Basketball Recap: Ella Rawlings Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Logansport

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Western had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with a 45-35 victory over the Logansport Berries. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 56-25 back in January.

Ella Rawlings

Points

12/14/24 vs Twin Lakes	17
02/05/25 vs Logansport	16
12/27/24 vs University	16
11/22/24 vs Tipton	16
01/11/25 @ Logansport	15
+ 18 more games

Western's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ella Rawlings, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 16 points. Rawlings is becoming a predictor of Western's success: when she posts at least 15 points the team is 5-2 (and 4-13 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ellyse Walden, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.

Despite the defeat, Logansport saw an underclassman step up: freshman Gracie Risley went 6-for-8 on her way to 13 points. Risley also set a new season-high mark in field goal percentage with 75%. Lily Clem was another key player, putting up a point along with seven boards and three steals.

The victory made it two in a row for Western and bumps their season record up to 9-15. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 36.8% in those games and 27.4% outside of them. As for Logansport, their loss dropped their record down to 4-19.

Western didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 55-40 defeat against Maconaquah on the 7th. Logansport does not have any more games scheduled as of now.