Basketball Recap: Paris Alaquinez Leads Southwest to Victory over Lanier

By Team Reports Nov 11, 2024, 10:31am

Basketball Recap: Southwest Dragons vs. Lanier Voks

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Lanier came into Friday's matchup looking for another win against Southwest, but Paris Alaquinez wouldn't allow it. The Southwest Dragons blew past the Lanier Voks 66-33 on Friday thanks in part to Alaquinez, who went 8 for 11 en route to 24 points plus eight rebounds and seven steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in field goal percentage (73%).

Another player making a difference was Ilee Robinson, who earned nine points in addition to two steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played.

Southwest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.

Southwest's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Lanier, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Southwest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-64 loss against Del Rio on the 9th. As for Lanier, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Anthony at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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