 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Gracie Jensen: 2 pts, 4 steals, 3 rebs, 2 blocks, 1 assist
* Abby Rose: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal
* Kendall Ryan: 2 rebounds, 2 steals
* Jessie Steinbrecher: 2 steals, 1 reb, 1 assist (0-2 FT)
* Kianna Rodriguez: 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 2-for-6
* Elmira free throws: 2-for-4

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Saturday Game 2
SV 31, Elmira 22
Elmira -- 11 - 3 - 6 - 2 -- 22
Sabers -- 6 - 10 - 8 - 7 -- 31

Stats:
* Hannah Haskell: 12 pts, 6 steals, 3 rebs, 2 assists, 2 blocks
* Mikayla Haskell: 6 pts, 8 rebs, 4 steals, 2 assists, 2 blocks
* Hillary Morgan: 5 pts, 3 rebs, 2 steals, 1 assist (1-1 FT)
* Gracie Jensen: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
* Abby Rose: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists
* Holly Manchester: 2 points, 3 steals, 2 assists (0-2 FT)
* Kendall Ryan: 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Jessie Steinbrecher: 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Lexi Steinbrecher: 1 rebound, 1 block
* Team free throws: 1-for-3
* Elmira free throws: 2-for-6

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Saturday Game 3
SV (C) 24, Chenango Valley 6
CV --- 2 - 2 - 2 - 0 -- 6
SV -- 12 - 2 - 6 - 4 -- 24

Stats:
* Gracie Jensen: 12 points
* Abby Rose: 6 points
* Maeve Donnelly: 4 points
* Kendall Ryan: 2 points

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Saturday Game 4
SV 5/6 Boys 20, SV Girls 18
SV Boys -- 4 - 4 - 8 - 4 -- 20
SV Girls -- 4 - 6 - 4 - 4 -- 18

Stats:
* Olivia Gorman: 10 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds
* Gracie Jensen: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist
* Abby Rose: 4 points, 4 steals, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
* Maeve Donnelly: 9 rebounds, 5 blocks, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Kendall Ryan: 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist
* Kayla Perez: 1 rebound

White Fights Off Solid Challenge in Athens

The Binghamton White travel team went to Athens, Pa., Saturday night, and came away with a hard-fought 58-40 win against a very pesky Athens team. Athens used precision passing and screening in the first half to hold a 25-20 lead at the break. Binghamton surged in the third to knot the score at 36-36 heading into the fourth. From there it was all Binghamton, as White outscored Athens 22-4 in the final 8 minutes of play.

Tyshawn High recorded a triple-double in his best overall game of the season (16 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 8 steals) and Brandon Sprouse (20 points, 9 rebounds) scored 11 of his points in the fourth quarter.

White 58, Athens 40
White --- 9 - 11 - 16 - 22 -- 58
Athens - 13 - 12 - 11 - 4 --- 40

Stats:
* Brandon Sprouse: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks (2-7 FT)
* Tyshawn High: 16 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assts, 8 steals
* Jordan McGahy: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist (0-1 FT)
* Jalil Butts: 6 pts, 5 steals, 3 assists, 2 rebs, 1 block (0-4 FT)
* Gabe Whiteman: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals
* Erik Smith: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Devin Tyler: 1 point, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Manny Scott: 1 point, 3 blocks, 2 rebounds (1-2 FT)
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal
* Patrick Van Putte: 1 steal
* Team free throws: 4-for-16
* Athens free throws: 6-for-13

Blue/Black Scrimmage ... Down to 2 Points

(Members of the Binghamton Blue/Black Travel Teams:
Click on image to see enlarged version.)

Saturday Intersquad Scrimmage
On Saturday morning at the downtown YMCA, members of the Blue/Black Binghamton Travel Teams were split into what were thought to be even teams. Turns out, they were. Team 1 topped Team 2 by a final score of 38-36.

Team 1 stats:
* Jacob McDonald: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals (2-4 FT)
* Vito Ferranti: 8 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound
* Niko Murray: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Mattias Hime: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 assist (2-2 FT)
* Jason Nieves: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist
* Dan Zikuski: 4 rebounds (0-2 FT)
* Devon Herman: 2 rebounds
* Team free throws: 4-for-10

Team 2 stats:
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist (0-2 FT)
* Bird: 10 pts, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block (1-2 FT) (one 3-pointer)
* Train Wright: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals
* Chris Surdey: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Wyatt Merta: 3 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Lucas Davy: 3 pts, 4 rebs, 3 steals, 2 assists, 1 block (3-6 FT)
* Noah Farrelly: 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
* Team free throws: 5-for-12

Red Tops Owego; Blue Beats Endicott by 1

On Friday night at Keeler Gym, the Binghamton Red team got a 60-19 victory over Owego.

