Basketball Recap: North Fork Gets the Win

Alyssa Dawes

Rebounds (Career)

02/13/25 @ Aspen	5
12/17/24 @ Plateau Valley	4
01/14/25 vs Grand Valley	3
12/10/24 vs Ridgway	3
12/03/24 vs Basalt	3

North Fork hasn't had much luck on the road recently (they'd lost five straight) but thanks in part to Alyssa Dawes that streak is no more. The North Fork Miners took their match on Thursday with ease, bagging a 58-21 victory over the Aspen Skiers thanks to Dawes, who went 6-for-13 en route to 17 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in boards.

Another player making a difference was Meri Hollembeak, who posted eight points and seven assists. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.

The win got North Fork back to even at 9-9. As for Aspen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-13.

Coming up, North Fork will head out on the road to take on Grand Valley at 5:30 p.m. on February 21st. As for Aspen, they will head out to face off against Coal Ridge at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.