Basketball Recap: Van Horn Skates Past East with Ease

There's no place like home for Van Horn, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They breezed by East to the tune of 69-6 on Thursday. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 22 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Van Horn to victory, but perhaps none more so than Barlin Gloto, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. Gloto is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least ten every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kuliciah Wallace, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 15 points and six steals.

Van Horn was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Van Horn moved to 9-5 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for East, their loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Van Horn has already played their next contest (against Kearney), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. East will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Northeast at 5:30 p.m. on February 6th.