Basketball Recap: Ella Reyes' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Westerly over North Kingstown

After flying high against St. Bernard last Monday, Westerly came back down to earth. The Westerly Bulldogs took a 50-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Kingstown Skippers on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Skippers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 57-33 back in January.

Ella Reyes

Steals

02/11/25 @ North Kingstown	2
02/10/25 @ St. Bernard	5
02/07/25 vs La Salle Academy	6
02/03/25 vs Waterford	2
01/30/25 @ East Hampton	4
+ 15 more games

Westerly's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ella Reyes, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Reyes is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Juliana Voisnet was another key player, putting up nine points.

Even though they lost, Westerly smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive contests.

North Kingstown got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaelyn Holmes out in front who went 8-for-14 to rack up 16 points and four steals. Thanks to that strong game, Holmes now owns an excellent 45.1% field goal percentage. Ava Coleman also deserves some recognition as she posted her first blocks of the season.

Westerly's defeat dropped their record down to 15-6. As for North Kingstown, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-1.

Coming up, Westerly will challenge South Kingstown at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Kingstown, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 49-13 win against Classical on the 13th.