Binghamton Red 60, Owego 19
Stats:
* Ettore DiRado: 18 points, 8 steals, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks
* Connor Alapeck: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists, 1 block
* Joshua Duggins 10 points, 2 assists, 1 reb, 1 block
* Alex Creagh: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals, 1 block
* Christie Sherman: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block, 1 assist
* Francis McDonald: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
* Keshawn Lee: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block
* Caroline Turner: 2 points, 8 rebounds
* Victor Snyder: 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist

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On Thursday at Roosevelt, the Binghamton Blue squad topped Endicott-5 by a score of 27-26. (No stats were available from this game.)

White Team Shakes Off Slow Start; Black Ties

The Binghamton White travel team shook off a slow start, leading 14-13 at halftime, to eventually pull away from the Vestal-6 squad for a 46-26 win at Roosevelt Wednesday evening. White's top scorers were Gabe Whiteman (13 points), Brandon Sprouse (12) and Tyshawn High (11). Sprouse and High combined for 18 rebounds.

In the second game of a doubleheader, Binghamton Black came from 10 points down at halftime, getting a buzzer-beating rebound and put-back from Wyatt Merta to knot the score at 34-34. After playing two games, Vestal's coaches opted to end the contest in a tie, rather than playing an overtime period.

In that contest, Vito Ferranti led Binghamton with 14 points, while Manny Scott put together a monster of a game, scoring 8 points, pulling down a season-high (for anyone, any team in the Binghamton program) 22 rebounds, blocking 6 shots, making 5 steals and dishing out 3 assists.

Here are the box scores from last night's games:

Binghamton White 46, Vestal 26
Vestal -- 4 - 9 - 2 -- 11 -- 26
White -- 6 - 8 -15 - 17 -- 46

Stats:
* Gabriel Whiteman: 13 points, 2 rebounds (1-2 FT)
* Brandon Sprouse: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks (4-6 FT)
* Tyshawn High: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals (one 3-pointer)
* Jordan McGahy: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks
* Devin Tyler: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block
* Erik Smith: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 bock
* Jalil Butts: 2 points, 3 steals, 2 assists (0-2 FT)
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 4 steals, 4 blocks, 3 rebounds
* Patrick Van Putte: 3 steals, 1 rebound, 1 assist
* Gracie Jensen: 1 rebound, 1 assist
* Team free throws: 5-for-10
* Vestal free throws: 1-for-4

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Binghamton Black 34, Vestal 34
Vestal -- 10 - 14 - 6 - 4 -- 34
Black --- 10 - 4 - 12 - 8 -- 34

Stats:
* Vito Ferranti: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
* Manny Scott: 8 pts, 22 rebounds, 6 blocks, 5 steals, 3 assists
* Jacob McDonald: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
* Wyatt Merta: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals (0-2 FT)
* Nick Zikuski: 2 points, 1 rebound
* Danny Zikuski: 2 points
* Tommy Wright: 3 rebounds
* Devon Herman: 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Jason Nieves: 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Niko Murray: 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Jamique Duggins: 1 assist, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 0-for-2
* Vestal free throws: 2-for-9

Binghamton White Tops Endicott

Binghamton White got double-double performances from three players Tuesday night at Roosevelt Elementary, and used a 21-3 fourth-quarter to pull away from a scrappy Endicott team, getting the win, 63-37.

White 63, Endicott 37
Endicott --- 12 - 9 - 13 -- 3 --- 37
White ----- 17 - 14 - 11 - 21 -- 63

Stats:
* Brandon Sprouse: 14 points, 11 rebs, 4 blocks, 1 steal (2-4 FT)
* Jalil Butts: 14 points, 5 steals, 3 assists, 2 rebounds (2-2 FT)
* Jordan McGahy: 13 pts, 10 rebs, 3 steals, 1 assist, 1 block (3-6 FT)
* Tyshawn High: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 assists (5-8 FT)
* Gabe Whiteman: 3 points, 5 rebounds (1-4 FT)
* Devin Tyler: 3 points, 4 assists, 1 steal (one 3-pointer)
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block
* Patrick Van Putte: 2 points, 1 rebound
* Erik Smith: 1 point, 2 steals, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 14-for-26
* Endicott free throws: 7-for-13

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Tonight:
* 6 p.m. at Keeler: Binghamton Red vs. Susquehanna Valley
* 6:30 p.m. at Roosevelt: Binghamton White vs. Vestal-6
* 7:30 p.m. at Roosevelt: Binghamton Black vs. Vestal-6

Binghamton Teams Win Two on Opening Day

Two Binghamton Travel basketball teams won their regular-season openers Saturday. Binghamton White traveled to Owego in the early afternoon and came away with a 58-17 win, while Binghamton Blue played a late-afternoon game at St. Joseph's, topping Seton Catholic 50-18.

