High school girls basketball: National record 141-game win streak comes to an end as Etiwanda beats Incarnate Word Academy at Hoophall Classic
By Aaron Williams
Jan 20, 2025, 8:00am
Red Knights suffer first loss since 2020, falling to defending national champion 74-65.
It was the first loss for Incarnate Word Academy since Feb. 8, 2020.
Cal commit
Aliyahna Morris, who finished with 26 points, set the tone early Monday with a barrage of 3-pointers for Etiwanda.
She hit from each wing, added a NBA-range triple and closed the
first quarter with a trey from the top of the key as her Eagles took an
18-13 lead.
But Indiana commit
Nevaeh Caffey
of Incarnate Word Academy poured in 32 points of her own to keep the Red Knights hanging around.
RECORD BOOK: Win streaks
Incarnate Word took its first
lead midway through the second quarter but couldn't keep it as the
Eagles took a 35-34 edge into intermission.
Morris and LSU commit
Grace Knox
shined late for Etiwanda. Morris scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter to
give the Eagles a 61-54 edge with 4:12 left. Knox then scored five
straight, including a big 3-pointer from the left wing. She finished
with 13 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks.
The
Eagles led 70-60 with 1:10 remaining before Incarnate Word Academy
mustered one final push, closing to 70-65 before running out of steam.
Head coach Dan Rolfes told MaxPreps after the record-breaking win that his squad knew the day would come that the streak would end, but that it wasn't what they were playing for.
"What am I going to tell them after we lose? Let’s get 139 more," Rolfes said. "No one wants to lose, but there’s obviously huge
lessons in every victory and every defeat. If it makes us better and
helps us win a state championship then we have to learn from it."