The Binghamton Red squad, playing with just 6 players, lost to Chenango Valley in the morning. Also, the Susquehanna Valley Girls 6th-grade travel team won at home, beating Johnson City 44-19.

Box scores for the two Binghamton wins:

Binghamton White 58, Owego 17
White -- 18 - 13 - 10 - 17 -- 58
Owego -- 2 -- 4 -- 6 -- 5 --- 17

Stats:
* Jordan McGahy: 14 pts, 10 rebs, 2 blocks, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Brandon Sprouse: 13 pts, 10 rebs, 2 blocks, 1 asst, 1 steal (1-4 FT)
* Erik Smith: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Gabe Whiteman: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals (0-2 FT)
* Jalil Butts: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist
* Tyshawn High: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, 1 block
* Lucas Davy: 4 points, 2 assists, 1 steal
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block
* Devin Tyler: 1 point, 4 assists, 3 rebs, 1 steal, 1 block (1-4 FT)
* Team free throws: 2-for-12
* Owego free throws: 3-for-12

Binghamton Blue 50, Seton Catholic 18
Blue -- 14 - 12 - 10 - 14 -- 50
SCC --- 0 -- 3 -- 9 -- 6 --- 18

Stats:
* Mattias Hime: 12 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds
* Lucas Davy: 10 pts, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Vito Ferranti: 10 pts, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists (2-2 FT)
* Gabe Whiteman: 8 pts, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal (2-4 FT)
* Chris Surdey: 4 pts, 5 rebs, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 2 pts, 8 rebs, 3 steals, 1 assist, 1 block
* Noah Farrelly: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
* Keshawn Lee: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Christy Sherman: 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
* Victor Snyder: 2 rebounds
* Team free throws: 4-for-8
* Seton free throws: 2-for-6

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This week ...

* Tuesday (Dec. 6): White vs. Endicott-6, 6:30 p.m. at Roosevelt
* Wednesday (Dec. 7): Red vs. SV, 6 p.m. at Keeler
* Wednesday (Dec. 7): White vs. Vestal-6, 6:30 p.m. at Roosevelt
* Wednesday (Dec. 7): Black vs. Vestal-6, 7:30 p.m. at Roosevelt
* Thursday (Dec. 8): Blue vs. Endicott-5, 6:30 p.m. at Roosevelt
* Friday (Dec. 9): Red vs. Owego, 6 p.m. at Keeler
* Saturday (Dec. 10): Blue vs. Black, 7:30 a.m. at Binghamton YMCA*
* Saturday (Dec. 10): White at Athens (Pa.), 7:30 p.m.**

* Players should wear uniforms. This is a game, not a practice.
** Directions will be sent through e-mail.

Our Student/Athletes Making the Grade

In many schools, the first marking period report cards have arrived for our student/athletes who have played in scrimmages, or who have played for any of the teams associated with our program. Others are on the way. Below are those (reported to us by parents) who are making the grade.

Middle School/High School High-Honor Roll (92 gpa or higher)

* Luke Day (Greene) - 95
* Joey Miranda (Greene) - 96
* Wyatt Whitmore (Candor) - 94
* Roberto Jensen (Susquehanna Valley) - 95
* Gracie Jensen (Susquehanna Valley) - 92
* Jake Thompson (Johnson City) - 98
* Wyatt Merta (Binghamton West) - 94
* Patrick VanPutte (Binghamton West)
* Jacob McDonald (Binghamton West) - 97
* Trevor Borchardt (Chenango Forks) - 95
* Connor Borchardt (Chenango Forks) - 94
* Ava McCann (Seton Catholic) - 97
* Niko Murray (Binghamton West) - 95
* Lucas Davy (Binghamton West) - 97
* Chris Surdey (Binghamton West) - 92
* Casey Walsh (Binghamton West) - 95
* Noah Farrelly (Binghamton West) - 95
* Jordan McGahy (Binghamton West) - 92
* Sam Zahka-Stern (Binghamton West) - 92
* Dan Zikuski (Binghamton West)
* Nathan Oliva (Binghamton High) - 98
* Sarbast Doski (Binghamton High) - 92
* Isiah Turner (Binghamton High) - 94

Middle School/High School Honor Roll (88-91.99 gpa)
* Brady Harrington (Whitney Point) - 88
* Devin Tyler (Binghamton West) - 91
* Nate Gaster (Binghamton West) - 89
* Nicky Snyder (Binghamton High) - 89

Elementary School All 4s and/or 3s (or All As and/or Bs)
* Vittorio Ferranti (Binghamton, MacArthur)
* Gabriel Sabatino (Binghamton, Horace Mann)
* Christy Sherman (Binghamton, Horace Mann)
* Nick Zikuski (Binghamton, MacArthur)

Binghamton Teams: 7-1-1 in League Tourney

The Binghamton Travel Basketball teams played in the Slim Sylvester League's annual Kickoff Tournament this past Saturday, and the teams went a combined 7-1-1. Off to a solid start.

No stats available for the Red team (again, if anyone would like to keep stats, please let me know), but we have scores for them, and stats for the Blue and White squads. These games were shorter (like scrimmage sessions) going 20 minutes of straight running time.

Binghamton Red
Game 1 - Red 9, Vestal 9
Game 2 - Red 24, Chenango Forks 1
Game 3 - Red 22, Owego 7

Binghamton Blue
Game 1 - Blue 17, Endicott 10
* Vito Ferranti: 5 points, 2 assists, 1 steal
* Jamique Duggins: 4 points
* Lucas Davy: 2 pts, 4 rebs, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Manny Scott: 2 points, 4 rebounds
* Train Wright: 2 points, 3 rebounds
* Jason Nieves: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 5 rebs, 1 steal, 1 block
* Chris Surdey: 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Wyatt Merta: 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Nick Zikuski: 2 rebounds
* Mattias Hime: 1 rebound
* Niko Murray: 1 steal

Game 2 - Blue 16, Maine-Endwell 5
* Manny Scott: 2 pts, 3 rebs, 2 steals, 1 asst, 1 block
* Jamique Duggins: 2 points, 2 rebonds, 1 steal
* Wyatt Merta: 2 points, 2 rebounds
* Mattias Hime: 2 points, 2 steals
* Train Wright: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Lucas Davy: 2 points, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Vito Ferranti: 2 points
* Chris Surdey: 2 points
* Nick Zikuski: 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Jason Nieves: 3 rebounds
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 2 rebounds, 2 steals
* Niko Murray: 2 rebounds, 1 block
* Dan Zikuski: 1 rebound, 1 assist
* Jacob McDonald: 1 steal

Game 3 - Tioga 22, Blue 10
* Vito Ferranti: 8 points, 2 rebounds
* Niko Murray: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Manny Scott: 4 rebs, 2 assts, 2 steals, 1 block
* Train Wright: 2 rebounds
* Noah Farrelly: 2 rebounds
* Jacob McDonald: 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Mattias Hime: 1 rebound
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 1 rebound

Binghamton White
Game 1 - White 42, Whitney Point 7
* Brandon Sprouse: 13 points, 6 rebounds
* Jordan McGahy: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block
* Jalil Butts: 6 points, 1 block
* Erik Smith: 4 pts, 2 rebs, 2 assts, 2 steals, 1 block
* Gabe Whiteman: 4 pts, 2 rebs, 2 assists
* Tyshawn High: 3 pts, 7 assts, 3 rebs, 2 blocks
* Devin Tyler: 2 pts, 4 rebs, 3 assists, 1 steal
* Patrick VanPutte: 2 points, 1 reb, 1 asst, 1 steal
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 5 rebounds, 1 assist
* Gracie Jensen: 2 rebounds, 2 steals

Game 2 - White 30, Johnson City 14
* Tyshawn High: 11 pts, 2 rebs, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Jalil Butts: 10 points, 4 assists, 1 rebound
* Brandon Sprouse: 3 pts, 3 rebs, 1 asst, 1 steal
* Jordan McGahy: 2 pts, 4 rebs, 1 steal
* Erik Smith: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block
* Patrick VanPutte: 2 points, 2 rebounds
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 2 rebs, 1 assist, 1 block
* Gracie Jensen: 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Devin Tyler: 2 steals, 1 assist
* Gabe Whiteman: 1 assist, 1 steal

Game 3 - White 33, Athens 9
* Jordan McGahy: 10 pts, 1 reb, 1 asst, 1 steal
* Brandon Sprouse: 6 pts, 6 rebs, 1 asst, 1 steal
* Tyshawn High: 5 pts, 4 assts, 4 steals, 2 rebs, 1 block
* Jalil Butts: 5 points, 2 steals
* Gabe Whiteman: 4 points, 1 rebound
* Erik Smith: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
* Gracie Jensen: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 4 rebounds, 1 steal
* Devin Tyler: 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Patrick VanPutte: 1 assist